1.1. I am Katherine Hammond. This is my personal website. I am based in England, United Kingdom. I provide a log in section for guests to interact with various features on my website. These features are provided without warranty but I will do my best to protect the limited data that my website automatically collects. I voluntarily subscribe to the requirements of the GDPR.
1.2. If you have any concerns, you can Email gdpr@katherinehammond.uk.
2.1. Any personal information that you provide by filling in forms on my website. This includes information provided at the time of registering an account. I may also ask you for information when you report a problem with my site, if you’d be kind enough to provide it.
2.2. If you contact me by Email or website contact form, records of the correspondence may be kept, including the originating IP address.
2.3. I also record technical data such as your operating system, browser type, referring / exit pages and URLs, number of clicks, domain names and pages viewed in our server logs. This information is used for internal marketing and security purposes.
3.1. To register an account for you – where you choose to optionally register.
3.2. To handle your enquiries.
3.3. To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective way for you and for your computer/device.
3.4. To provide you with information that you request from me or which I feel may interest you, only where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
3.5. To allow you to participate in interactive features of this website, when you choose to do so.
3.6. To notify you about changes to the website.
3.7. To carry out marketing and statistical analysis.
3.8. For the avoidance of doubt I will never sell your personal data to third parties.
4.1. The personal data that I collect from you will be stored on my server in Hetzner’s Secure Data Centres in Falkenstein, Nuremburg & Helsinki. Redundancy backups are stored within the same Network but in a differing Data Centre and IP subnet to the operational Network Operations Centre. All of our Data Centres are within the EEA. All of your data is encrypted using encryption keys and my Data Centres does not, therefore, have access. You can read more about the security of your data by visiting here(opens new tab/window).
5.1. I only retain your personal data for as long as I need it to fulfil the purposes for which I have initially collected it, unless otherwise required by law. I will retain and use information as necessary to comply with my legal obligations, to evidence compliance with legal obligations and to resolve disputes.
5.1.2. Data Retention Log files are rotated every 12 weeks. However, anonymised data may be kept for longer.
5.1.3. poundawebsite Ltd infrastructure backups are kept for 12 months. Web Hosting data is kept for 30 days.
5.1.4. In the rare event backups containing personal information are restored after deletion, poundawebsite will make every reasonable effort to ensure data that has been forgotten is not inadvertently restored and ensure all traces of data are removed within a maximum period of 180 days unless additional data retention obligations apply.
6.1. Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: –
6.1.1. The right to request a copy of your personal data which I hold about you.
6.1.2. The right to request that I correct any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date. To update your data, please let me know. I will request proof of changes to prevent fraudulent activity on your user account.
6.1.3. The right to object to my use of your personal data and request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for me to retain such data. This is known as your right to be forgotten. Please note that there may be legal reasons as to why I will need to keep your data, but please do inform me if you think I am retaining or using your personal data incorrectly.
6.1.4. You have the right to ask me not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. I will invite you to opt in/out (before collecting your data) for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by following the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of any emails we send or by contacting me using the website contact form on my website or by Emailing gdpr@katherinehammond.uk.
7.1. By entering into this agreement, you agree to the processing of data by the third parties listed below. When we introduce any new, or change any existing third-party agreements, we will ensure this policy is updated at least 30 days before the new third party processes any data.
7.1.1. Internal Communication of Support Issues/Hosting Service Incidents
7.2. Tawk.to
7.3. Google:
7.3.1. Including Adwords, Google Analytics, Youtube, Drive, Data Studio, Google My Business, Site analytics, targeting and exclusion from PPC advertising, purchasing data. Reporting on anonymised data.
7.4. Facebook & Instagram:
7.4.1. Targeting and exclusion from Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising, purchasing data.
7.4.2. To offer registration and login integration – if you choose to utilise this facility, I will collect your name and Email address.
7.5. Twitter/X
7.5.1. Targeting and exclusion from Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising
7.6. Microsoft: Bing and Office 365:
7.6.1. Site analytics, targeting and exclusion from PPC advertising, purchasing data.
7.7. Mailchimp
7.7.1. Sending email and email analytics.
7.8. Hotjar
7.8.1. Testing of site optimisations (All personal data is anonymised).
7.9. OptinMonster
7.9.1. Newsletter signup forms and other modals.
7.10. Hetzner Online GmbH and Hetzner Group Subsidaries
7.10.1. Your personal data and any website data and Email accounts (and their contents) are stored in our secure data centre provided by Hetzner Online GmbH. All of your data, including personal data and web hosting data is encrypted and access is only possible through the use of secure encryption keys. They have no backdoor access. It is standard practice across all website hosting companies to use professional data centres in this way. You can find out more about their extremely high digital and physical security standards on their website by clicking here (opens new tab/window).
7.10.2. In order for website hosting companies to function, we need data centres – they are professionals in their field and ensure the integrity, safety, security and reliability of your data from outside the data centre and within it. Without them, most website hosting companies would simply not exist and they are an integral function for this reason. Hetzner Online GmbH are also responsible for our redundancy backups. All data stored in our data centres is stored within the EEA.
8.1. In the unlikely event of a data breach, the affected individuals will be contacted within the timescales specified in the GDPR. I will of course take immediate steps to secure the website and any records where a breach has occurred.
9.1. I may obtain information about your general Internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service. They enable us:
9.1.2. To estimate our audience size and usage pattern;
9.1.3. To store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise our site according to your individual interests;
9.1.4. To speed up your searches;
9.1.5. To recognise you when you return to our site.
9.2. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of my site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, my systems will issue cookies when you log on to my site.
10.1. I keep my privacy policy under regular review and I will place any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 10th April 2025.
11.1. Please contact me if you have any questions about my privacy policy or information that I hold about you: by using my website contact form or please Email gdpr@katherinehammond.uk.
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