1. Introduction
Blanover Notebook 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 how Blanover Notebook ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data when you visit and interact with our website at blanover.info.
We are committed to protecting your personal data and handling it in accordance with applicable data protection law, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
The data controller for the purposes of this policy is Blanover Notebook, 44 Rodney Street, London London EC1R 4QL, United Kingdom. You may contact us regarding data matters at [email protected].
2. Data We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal data when you visit or interact with our website:
Usage Data
Information automatically collected when you visit our website, including your IP address (anonymised where technically possible), browser type and version, operating system, pages visited, time and date of visit, time spent on pages, and the referring page or search term. This data is collected via standard web analytics tools and server logs.
Contact Form Data
When you submit the contact form on our website, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry and is not retained beyond the period necessary to process your request.
Cookie Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to understand how readers engage with our content. Details of the cookies we use, their purpose, and how to manage your preferences are set out in our Cookie Policy.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:
- —Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): for usage analytics, which help us understand how readers navigate our content and improve the publication. We have assessed that this interest does not override your rights and freedoms.
- —Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): for non-essential cookies placed with your agreement. You may withdraw consent at any time via our cookie settings.
- —Contract performance (Article 6(1)(b)): for processing contact form submissions, to the extent necessary to respond to your enquiry.
4. How We Use Your Data
Personal data collected via this website is used for the following purposes:
- —To deliver and maintain the website, ensuring content is displayed correctly across devices and browsers.
- —To analyse aggregate reader behaviour in order to understand which content is most useful and how the site can be improved.
- —To respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form.
- —To comply with applicable legal obligations, including requests from public authorities where required by law.
We do not use personal data for automated decision-making, profiling, or any commercial purpose beyond the functioning of this publication.
5. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected:
- —Usage and analytics data: retained in aggregated, anonymised form for up to 26 months from collection, in line with standard analytics platform retention settings.
- —Contact form submissions: retained for a period of 12 months following our last correspondence with you, after which records are securely deleted.
- —Cookie consent records: retained for 13 months from the date of consent, as required under applicable guidance from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
6. 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 or incomplete data.
- —Right to erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing.
- —Right to restrict processing: You may request that we restrict the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
- —Right to data portability: Where processing is based on consent or contract, you may request that we provide your data in a portable format.
- —Right to object: You may object to processing based on legitimate interests at any time.
- —Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it 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 of receiving your request. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe your data has been handled unlawfully.
7. Third-Party Services & Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data with third parties. We may share limited data with trusted service providers who assist us in operating this website, subject to appropriate data processing agreements:
- —Web hosting and infrastructure providers — who store and serve the website files and may log access requests for security purposes.
- —Analytics providers — who process usage data in aggregate to help us understand reader behaviour. Where analytics services set cookies, this is disclosed in our Cookie Policy.
- —Content delivery networks (CDNs) — used to serve fonts and third-party libraries. These services may log IP addresses as part of standard delivery infrastructure.
Any transfer of personal data outside the United Kingdom is conducted in accordance with UK GDPR requirements, including the use of standard contractual clauses or adequacy decisions where applicable.
8. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or alteration. These measures include HTTPS encryption of all data in transit, restricted access to server infrastructure, and regular review of our data handling practices.
No method of electronic transmission or storage is entirely secure. While we use commercially reasonable measures to protect your data, we cannot ensure absolute security. If you believe your data has been compromised, please contact us immediately at [email protected].
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data handling practices or applicable law. The date of the most recent revision is shown at the top of this page. Where changes are material, we will make reasonable efforts to bring them to the attention of users.
Continued use of the website following the posting of updated terms constitutes acceptance of those changes. We recommend reviewing this page periodically.
10. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please contact us: