November 11, 2022
Contact details
Name: Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon
E-mail: s.stalla-bourdillon at soton dot ac dot uk
The type of personal information collected
As explained by the website host here, this website currently collects and processes the following information:
- Technical Data from a Visitor’s Computer and Etcetera: information that web browsers, mobile devices, and servers typically make available about visitors to a Site, such as the IP address, browser type, unique device identifiers, language preference, referring site, the date and time of access, operating system, and mobile network information.
Note: If you prefer to hide your actual IP address, consider using a VPN or other equivalent technology.
How the personal information is obtained and why it is used
The personal information processed is obtained during your interaction with the website to monitor website usage and traffic.
The information is used by the website host to produce usage statistics.
The website host may share this information with third parties as explained in its privacy notice here.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, the lawful basis relied upon for processing this information is therefore f) legitimate interest, i.e. to produce usage statistics.
How is the personal information stored
The information is stored by the website host.
Web server logs that record information about a visitor — such as the visitor’s IP address, browser type, and operating system — are retained by the website host for approximately 30 days.
International Transfer
The website is hosted by Automattic Inc. (US) and Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are in place..
Web server logs that record information about a visitor — such as the visitor’s IP address, browser type, and operating system — are retained by the website host for approximately 30 days.
Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, the following list of rights is usually available:
right of access – the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
right to rectification – the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
right to erasure – the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
right to restriction of processing – the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
right to object to processing – the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
right to data portability – the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
No charges are required for exercising these rights. If you make a request, a response must be sent within one month.
However, both the website host and myself are not in position to identify website visitors passed the 30-days retention period, which is likely to mean that most of these rights won’t be available.
Please contact me at website.info.privacy at gmail dot com if you wish to know more.
How to complain
If you have any concerns about the use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to website.info.privacy at gmail dot com.
You can also complain to your local Data Protection Supervisory Authority if you are unhappy with how your data has been used.
Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon 