Privacy policy

Controller and contact details

Sounding Line Editorial Ltd is responsible for the personal information described in this policy. Its registered address is 28 Brackenfold Lane, Plymouth, PL4 8QJ, United Kingdom. Send privacy enquiries to [email protected], using “Privacy request” in the subject where convenient. You do not need an account to read the website.

Information collected

If you send an email, we receive your address, the name you provide, your message and any attachments you choose to include. The contact form checks information within your browser and creates an email draft. Preparing that draft does not transmit the form contents to a website form service. Your email application and provider handle the message when you choose to send it.

Delivering web pages involves technical request information, which can include an IP address, requested path, browser details and request time. Hosting services may record this information for security, troubleshooting and reliable delivery. Please avoid sending sensitive information or personal details about other people unless necessary for your enquiry.

Purposes and lawful grounds

We use correspondence to answer questions, consider corrections, handle permissions and resolve complaints. Our lawful basis is ordinarily our legitimate interest in operating an editorial publication and responding to people who contact us. Where a request concerns an agreement, processing may be necessary to take steps at your request or perform that agreement. Legal obligations may require certain records to be retained or disclosed.

Where consent is required for optional device storage, it must be obtained before that storage is used. Consent can be withdrawn without affecting the lawfulness of earlier processing. We do not sell correspondence or use it to create advertising profiles.

Browser storage and external sites

The site stores a cookie preference in localStorage under the key swayloclipsarchv-consent. It contains the selected choice, not an email address or a browsing history. The website's storage configuration is limited to remembering that preference. See the cookie policy for controls and retention. External source links take you to independently operated websites whose privacy practices apply after you follow them.

Processors and disclosures

Hosting and email providers may process information on our behalf to deliver their services. Access should be limited to what is required for those purposes and protected by appropriate contractual and security arrangements. Professional advisers or public authorities may receive information where necessary to address a legal claim or comply with law. We do not publish a correspondent’s contact details merely because they submit a correction.

If personal information is transferred outside the United Kingdom, applicable transfer requirements must be met, such as an adequacy arrangement or approved contractual safeguards. You may ask about safeguards relevant to your correspondence.

Retention and security

Correspondence is kept only while needed to handle the enquiry, maintain a relevant permissions or corrections record, or meet legal requirements. Unnecessary material should be deleted when that purpose ends. Technical records are retained according to operational and security needs. The preference stored on your device remains until replaced or cleared; it has no automatic expiry in this site's code. Reasonable safeguards reduce risk, but internet communications cannot be guaranteed completely secure.

Your rights and complaints

The UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act form the principal UK data protection framework. Depending on the circumstances, you may request access, correction, erasure, restriction or portability, and object to processing based on legitimate interests. We may need proportionate information to confirm identity. You may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Where the EU GDPR applies, its relevant rights and supervisory-authority complaint routes also apply. Where California’s CCPA, as amended, applies to our processing, eligible residents may exercise applicable rights to know, correct or delete information and to opt out of sale or sharing without unlawful discrimination. These references do not imply that every jurisdiction's rules apply to every visit. Contact us to discuss a request or a concern about this policy.