Privacy Policy

Template notice: This policy is a starting template. Items in square brackets must be completed, and the full text should be reviewed by a qualified adviser before launch.

Who we are

This website is operated on behalf of Spencer Bridge, author of The Redistribution Paradox. The data controller is [LEGAL NAME / ENTITY]. Privacy questions can be sent through the contact page.

What we collect

Contact form

Your name, email address, optional organisation and subject, the type of enquiry and your message. We use these details only to read and reply to your enquiry.

Newsletter

Your email address and a record of your consent (date and wording). We use it to send occasional updates about Spencer Bridge’s writing and books. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Technical data

To prevent spam and abuse, we keep a short-lived, one-way hashed record of IP addresses when forms are submitted. A strictly necessary session cookie protects forms against cross-site request forgery.

Lawful basis

We rely on your consent for the newsletter, and on legitimate interests or consent to reply to enquiries you send us.

Third parties

• Web fonts are served by Google Fonts, which receives your IP address when fonts load. [Consider self-hosting fonts to remove this.]
• Email delivery and newsletter provider: [PROVIDER NAME, if used].
• Hosting provider: [HOST NAME].
• Links to retailers take you to third-party sites with their own privacy policies.

Retention

Enquiries are kept for [PERIOD]. Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal data, to object to processing, to data portability, and to complain to your local data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office).

Cookies

This site sets only a strictly necessary session cookie used for form security. No advertising or analytics cookies are set. [Update if analytics are added.]