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Skernelvarn Privacy Policy — how your personal data is collected and protected

How this research tool collects, uses, and protects your personal information, in accordance with UK data protection law.

What information we collect and why

When you use this research tool, we may collect personal information including your email address (when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us), technical data about your device and browser, and usage data relating to how you interact with the service. We collect this information to provide and improve the service, to communicate with you about updates and resources, and to fulfil our legal obligations under applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects. We process your data only for the purposes described in this policy and only for as long as is necessary to fulfil those purposes or to comply with our legal obligations. You may contact us at contact@skernelvarn.com to ask about the data we hold about you or to exercise any of your rights under UK data protection law.

How we store and protect your information

Your personal data is stored on secure servers located within the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. These measures are reviewed and updated regularly in line with current best practice. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take our obligations to protect your data seriously and act promptly to address any identified vulnerabilities.

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. Email addresses collected through our newsletter signup are retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion. Technical and usage data is retained for a limited period to support service improvement and security monitoring, after which it is deleted or anonymised.

Your rights and how to exercise them

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, to request correction of inaccurate data, to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances, to object to or restrict certain types of processing, and to receive your data in a portable format. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@skernelvarn.com. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law.

If you are not satisfied with how we handle your personal data or respond to your request, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent data protection authority. Further information about your rights and how to contact the ICO is available at ico.org.uk. We would always prefer to resolve any concerns directly, so please contact us first and we will do our best to address your query promptly.