Privacy Policy

Tarlonik Dispatch is an independent editorial publication based in London, England. The publication is operated by the editorial team at the following address:

For the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, Tarlonik Dispatch acts as the data controller in respect of personal data collected through this website.

We collect a limited set of personal data, only where necessary for the functioning of this publication. The categories of data we may collect include:

• Contact form submissions: When you submit a message via our contact form, we collect the name and email address you provide, along with the content of your message. This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry.
• Usage and analytics data: We may collect anonymised data about how visitors interact with the site, including pages visited, time spent, and general geographic region. This data does not identify individual users and is used only to understand how the publication is read.
• Cookies: The site uses cookies to support basic functionality and, where you have consented, to support anonymised analytics. See our Cookie Policy for a full breakdown of the cookies in use.
• Server log data: Our hosting infrastructure automatically records IP addresses, browser type, referring URL, and access timestamps for security and operational purposes. This data is retained for a maximum of 30 days and is not used for profiling.

We do not collect any sensitive personal data. We do not ask for, store, or process data relating to health, financial details, or identity documents at any point.

Personal data collected by Tarlonik Dispatch is used only for the purposes stated at the point of collection. Specifically:

• Contact form data is used to respond to the specific enquiry submitted. It is not added to any mailing list, shared with third parties, or retained beyond the period required to handle your enquiry.
• Anonymised usage data is used to understand which articles and sections of the publication are most frequently accessed, in order to inform editorial decisions.
• Server log data is used for security monitoring and to ensure the technical reliability of the publication's website.

We do not sell, rent, or transfer personal data to third parties for commercial purposes. We do not use your data to serve targeted advertising.

The legal basis for processing contact form data is your consent, given at the point of submission. The legal basis for server log data is our legitimate interest in maintaining a secure and functioning publication platform. Where analytics cookies are set, the legal basis is your explicit consent via the cookie consent banner.

We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law.

• Contact form correspondence is retained for up to 12 months following the resolution of the relevant enquiry, after which it is securely deleted.
• Server log data is retained for a maximum of 30 days.
• Anonymised analytics data is retained for up to 24 months. Because it is fully anonymised and cannot be linked to an individual, it does not constitute personal data under UK GDPR.

Under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights in relation to any personal data we hold about you:

• Right of access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: You may request that inaccurate or incomplete data be corrected.
• Right to erasure: You may request that we delete personal data we hold about you, subject to any legal obligations to retain it.
• Right to restriction: You may request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to object: You may object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interest.
• Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.
• Right to complain: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been processed unlawfully. The ICO can be contacted at ico.org.uk.

To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days of receiving your request.

This website uses a small number of third-party services that may process data in connection with your visit. These are:

• Google Fonts: Fonts are loaded from Google's servers. Google may collect usage data in accordance with their own privacy policy. We use only Google Fonts for typographic display; no user content is transmitted.
• Google Maps (contact page only): An embedded map on the Contact page is served by Google. Viewing this map may result in data being sent to Google's servers in accordance with their privacy policy.
• CDN asset delivery: JavaScript and CSS libraries are loaded from public CDN services (jsDelivr, cdnjs, unpkg). These CDNs may log basic request data. No personal data is transmitted in these requests beyond standard HTTP headers.

We do not embed third-party advertising, social media tracking pixels, or affiliate tracking scripts on this site.

Tarlonik Dispatch takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or loss. The website operates exclusively over HTTPS. Contact form submissions are transmitted over an encrypted connection.

No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. While we apply appropriate safeguards, we cannot provide an absolute assurance that personal data will never be compromised. In the event of a data breach that poses a risk to individuals, we will notify the ICO within 72 hours as required under UK GDPR.

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. Continued use of this website following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal data, please contact us at [email protected].