Privacy Policy

Zach Falconer-Barfield, sole trader, United Kingdom. For any privacy enquiry, contact privacy@falconer-barfield.com.

• Contact form submissions: name, email address, enquiry topic, and the message you write.
• Email engagement: if you receive email from me, basic delivery metadata (send, bounce, unsubscribe events) is logged by the sending infrastructure.
• Server logs: standard request logs (IP address, user agent, timestamp) kept transiently for security and abuse prevention.

I do not run third-party advertising trackers, behavioural profiling, or social-media pixels on this site.

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): when you submit the contact form, you consent to my using your details to reply.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): to keep the site secure, prevent abuse, and maintain a suppression list of people who have unsubscribed.
• Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): to honour unsubscribe requests and respond to data-subject rights requests.

• Contact form enquiries: up to 24 months, unless an ongoing professional relationship requires longer.
• Email suppression records: kept indefinitely, because that is the only reliable way to ensure I never email you again after you unsubscribe.
• Server logs: rotated within 30 days.

I do not sell your data and I do not share it for marketing. I use a small number of processors to operate the site:

• Hosting and database infrastructure (EU/UK regions where available).
• Transactional email delivery provider (used only to send the notification of your enquiry to me, and any direct reply).

Each processor is bound by a data-processing agreement and processes data only on my instructions.

Where data is processed outside the UK/EEA, transfers are protected by the UK International Data Transfer Addendum or the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, plus any additional safeguards required.

Under UK/EU GDPR you have the right to:

• Access the personal data I hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate data.
• Request deletion ("right to be forgotten") where there is no overriding legal basis.
• Restrict or object to processing.
• Receive your data in a portable format.
• Withdraw consent at any time, including by using the unsubscribe link in any email or visiting /unsubscribe.
• Lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) or your local supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@falconer-barfield.com. I aim to respond within 30 days.

Strictly necessary storage is used to remember your cookie choice and, if you sign in, to keep your session. This does not require consent under PECR.

Beyond that, the site can run privacy-friendly Plausible analytics, which collects aggregate usage data (pages viewed, rough geography, referrers) and does not build personal profiles or follow you across sites. Analytics only load after you opt in via the cookie banner, and nothing is loaded if you decline or ignore it.

No advertising or marketing cookies are used. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time on the Cookie Policy page.

Data is held on encrypted infrastructure with access controls and row-level security. No system is perfectly secure, but I take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data.

This site is not directed at children under 16, and I do not knowingly collect data from them.

I may update this policy as the site evolves. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date above. The current version always lives at this URL.