Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Taleva Field Notes is an independent editorial publication focused on everyday wellness practices. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body. For the purposes of UK data protection law, Taleva Field Notes is the data controller for personal data collected through this website.

Registered correspondence address: 52 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3QP, United Kingdom. Contact email: [email protected]. Phone: +44 20 7391 5864.

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data when you interact with our website:

• Contact data: name and email address submitted via the contact form.
• Usage data: pages visited, time on page, referring URL, browser type, and approximate geographic location — collected via analytics cookies (where consent is given).
• Technical data: IP address, device type, and operating system, collected automatically by our hosting infrastructure for security and performance monitoring.
• Communication data: the content of any message you send us via the contact form or by email.

We do not collect payment data, identity documents, or sensitive personal data as defined under UK GDPR Article 9.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use personal data only for the following purposes, each with an identified legal basis:

• To respond to contact form submissions — legal basis: performance of a contract / legitimate interests.
• To understand how readers use the website — legal basis: consent (analytics cookies).
• To maintain the security and performance of the website — legal basis: legitimate interests.
• To comply with legal obligations — legal basis: legal obligation.

We do not use personal data for automated decision-making, profiling, or direct marketing. We do not sell, rent, or share personal data with commercial third parties for their own marketing purposes.

4. Cookies

This website uses cookies. Our full cookie policy, including a description of each cookie type, is available at cookie-policy.php. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via the Cookie Settings link in the website footer.

Strictly necessary cookies are used without requiring consent, as they are required for the basic functioning of the website. Analytics cookies are only set if you have given explicit consent through the cookie banner.

5. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for up to 24 months from the date of submission, after which they are deleted unless there is an ongoing correspondence or legal requirement to retain them. Server access logs (containing IP addresses and technical data) are retained for up to 90 days and then automatically deleted. Analytics data (where consent is given) is retained in aggregated, anonymised form indefinitely.

6. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access: to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: to request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Right to erasure: to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to restrict processing: to request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability: to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object: to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent: to withdraw consent for cookie-based processing at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

7. Third-Party Services

This website loads resources from third-party CDN providers (including Google Fonts, jsDelivr, unpkg, Cloudflare) for the purposes of delivering fonts, scripts, and stylesheets. These services may collect technical data (such as IP addresses) as part of their standard processing. We do not control the data practices of these third parties. Where possible, we use privacy-respecting configurations for all third-party integrations.

The contact form on this website does not currently use a third-party form processing service. Form submissions are handled directly by our hosting infrastructure.

8. Security

We maintain appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or loss. The website operates over HTTPS. Contact form submissions are transmitted securely. Access to any stored personal data is restricted to authorised individuals.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in applicable law. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We recommend checking this page periodically if you interact with the website regularly.

10. Contact

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or about how we handle personal data, contact us at:

Taleva Field Notes
52 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3QP, United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 20 7391 5864