Privacy Policy

Taldoren Letters is an independent editorial publication focused on everyday wellness practices. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body. This privacy policy explains what information is collected when you visit taldoren.info, how that information is used, and the rights available to you as a reader.

This policy applies to all pages of the taldoren.info website. By continuing to use this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the practices described below.

1. Who We Are

The data controller for taldoren.info is Taldoren Letters, an editorial publication based at 61 Fann Street, London EC1Y 8DN, United KingdomLondon, United Kingdom.

You can contact the editorial team regarding any privacy matter by writing to [email protected] or by post to the address above. The office is open Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00.

2. What Information We Collect

When you visit taldoren.info, the following categories of information may be collected automatically by the website infrastructure and analytics tools:

• ■ IP address (anonymised where technically possible)
• ■ Browser type and version
• ■ Operating system
• ■ Pages visited and time spent on each page
• ■ Referring URL (the page that directed you to this site)
• ■ Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

When you use the contact form on contact.php, the following information is collected voluntarily:

• ■ Your name
• ■ Your email address
• ■ The content of your message
• ■ Your selected subject category

This publication does not collect sensitive personal data, financial information, or any data relating to health, identity, or protected characteristics.

3. How We Use the Information

Information collected automatically through the website is used solely for the following purposes:

• ■ Understanding which articles are read most frequently, to inform editorial planning
• ■ Identifying technical issues with the website and resolving them
• ■ Understanding the geographic distribution of the publication's readership in aggregate
• ■ Assessing whether the website performs correctly across different device types and browsers

Information submitted through the contact form is used solely to respond to the specific enquiry submitted. Contact form submissions are not used for marketing purposes, are not shared with third parties, and are not added to any mailing list.

The publication does not sell, rent, or share personal data with any third party for commercial purposes. The legal basis for the handling of automatically collected data is legitimate interest. The legal basis for contact form data is the performance of a communication requested by the sender.

4. Cookies

This website uses cookies to function correctly and to understand how readers interact with content. Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. They do not contain personal identifying information on their own, but may be combined with other data to identify patterns of use.

A detailed account of the cookies used on this website, their purposes, and how to manage or withdraw consent is provided in the Cookie Policy.

You may withdraw or adjust your cookie preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of any page on this website.

5. Data Retention

Aggregated, anonymised website analytics data is retained for up to 24 months to support editorial planning decisions. It is reviewed periodically and deleted when no longer needed for this purpose.

Contact form submissions are retained in the editorial inbox for up to six months after the enquiry has been resolved. After this period, correspondence is deleted unless the sender has been engaged as a contributor, in which case their communication history may be retained for the duration of the working relationship.

No personal data submitted through this website is retained beyond the periods described above unless the individual has explicitly agreed to an ongoing relationship with the publication.

6. Your Rights

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights in relation to personal data held by this publication:

• ■ The right to access personal data held about you
• ■ The right to have inaccurate personal data corrected
• ■ The right to request erasure of personal data where there is no legitimate ongoing purpose for retaining it
• ■ The right to object to the handling of your data on grounds relating to your particular situation
• ■ The right to data portability in a machine-readable format
• ■ The right to withdraw consent where consent is the stated legal basis for handling

To exercise any of these rights, please write to [email protected]. Requests will be acknowledged within five working days and responded to within one calendar month.

7. Third-Party Services

This website embeds a Google Maps iframe on the contact page to indicate the location of the editorial office. Google Maps is a service operated by Google LLC and is subject to Google's own privacy policy. The embed operates with the referrerpolicy attribute set to "no-referrer-when-downgrade" and does not require authentication from visitors.

Font files for the Archivo and Archivo Black typefaces are loaded from Google Fonts servers. Google Fonts does not collect personally identifying information from page visitors in standard usage. Font requests from your browser may be logged by Google's infrastructure as part of their standard network functioning.

This publication does not use advertising networks, social media tracking pixels, affiliate tracking links, or any third-party commercial data exchange services.

8. Security

The taldoren.info website is served over HTTPS. All data submitted through the contact form is transmitted using encrypted connections. The editorial team takes reasonable technical steps to protect data held in the publication's systems against unauthorised access.

No website can provide absolute guarantees against unauthorised access. If the publication becomes aware of a data breach affecting personal data, it will notify affected individuals and the relevant supervisory authority within the legally required timeframe.

9. Changes to This Policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the publication's data handling practices or changes in applicable legislation. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. Significant changes will be noted in a brief update notice on the homepage.

Continued use of this website following an update to this policy constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

10. Complaints

If you have a concern about how this publication handles personal data that is not resolved satisfactorily through direct contact with the editorial team, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which can be reached at ico.org.uk or by telephone on 0303 123 1113.