Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Pickledgertempon Technologies Ltd ("we", "us", or "our"), operator of pickledgertempon.quest, collects, processes, stores, and protects personal information obtained from readers, researchers, and professional users interacting with our platform.

1. Identity of Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this platform is:

2. Information We Collect

We restrict data collection to minimal categories necessary to provide educational monographs, ensure web infrastructure security, and respond to communications:

• Directly Provided Information: When you complete our contact form, we collect your full name, email address, inquiry topic, and message content.
• Automated Telemetry & Server Logs: When you visit our website, our web servers automatically log your IP address (anonymized prior to persistent aggregation), browser user-agent string, operating system, referring URL, timestamp, and requested resources.
• Client-Side Storage: We use local browser storage strictly to record your cookie consent choice so that the notification banner is not displayed repetitively.

3. Legal Bases for Processing (UK GDPR & EU GDPR)

Under Article 6 of the UK/EU General Data Protection Regulation, we process personal data on the following lawful grounds:

• Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): Maintaining server network security, preventing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, detecting technical faults, and evaluating content performance.
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Handling communication requests submitted voluntarily through our contact forms or non-essential analytical tracking when explicit consent is provided.
• Legal Compliance (Art. 6(1)(c)): Retaining business and accounting records where required by applicable statutory obligations in the United Kingdom.

4. Third-Party Processors and Infrastructure

We do not sell, lease, or monetize user data. Personal information may be processed by vetted third-party service providers acting strictly as data processors under binding Data Processing Agreements (DPAs):

• Hosting and Content Delivery Networks: Cloud infrastructure providers delivering fast, secure TLS-encrypted page loads.
• Transactional Mail Providers: Automated mail gateways delivering inquiries submitted via our contact forms.

5. International Data Transfers

Where processing requires transferring data outside the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area (EEA), such transfers occur strictly subject to UK International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTAs) or European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) ensuring an equivalent standard of protection.

6. Data Retention Schedules

We adhere to strict data minimization principles:

• Contact Inquiries: Retained for twenty-four (24) months from the date of resolution to facilitate continuity of engineering correspondence, after which records are permanently deleted.
• Server Access Logs: Automatically rotated and purged after ninety (90) days, unless flagged for security investigation.

7. Your Statutory Rights (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA)

Under applicable data privacy regulations, you are entitled to exercise the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Right of Access: Request a confirmation and copy of personal data held about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal records.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of your personal information where no overriding legal basis for retention exists.
• Right to Restriction of Processing: Request temporary restriction of data processing while a dispute is investigated.
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your provided data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Non-Discrimination: California residents will not face differential pricing or service degradation for exercising privacy rights under CCPA/CPRA.

8. Contacting the Data Protection Officer

To exercise any statutory data right, or if you have questions regarding our privacy architecture, please submit a written request to our Data Protection Desk at [email protected]. You also have the statutory right to lodge a formal complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.