Privacy Policy

2. Information We Collect

When you visit graliven.info, we may collect the following categories of information:

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you submit the contact form on this website, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This information is used solely for the purpose of responding to your enquiry. We do not store contact form submissions in any third-party marketing platform.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you browse this website, our hosting provider and analytics tools may automatically collect standard technical data, including your IP address (anonymised where possible), browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This data is used in aggregate form to understand how the site is used and to improve the content and structure of the publication.

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

This website uses cookies. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for a detailed explanation of what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we process personal data on the following legal bases:

• Legitimate interests — We process technical browsing data to maintain and improve the security, performance, and content of this website. Our legitimate interest in operating a functional and well-maintained editorial publication is balanced against your rights.
• Consent — Where we use non-essential cookies or analytics tools, we rely on your consent, which you provide through the cookie consent banner when you first visit the site.
• Contract performance — When you contact us directly, we process your contact details in order to respond to your enquiry.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected through this website for the following purposes:

• To respond to enquiries submitted through the contact form

• To analyse aggregated website usage data in order to improve editorial content and site performance

• To maintain the security and technical integrity of the website

• To comply with our legal obligations under UK law

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data to any third party for commercial purposes. We do not use personal data for automated decision-making or profiling.

5. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We may share data with the following categories of third-party service providers who assist in operating this website. All such providers are required to handle data in accordance with applicable data protection law and are not permitted to use it for their own purposes.

• Hosting and infrastructure providers — who store and serve the website from UK or EEA-based data centres.

• Analytics providers — who process aggregated, anonymised browsing data to help us understand site usage (only active where you have given consent).

• Email handling — contact form submissions are routed through a secure server to our editorial email address. No third-party email marketing platform is involved.

We may also disclose personal data where required by law, by court order, or at the request of a regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the publication.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as it is necessary for the purposes described in this policy. The retention periods we apply are as follows:

• Contact form data — retained for up to 12 months from the date of your enquiry, or until the enquiry is resolved, whichever is sooner.

• Server logs — typically retained for 30 days by our hosting provider for security and performance monitoring purposes.

• Analytics data — retained in aggregated, anonymised form. Individual session data is not retained beyond the active analytics window.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

• Right to rectification — you may request that we correct inaccurate personal data.

• Right to erasure — you may request that we delete your personal data where we have no lawful basis for continuing to hold it.

• Right to restrict processing — you may ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.

• Right to object — you may object to the processing of your data where we rely on legitimate interests.

• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month. If you are dissatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

8. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or alteration. This website is served over HTTPS. Contact form submissions are transmitted securely.

While we take reasonable steps to protect your data, no transmission over the internet is entirely secure. You submit information at your own risk, and we cannot ensure absolute security.

9. Links to External Sites

Articles on Graliven Press may contain links to external websites and research publications. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external site you visit through links on this publication.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or the structure of the website. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

Continued use of this website after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. If you do not agree to the revised policy, please discontinue use of the site and contact us to request deletion of any personal data we hold about you.

11. Contact

For all privacy-related enquiries, data subject requests, or complaints, please contact the Graliven Press editorial team: