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Email Privacy Policy with Brevo

Email Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Email Campaign

Effective Date: January 2025

Introduction

We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect the information you provide to us during our email campaigns sent with Brevo. By subscribing to our email list or engaging with our emails, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.


Information We Collect

  1. Personal Information
    • Email address
  2. Non-Personal Information
    • IP address
    • Browser type
    • Email engagement metrics (e.g., open rates, clicks, and responses)

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases:

  • Consent: When you subscribe to our email list, you provide explicit consent to receive communications from us.
  • Legitimate Interests: We may process your data to improve our services and ensure the effectiveness of our email campaigns.

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link in our emails or contacting us directly.


How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected for the following purposes:

  • To send you newsletters, promotional content, and updates relevant to your interests.
  • To improve our email campaigns through analytics and feedback.
  • To comply with legal obligations and prevent misuse of our services.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties except:

  • With trusted service providers who assist in managing and analyzing our email campaigns. Specifically, we use Brevo (formerly Sendinblue), a GDPR-compliant email marketing platform, to send and analyze our email campaigns.
  • To comply with legal requirements, such as responding to lawful requests from public authorities.

If we transfer your data outside the UK, we ensure it is protected through mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision.


Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access: You may request a copy of the information we hold about you.
  • Correction: You can request updates to inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information from our records.
  • Restriction: You can request that we limit the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
  • Portability: You can request your data in a machine-readable format.
  • Objection: You can object to the processing of your data based on legitimate interests.
  • Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise these rights, please contact us by replying to the newsletter or using the contact form on the website.

If you believe your rights under GDPR have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country.


Data Retention

We retain your information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Data collected based on consent will be deleted upon withdrawal of consent.


Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no electronic transmission or storage is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.



Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. Updates will be posted on our website or communicated via email.


Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • Contact form on the website
  • Reply to the newsletter

Acknowledgement

By engaging with our email campaigns, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.


Thank you for trusting us with your information.