Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Taloven Dispatch is an independent editorial publication focused on everyday wellness practices. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the data controller is Taloven Dispatch, 47 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5HQ London, United Kingdom. You may contact us regarding data matters at [email protected].

2. Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

• Contact form submissions: name, email address, and the content of the message submitted via the contact form on this website.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, and pages visited, collected automatically by server logs when you visit this website.
• Cookie data: preferences and session identifiers stored in accordance with our Cookie Policy. See our Cookie Policy for full details.

We do not collect payment information, identity documents, or any sensitive personal data as defined under UK GDPR.

3. How We Use Your Data

Personal data collected through this website is used for the following purposes:

• Responding to correspondence: contact form data is used solely to respond to the enquiry submitted. It is not added to any mailing list or used for any marketing purpose.
• Website processing and security: technical data is used to monitor site performance, assess errors, and maintain the security of the website.
• Analytics: aggregated, anonymised technical data may be used to understand how visitors navigate the site and which content is most frequently accessed. Individual users are not identified in this analysis.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

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

• Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): for the processing and security of the website, and for responding to unsolicited correspondence from visitors.
• Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): for the placement of non-essential cookies, where consent is collected via the cookie consent banner on this site.

5. Data Retention

Contact form data is retained for a maximum of twelve months from the date of submission, after which it is securely deleted. Technical log data is retained for a maximum of three months. Cookie-related data is retained for the period specified in our Cookie Policy.

Data is not retained beyond these periods unless required by applicable law.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or otherwise transfer personal data to third parties for commercial purposes. Personal data may be shared in the following limited circumstances:

• Hosting and infrastructure providers: personal data passes through the servers of our website hosting provider, which processes data on our behalf under a data processing agreement.
• Legal obligation: we may disclose personal data if required to do so by applicable law or by a competent authority.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to 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 correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Right to erasure: you may request deletion of your personal data, subject to any legal retention requirements.
• 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 based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent 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.

8. Complaints

If you have concerns about how your personal data has been handled, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the supervisory authority for data protection in the United Kingdom. The ICO can be contacted via ico.org.uk.

9. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The date of the most recent revision is noted at the top of this page. Continued use of this website following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

10. Contact

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or about the personal data we hold, please contact: Taloven Dispatch, 47 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5HQ London, United Kingdom. Email: [email protected]. Telephone: +44 20 7193 4856.