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Privacy policy
Lothbury Research keeps data collection to the minimum needed to run a free research site. There is no account, no subscription and no paywall, so there is no login data to hold.
Data controller
Lothbury Research, London, United Kingdom, is the controller for any personal data processed through this site. Contact: press@lothburyresearch.com.
What is collected
- Email address and message, if you write to the press office.
- An email address, if you ask to be told when a note is published.
- Standard server logs: page requested, timestamp, approximate location and browser type.
- The search term typed into the filter, held in the page address only.
What is not collected
- No account, password or billing details.
- No advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
- No sale or rent of personal data to third parties.
Why it is held
Correspondence is held to answer it and to record corrections. Publication notices are held to send the note you asked for. Server logs are held to keep the site up and to spot abuse.
Lawful basis
Legitimate interests for server logs and site security, and consent for publication notices, which can be withdrawn at any time by replying to any message.
How long it is held
Correspondence is held for up to 24 months and then deleted. Publication notices are held until consent is withdrawn. Server logs are rotated and dropped within 30 days.
Cookies
This site sets no tracking cookies. The search filter stores the query in the address bar, and nothing else persists between visits.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you may ask for a copy of your data, its correction, its deletion, or a restriction on its use, and you may object to processing based on legitimate interests. Write to press@lothburyresearch.com and it will be handled within one month. You may also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
Changes
This policy is dated and will be revised on the page if the way data is handled changes.