Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 9th 2027

Who is responsible for your data

This site is operated by Alex Marshall as an individual. I am the data controller for any personal information collected here. This site is personal and independent. It is not operated by, on behalf of, or in association with any employer or other organization.

Contact for any privacy question or request: privacy@alexmarshall.me.uk

What I collect

If you subscribe to updates. Your email address, and any name you choose to give. This is collected only when you submit it through a signup form on this site.

If you contact me. Whatever you include in your message.

If you simply visit. Standard technical information collected by the platform this site runs on, including IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, and pages viewed. This is used to understand aggregate traffic. I do not use it to identify individual visitors.

Why I collect it, and on what basis

Email addresses are used only to send occasional analysis and updates. The basis is your consent, given when you submit the form. You can withdraw it at any time.

Messages you send are used only to reply to you. The basis is legitimate interest in responding to correspondence.

Technical visit data is used to understand how the site is used. The basis is legitimate interest in operating and improving the site.

Who processes it

This site is hosted by Squarespace, which processes technical visit data and operates the site's forms. Email distribution is handled by Substack. Both are independent companies with their own privacy policies. Neither is authorized to use your information for their own marketing on my behalf.

I do not sell, share, rent, or trade personal information. I do not use it for targeted advertising. There is no advertising on this site.

Cookies

This site uses cookies set by Squarespace to operate the site and to measure aggregate traffic. Where required, you will be asked to consent before non-essential cookies are set. You can also block or delete cookies through your browser, though parts of the site may not work correctly if you do.

How long I keep it

Email addresses are kept until you unsubscribe, and are removed from active lists promptly after that. Correspondence is kept only as long as needed to deal with the matter it concerns. Technical visit data is retained according to the platform's own retention period.

International transfers

I am based in the United States. If you are in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, your information will be transferred to and stored in the United States by the service providers named above, under the transfer safeguards those providers operate.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request a copy of the information I hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, to object to or restrict how it is used, to receive it in a portable format, and to withdraw consent at any time. Residents of California have the right to know what is collected, to request deletion, and to opt out of any sale or sharing of personal information. I do not sell or share personal information, so no opt-out is required, but the right stands.

To exercise any of these, write to privacy@alexmarshall.me.uk. I will respond within one month. You will not be treated differently for making a request.

If you are in the United Kingdom or the EEA and are not satisfied with my response, you can complain to your national data protection authority. In the UK that is the Information Commissioner's Office.

Children

This site is intended for professional audiences. I do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 16.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new date.