Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Dorvan Journal is an independent editorial publication operating from 41 Bowling Green Laner the purposes of UK data protection law and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), Dorvan Journal is the data controller for personal data collected through this website.

If you have questions about how your personal data is handled, you may contact us at [email protected] or by post to the address above.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect personal data only in the following circumstances:

• Contact form submissions: when you submit the contact form, we collect the name, email address, and message content you provide.
• Analytics data: if you consent to analytics cookies, we collect anonymised data about your use of the website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, and general geographic region (country level only). This data does not identify you personally.
• Technical data: server access logs may record your IP address, browser type, referring page, and access timestamps as part of standard web server functioning. This data is used exclusively for security and performance monitoring and is not linked to any personal profile.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

Personal data collected through the contact form is used solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not add contact form submissions to any mailing list without your explicit consent. We do not share contact form data with any third party.

Analytics data (where consent is given) is used to understand how content on this website is accessed, in order to improve editorial decisions. We do not use analytics data for advertising targeting, profiling, or any commercial purpose.

Technical server log data is retained for a maximum of 90 days and is used solely for security and infrastructure purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

The legal bases under which we process your personal data are as follows:

• Contact form data: Article 6(1)(b) UK GDPR — processing necessary to respond to a request you have initiated.
• Analytics data: Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR — consent, given via the cookie consent banner. You may withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences.
• Technical server logs: Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR — legitimate interest in maintaining website security and performance.

5. Data Retention

Contact form data is retained for a maximum of 12 months from the date of submission, after which it is permanently deleted unless an ongoing correspondence or legal obligation requires longer retention.

Analytics data (where consent is given) is retained in aggregate, anonymised form for up to 24 months. No individually identifiable analytics records are retained beyond 30 days.

Technical server log data is retained for a maximum of 90 days.

6. Cookies

This website uses cookies. Full details of the cookies we use, their purposes, and how to manage your preferences are set out in our Cookie Policy. You may adjust your cookie preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of any page on this website.

7. Third-Party Services

This website uses the following third-party services which may set cookies or process data about your visit:

• Google Fonts: fonts are loaded from Google's font delivery network. Google may record font request data. See Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy for details.
• Google Maps (contact page only): an embedded map on the contact page is served by Google Maps. Google may set cookies in connection with this embed. You may view their privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
• CDN-delivered scripts: several JavaScript libraries used for website functionality are loaded from public CDNs (jsDelivr, unpkg, cdnjs). These services may log request data. We do not use any advertising or tracking CDN services.

We do not use advertising networks, retargeting pixels, social media tracking scripts, or any third-party analytics service beyond those disclosed in our Cookie Policy.

8. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights in relation to 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 personal data we hold, subject to any legal obligations requiring retention.
• Right to restriction: to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to object: to object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interest.
• Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, to withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
• Right to complain: to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe we have not handled your personal data in accordance with UK data protection law. The ICO can be contacted at ico.org.uk.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Data Security

This website is served over HTTPS. Contact form submissions are transmitted using encrypted connections. We take reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal data from unauthorised access, disclosure, or loss. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot ensure absolute security.

10. International Transfers

Personal data collected through this website is processed within the United Kingdom. Where third-party services (such as Google Fonts or CDN providers) may process request data in other jurisdictions, those services operate under their own data protection frameworks. We do not transfer contact form data outside the United Kingdom.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. Material changes will be noted in the updated version. Continued use of the website after an update constitutes acknowledgement of the revised policy.

12. Contact

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data:

Dorvan Journal
41 Bowling Green Lane
EC1R 0BJ London
United Kingdom
[email protected]
+44 20 7831 4962