1. Data Controller Identification
This website is operated by JollyStack FeedBurst Coastal Media Ltd., registered under company number #14892011 with registered office at 42 Marina Quay, Quayside House, Plymouth PL4 0LY, United Kingdom. Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR), we act as the data controller for personal data collected through jollystackfeedburst.lol.
If you have any questions regarding how your data is handled, you may direct your inquiries to our privacy officer at [email protected].
2. Categories of Information We Collect
We only collect personal information that is necessary to provide you with a reliable reading experience and to respond to your inquiries:
- Directly Provided Data: When you send an editorial inquiry, trail update, or message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, topic category, and the contents of your message.
- Server Log Data: When you visit our website, our servers automatically log standard network metadata, including your IP address (anonymized where feasible), browser type and version, referring URL, time and date stamp of the request, and pages viewed.
- Cookie and Local Storage Data: We store your cookie consent choices locally in your browser to avoid prompting you on every page load. Non-essential analytical data is only gathered if you provide explicit opt-in consent.
3. Lawful Bases for Processing
In accordance with Article 6 of the UK/EU GDPR, we process your personal data under the following legal grounds:
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): When you voluntarily submit a message through our contact form or opt in to analytical cookies via our cookie banner.
- Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): To maintain web server stability, defend against cyber threats, detect bot spam, and ensure reliable delivery of our static travel reference guides.
- Legal Obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): To maintain compliance with statutory accounting, regulatory, or lawful law-enforcement requests where mandated by UK or EU statutes.
4. How We Use Collected Data
Personal information collected through jollystackfeedburst.lol is utilized strictly for:
- Responding to your field corrections, editorial questions, and general inquiries.
- Verifying trail accuracy, trail hazards, and ferry timetable changes reported by readers.
- Monitoring platform performance and identifying server errors or broken links.
- Preserving audit records of cookie and consent preferences as required by privacy regulations.
5. No Sale or Commercial Exploitation of Data
We do not sell, rent, monetize, or trade reader personal data to advertising brokerages, lead generation networks, or data brokers. We do not engage in behavioral cross-site retargeting or intrusive profile building.
6. Third-Party Service Providers
To deliver this website, we rely on trusted infrastructure providers operating under strict data processing agreements:
- Web Hosting and Content Delivery: Secure cloud servers that host our static web pages, stylesheets, and assets.
- Email Delivery Infrastructure: Encrypted mail delivery gateways used solely to transmit contact form communications to our editorial desk.
7. Data Retention Schedule
We retain personal data only for as long as strictly necessary for the purpose for which it was originally collected:
- Contact Form Communications: Archived for a maximum of 24 months to maintain editorial correspondence continuity, after which they are securely deleted.
- Server Access Logs: Automatically rotated and purged after 90 days, unless required for an active technical security investigation.
- Cookie Consent State: Retained locally on your browser for up to 12 months, or until you manually clear your browser cache.
8. Your Statutory Rights
Under UK and EU data protection legislation, you hold specific legal rights regarding your personal information:
- Right of Access: You may request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You may request that inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected.
- Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten): You may request the deletion of your personal data where retention is no longer necessary.
- Right to Restriction or Objection: You may object to the processing of your data based on legitimate interest grounds.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing relies on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of earlier processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please write to [email protected] with the subject line "Data Subject Request". We will acknowledge and respond within 30 days without fee.
9. Regulatory Oversight & Complaints
If you believe our processing of your personal information infringes on your privacy rights, you have the right to lodge a formal complaint with the UK supervisory authority:
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Website: ico.org.uk
10. Updates to This Policy
We may periodically update this policy to reflect legislative updates or changes in our operational infrastructure. The revised version will always be published on this page with an updated "Effective Date".