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Privacy Policy

This notice explains what personal data this website collects, why, the legal basis for it, who it is shared with, how long it is kept, and the rights you have. It is provided to meet the transparency requirements of the UK GDPR.

Current launch state: this site shows no ads and sets no non-essential cookies. The only personal data we receive is what you choose to submit via the contact form (see “Web3Forms” below). If advertising is enabled in future, a consent banner will appear before anything non-essential is set, and this notice will be updated to reflect it.
Plain-language summary. We do not run accounts or logins. We only receive personal data if you choose to send us a correction through the contact form. Advertising and analytics identifiers are only ever set after you give consent in the cookie banner — and you can change that choice at any time.

Who is responsible for your data (the controller)

The data controller for this website is S&N IT Support Services Ltd, a private company registered in England and Wales.

DetailInformation
ControllerS&N IT Support Services Ltd
Company number13903376
Registered office20-22 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU
ICO registrationZC165166
Privacy contactUse the contact form and mark your message as a privacy request, or contact the controller in writing at the registered office above

The controller is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office as a data-protection fee payer under the reference shown above.

For the full no-warranty and limitation-of-liability terms that govern your use of this site, see our Terms of Use.

What personal data we collect

1. Information you send us through the contact form

If you use the Contact form, we receive the information you choose to type into it. This is designed to be minimal:

Please do not include sensitive personal information in your message. The reply contact field is optional; if you leave it blank we simply cannot reply, but we will still review your message.

2. Cookie-based advertising and analytics identifiers

If, and only if, you select “Accept” in the cookie banner, our advertising partner may set cookies and similar identifiers in your browser. These can include an online identifier and information about your device and how the ad space is used, which the advertising partner processes to show and measure ads. No advertising or analytics identifiers are set before you consent, and you can withdraw consent at any time. See the Cookie Policy for the named third parties and categories.

3. Technical information handled by our host

Like any website, our hosting provider may process limited technical information (such as your IP address and basic request logs) to deliver pages securely and to protect the service. This is standard server operation and is not used by us to build profiles of visitors.

We do not run our own accounts, logins, profiling, or marketing email lists, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.

Why we use it and our lawful basis

DataPurposeLawful basis (UK GDPR)
Contact-form fields To review and correct possible inaccuracies, and to reply if you gave a contact Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) — keeping study content accurate and responding to corrections, balanced against your interests
Advertising / analytics cookie identifiers To show and measure side-column advertising that keeps the site free Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)), given via the cookie banner; storing or reading these identifiers also relies on your consent under PECR
Strictly necessary functions (e.g. remembering your cookie choice) To make the site work and to honour your consent decision Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)); these are essential and are not used for advertising
Host technical logs To deliver the site reliably and securely Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) — security and availability

Who we share it with (recipients)

We do not sell your personal data. We use a small number of service providers who act as recipients of, or processors for, specific data:

RecipientRoleData involved
Form backend (Web3Forms) Receives and forwards contact-form submissions to our private inbox What you type into the contact form, including any optional reply contact
Advertising network (Google AdSense) Serves and measures the side-column ads after consent Cookie/identifier and device data, only after you accept
Hosting provider (IONOS) Hosts and delivers the website Technical request data such as IP address and server logs

These third parties operate under their own privacy terms. Where personal data is transferred outside the UK, it is protected by a UK "adequacy" decision or by standard contractual clauses (the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, or the UK Addendum to the EU SCCs). The advertising partner is only engaged after you consent.

Contact-form submissions are handled on our behalf by Web3Forms (https://web3forms.com), which acts as a processor: it receives the message you submit and forwards it to our private inbox. Web3Forms processes the submission under its own published terms.

Your cookie-consent choice is stored as a small value in your own browser's localStorage. It does not leave your device, and you can clear or change it at any time using your browser's site-data controls or the "Change cookie choice" link in the footer; the state therefore remains under your control.

How long we keep it

DataRetention
Contact-form submissionsKept only as long as needed to review and act on the correction, normally up to 12 months, then deleted
Optional reply contactDeleted once the matter is closed or the reply has been sent, and in any event within 12 months
Cookie consent choiceStored in your browser so we can honour it; you can clear it at any time and you will be asked again
Advertising/analytics identifiersControlled by the advertising partner under its own retention policy; see the Cookie Policy
Host technical logsKept for a short period by the host for security and operations, then rotated

Your rights

Under the UK GDPR you have the right to:

To exercise any of these, contact the controller using the details above, or send a message through the contact form marked as a privacy request. To withdraw cookie consent, use the “Change cookie choice” link in the footer of any page.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with how your personal data has been handled, please contact us first so we can try to put it right. You also have the right to complain to the UK supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/.

Changes to this policy

We may update this notice as the site or our providers change. The current version and date are shown below.

VersionDateNotes
1.017 May 2026Initial pre-launch version
1.15 June 2026Added confirmed ICO data-protection registration reference for the controller

Related: Cookie Policy, Terms, Disclaimer and About.

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