Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Ardek Compendium is an independent editorial publication based at 44 Bastwick Streetains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. For the purposes of this policy, Ardek Compendium is the data controller for information collected through this website.

If you have any questions about this policy or wish to exercise any of your rights under UK GDPR, you may contact us at [email protected] or by post at the address above.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

Contact form data: When you submit an enquiry through the contact form on this website, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. If you select a subject category, that selection is also retained alongside your enquiry.

Technical data: When you visit this website, our hosting infrastructure may automatically record your IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the referring URL. This data is collected at server level and is used for security monitoring and aggregate traffic analysis only.

Cookie data: We use cookies to support the functioning of the website and, where you consent, to analyse how the site is used. Full details are set out in our Cookie Policy.

We do not collect sensitive personal data, payment data, or data relating to minors. We do not operate user accounts and do not require registration to access editorial content.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

Responding to correspondence: Where you contact us via the contact form or by email, we use your contact details and message content to respond to your enquiry. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in managing correspondence relating to the publication.

Website functioning and security: Technical data collected at server level is used to maintain the security and availability of the website. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in operating a secure and functional website.

Analytics: Where you have consented to analytics cookies, aggregated data about how pages are navigated is used to understand which content is of interest and to inform editorial planning. This processing is based on your consent, which may be withdrawn at any time via the Cookie Settings link in the footer.

4. Data Retention

Contact form enquiries are retained for a period of twelve months from the date of receipt, after which they are deleted unless an ongoing correspondence requires them to be retained for a longer period. Technical log data is retained for no longer than ninety days and is then purged automatically.

Cookie consent records are retained for twelve months from the date of your consent decision. Analytics data, where collected, is retained in aggregated form only and is not linked to identifiable individuals.

5. Data Sharing

Ardek Compendium does not sell, rent, or share personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share data with the following categories of recipients where necessary for the purposes described in this policy:

Hosting and infrastructure providers: Our website is hosted on servers provided by a third-party hosting company. That provider processes technical data on our behalf under a data processing agreement consistent with UK GDPR requirements.

Analytics providers: Where you have consented to analytics cookies, anonymised or pseudonymised data may be shared with an analytics platform. We do not use analytics platforms that build individual user profiles or track users across unrelated websites.

Legal obligations: We may disclose personal data if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request from a competent authority.

6. 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 ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

Right to erasure: In certain circumstances, you may ask us to delete personal data we hold about you.

Right to restrict processing: You may ask us to limit how we use your personal data while a query is being resolved.

Right to data portability: Where processing is based on consent or contract and is carried out by automated means, you may request that we provide your data in a structured, commonly used format.

Right to object: You may object to processing based on our legitimate interests. We will cease that processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests.

Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month. If you believe we have not handled your data in accordance with UK GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

7. International Transfers

Where data is transferred outside the United Kingdom — for example, to analytics or infrastructure providers with servers in other jurisdictions — we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses, in accordance with UK GDPR transfer requirements.

8. Changes to This Policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our data processing activities or changes in applicable law. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We recommend reviewing this page periodically.

9. Contact

For questions, requests, or concerns relating to this privacy policy or the handling of your personal data, contact the editorial team at:

Ardek Compendium
44 Bastwick Street
EC1V 3PH London
United Kingdom
[email protected]
+44 20 7613 4892