Privacy Policy

2. Data We Collect

We collect only the personal data you actively provide to us. This includes:

• Contact form submissions — name, email address, optional telephone number, and the content of your message.
• Correspondence — emails and other written communications sent directly to our editorial address.
• Technical data — IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and session duration, collected automatically through server logs and analytics tools.

We do not collect sensitive personal data such as health information, biometric data, financial details, or government-issued identification numbers.

3. How We Use Your Data

Personal data you provide is used for the following purposes:

• Responding to editorial enquiries, correspondence, and factual corrections submitted through our contact form or by email.
• Evaluating and responding to unsolicited contributor pitches.
• Improving the performance and user experience of this website based on aggregated technical data.

We do not use your data for automated decision-making, profiling, or any form of direct marketing without your prior and explicit agreement.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Our legal basis for processing personal data under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) is as follows:

• Legitimate interests — responding to contact form submissions and managing correspondence constitutes a legitimate interest for Ordanel Quarterly.
• Consent — where you have explicitly agreed to cookies being set beyond strictly functional cookies, consent forms the legal basis for that processing.
• Contractual necessity — where you enter into a contributor or commercial arrangement with us, processing necessary to fulfil that engagement is performed on this basis.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data to third parties. We may share limited technical data with the following categories of third-party service providers where necessary to operate this website:

• Web hosting and infrastructure providers, who handle server logs and uptime monitoring.
• Analytics platforms, where aggregated and anonymised usage data is shared to improve editorial planning.

All third-party processors engaged by Ordanel Quarterly are required to handle personal data in compliance with UK GDPR and to implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures.

6. Data Retention

Contact form submissions and associated correspondence are retained for a period of 12 months from the date of the final communication, after which they are securely deleted.

Aggregated technical and analytics data is retained for up to 26 months, after which it is anonymised or deleted. No individual-level technical data is retained beyond 12 months.

7. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation 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 or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure — you may request deletion of your personal data, subject to our retention obligations.
• Right to restrict processing — you may request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability — where processing is based on consent or contract, you may request your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to object — you may object to processing based on legitimate interests.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. If you are dissatisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

8. Cookies

This website uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to remember your preferences, analyse site usage, and improve functionality.

For full details of which cookies we use and how to manage your preferences, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time using the Cookie Settings link in our footer.

9. Third-Party Links and Embeds

This website may contain links to external publications, research databases, and reference sources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external site you visit via a link from ordanel.info.

This site embeds a Google Maps interface on the Contact page. When this map is loaded, Google may process technical data about your device and network. Google's privacy practices are governed by its own privacy policy, available at policies.google.com/privacy.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our handling of personal data, changes to applicable law, or improvements to our editorial activities. The date at the top of this page reflects when the policy was last revised. Continued use of this website following a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

11. Contact

For any questions relating to this Privacy Policy or to exercise your data rights, please contact Ordanel Quarterly using the details below: