Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Marelova Field Notes is operated from 26 Pine Street, London EC1R 0JH, United Kingdomdomdom. For data enquiries, contact: [email protected].

2. Data We Collect

When you visit this website, we may collect the following categories of data:

• Contact form data: When you submit the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry.
• Usage data: We use analytics tools to understand how visitors navigate the site. This may include pages visited, time on site, and general geographic region. No individual is identified by this data.
• Cookie data: Cookies and similar technologies are used to support the functioning of the site and, with your consent, to gather analytics information. See our Cookie Policy for full details.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data on the following legal bases:

• Consent: For analytics cookies, where you have accepted their use via the cookie consent banner.
• Legitimate interest: For the functioning of the website and for responding to contact form submissions.
• Legal obligation: Where required to retain or disclose data by applicable law.

4. How We Use Your Data

Personal data collected via the contact form is used exclusively to respond to your message. We do not use it for any other purpose, and we do not sell, share, or transfer your data to third parties for marketing purposes.

Anonymised usage data is used to understand which articles and pages are of interest to readers, so that editorial decisions can reflect the publication’s readership. This data cannot be used to identify any individual.

5. Data Retention

Contact form messages are retained for up to 12 months, after which they are deleted unless there is an ongoing correspondence or a legal basis for longer retention. Anonymised analytics data is retained for up to 26 months, in line with standard analytics practice.

6. Third-Party Services

This website uses the following third-party services, each of which may set cookies or process data in accordance with their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics / Google Maps: For anonymised usage tracking and the map displayed on the contact page. Google’s privacy policy is available at google.com/privacy.
• Font providers: Google Fonts are loaded from Google’s servers. Google’s privacy policy applies to font loading requests.
• CDN services: JavaScript and CSS libraries are loaded from external CDN providers. These providers may log request data in accordance with their own policies.

7. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights regarding personal data we hold about you:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
• The right to have inaccurate data corrected.
• The right to request deletion of your data, where no legal basis exists for continued retention.
• The right to object to the processing of your data.
• The right to withdraw consent for cookie processing at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Cookies

A detailed explanation of the cookies used on this site, including how to manage your preferences, is provided in our Cookie Policy.

9. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental loss, unauthorised access, and disclosure. The site is served over HTTPS. Contact form data is transmitted securely. We do not store payment data of any kind.

10. Links to Other Sites

This website may link to external sources cited in articles. Marelova Field Notes is not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external site you visit.

11. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The date of the most recent revision is displayed at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after any revision constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact

For any question relating to this Privacy Policy or to the processing of your personal data, please contact:

Marelova Field Notes
26 Pine Street, London EC1R 0JH, United Kingdomdom
London EC1R 3AW
United Kingdom
[email protected]
+44 20 7294 5183