1. Data Controller Information
Buddiescapsulefn Media Ltd ("we", "our", or "us") operates as the data controller responsible for personal information processed through the website Buddiescapsulefn.bond. Registered in England and Wales under Company Number 12894021, our registered office is located at Phoenix Way, Rowleys Green, Coventry, CV6 6GE, United Kingdom.
2. Information We Collect
We strictly adhere to data minimisation principles. Depending on your interactions with our website, we may collect:
- Directly Provided Information: When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, inquiry topic, and message content.
- Technical & Analytical Information: Anonymised IP addresses, browser types, device categories, referring URLs, and operating systems gathered through essential server logs.
- Consent Choices: Local browser storage flags recording your preferences regarding cookies.
3. Legal Basis for Data Processing
In compliance with UK GDPR Article 6, we process personal information under the following lawful bases:
- Legitimate Interests: Operating, securing, and improving our informational travel guide; responding to general user questions and feedback.
- Consent: Where you explicitly consent to non-essential analytics tracking or direct correspondence.
- Legal Obligation: Maintaining accounting and corporate compliance records required by UK law.
4. Third-Party Processors & Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may disclose limited data to vetted technological infrastructure providers, including secure UK and European cloud hosting platforms and domain routing services, strictly for operational integrity. All processors operate under binding data processing agreements compliant with UK data protection mandates.
5. Data Retention Schedules
Contact form communications are retained only as long as necessary to address your inquiry, typically up to twelve (12) months following resolution, after which messages are securely purged. System server access logs are cycled on a rolling 30-day schedule.
6. Your Statutory Rights (UK GDPR & CCPA)
Under UK and European data privacy laws (and equivalent provisions for international visitors, including the California Consumer Privacy Act), you retain enforceable statutory rights:
- Right of Access: You may request a confirmation and copy of personal data we maintain about you.
- Right to Rectification: You may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data where retention is no longer warranted.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You may request a suspension of processing under specific legal conditions.
- Right to Object: You can object to processing founded upon legitimate business interests.
7. Data Protection Officer (DPO) Contact
To exercise any of your data rights, or if you have questions regarding our privacy mechanisms, please contact our appointed Data Protection Officer at:
Email: [email protected]
Postal Address: Data Protection Officer, Buddiescapsulefn Media Ltd, Phoenix Way, Rowleys Green, Coventry, CV6 6GE, United Kingdom.
You also maintain the right to lodge a formal complaint with the UK supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), at ico.org.uk.