Privacy Policy.

Who We Are

Barlov Press is an independent editorial publication based in London, United Kingdom. The publication covers everyday nutrition practices, eating patterns, food choices and their relationship with weight awareness, written from an editorial and nutritionist perspective.

For the purposes of applicable UK and EU data protection legislation, Barlov Press acts as the data controller in respect of personal information collected through this website. Our contact details are as follows:

Data We Collect

Barlov Press collects a limited and proportionate amount of personal data. The categories of data and the circumstances in which they arise are described below.

Data You Provide Directly

When you submit a message through the contact form on this site, you provide us with your name, your email address, and the content of your message. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not retain contact form submissions beyond the period required to address your query and maintain a reasonable record of correspondence.

If you correspond with us by email directly at [email protected], the personal data contained in that correspondence — including your email address and any information you include in the body of your message — is retained for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose of the correspondence and to maintain a record of editorial communications where relevant.

Data Collected Automatically

When you visit Barlov Press, our server and any analytics tools we operate may automatically collect certain technical information about your visit. This includes your IP address (in anonymised form where analytics tools are configured to do so), the type and version of browser you are using, the pages you visit and the order in which you visit them, the time and duration of your visit, and the referring URL if you arrived from another site.

This technical data is collected in aggregated or anonymised form and is used for editorial planning and site improvement. It is not used to identify you personally and is not combined with other data that would allow us to do so.

How We Use Your Data

Barlov Press uses personal data for the following purposes:

• —Responding to enquiries: When you contact us through the contact form or by email, we use the information you provide to respond to your message. We do not use contact enquiry data for any other purpose without your explicit agreement.
• —Site improvement: Aggregated and anonymised analytics data is used to understand how readers navigate the publication, which articles attract the most sustained attention, and how the site performs across different device types and browser environments. This information informs editorial and structural decisions.
• —Legal and regulatory obligations: We may retain or disclose personal data where required to do so by applicable law, court order, or regulatory requirement.

We do not use personal data for advertising purposes, for profiling, for automated decision-making, or for sharing with third parties for commercial gain. Barlov Press does not maintain a mailing list and does not send marketing communications.

Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, Barlov Press relies on the following legal bases for processing personal data:

• —Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR): for the collection of aggregated, anonymised analytics data used to improve the publication, and for responding to correspondence you have initiated.
• —Consent (Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR): for the setting of non-essential cookies, including analytics cookies. You provide consent through the cookie consent banner when you first visit the site. You may withdraw consent at any time through the Cookie Settings link in the footer.
• —Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c) UK GDPR): where we are required to retain or disclose data to comply with applicable law.

Data Sharing

Barlov Press does not sell, rent, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties for their own purposes. We may share data in the following limited circumstances:

• —Service providers: We use a limited number of third-party services to operate the site, including hosting and analytics. These providers access data only to the extent necessary to provide the relevant service and are contractually required to handle data in accordance with applicable data protection law.
• —Legal requirements: We may disclose personal data where required to do so by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of Barlov Press, its contributors, or the public.

Where data is processed by a service provider located outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area, we take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR requirements.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or for as long as we are required to retain it by applicable law. The following retention periods apply:

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights in respect of your personal data:

• —Right of access: you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• —Right to rectification: you may ask us to correct personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
• —Right to erasure: in certain circumstances you may ask us to delete your personal data.
• —Right to restriction of processing: you may ask us to restrict how we use your data while a dispute about its accuracy or our use of it is resolved.
• —Right to data portability: where processing is based on consent, you may request that we provide your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• —Right to object: you may object to our processing of your data where that processing is based on legitimate interests.
• —Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please write to us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month of receiving your request. We may ask you to verify your identity before acting on a request.

If you are unsatisfied with our handling of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK data protection supervisory authority. Details are available at ico.org.uk.

Cookies

This site uses cookies. A full explanation of the cookies we use, how they are categorised, and how you can control them is set out in our Cookie Policy. The Cookie Policy forms part of this Privacy Policy and should be read alongside it.

Changes to This Policy

Barlov Press may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in how we handle personal data, changes in applicable law, or changes to the structure or services of the publication. When a material change is made, the "Last reviewed" date at the top of this page will be updated.

We encourage you to revisit this page periodically if you have an ongoing interest in how your data is handled. Your continued use of the site after a change to this policy is posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about how we handle your personal data, please contact us: