1. Overview & Data Controller
This Privacy Policy outlines how Almanac Pop Vault Ltd. ("Company", "We", "Us", or "Our") collects, protects, uses, and processes personal data obtained when you visit our domain almanacpopvault.com or interact with our digital archives.
Almanac Pop Vault Ltd. is the Data Controller responsible for your personal information under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Information We Collect
We restrict data collection exclusively to what is necessary for delivering secure, responsive educational content:
- Direct Information: When you submit a message via our Contact Desk, we gather your name, email address, inquiry topic, and message content.
- Technical Analytics: Anonymized server logs including IP address, browser type, device category, page request timestamps, and referring URLs.
- Preferences: Local storage flags recording your Cookie Consent choices.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data under the following GDPR legal frameworks:
- Legitimate Interests: Maintaining platform security, preventing abuse, and delivering high-quality historical research.
- Consent: Explicit approval granted via our Cookie Consent Interface for non-essential local preferences.
- Legal Obligations: Compliance with statutory tax, audit, and regulatory record-keeping duties in the United Kingdom.
4. Data Retention & Security
Contact inquiries are retained for a maximum of 24 months from the date of resolution. Server access logs are rotated and purged automatically every 90 days. We employ SSL/TLS encryption, firewall restricted servers, and strict internal access protocols.
5. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
You maintain rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Access & Portability of personal records held by us.
- Right to Rectification of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten") where processing grounds no longer exist.
- Right to Restriction or Objection regarding specific data processing activities.
6. Contact Privacy Officer
To exercise any data protection rights, submit a request to our privacy team:
Email: [email protected]
Postal Address: Data Protection Desk, Almanac Pop Vault Ltd., 74 Eldritch Way, Suite 4B, Edinburgh, EH1 2LE, Scotland, UK.