Who is responsible
Polarbrowsecomet Cellar Studies Ltd is responsible for personal data handled in operating this website and responding to its correspondence. Our registered office is 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ, United Kingdom; company no. SC781426. Contact [email protected] for privacy enquiries.
What the website processes
The supplied website does not include analytics, advertising trackers, account registration or a server-side contact submission. Loading a website necessarily shares connection information with its hosting service, which may include IP address, requested page, timestamp, browser information and security-related logs. Such information is used where necessary to deliver and protect the service.
The contact notebook uses the details you enter only within the current page to create a plain-text preview. Its script does not transmit that draft or store it in localStorage. Your browser may independently offer autofill or form recovery. Clipboard and download actions happen only when you select them; copies and downloaded files remain under your control.
Preferences and correspondence
If you save a storage preference on the cookie page, the browser stores that choice locally. See the cookie notice for the key and how to change it. This preference is not an analytics identifier.
If you email us, we receive your address, message and any information you attach or include. We use it to respond, assess corrections and maintain relevant correspondence. Please avoid sending sensitive information or information about other people unless necessary and appropriate.
Purposes and legal bases
Where UK data-protection law applies, our legitimate interests include maintaining a secure, functioning information website and handling ordinary editorial enquiries. We consider the effect of that processing on your rights. Consent is the basis for any genuinely optional storage requiring it; no optional tracking is included in this site's supplied code. Legal obligations may require us to retain or disclose particular information.
Recipients and international processing
Hosting and email providers may process information needed to supply their services. We do not sell personal data. Information may also be disclosed where required by law or necessary to protect legal rights. If a service involves a restricted international transfer, appropriate safeguards must be used where required by applicable law.
Retention and security
We keep correspondence only as long as reasonably needed to address the enquiry, maintain a relevant editorial record or meet legal requirements. Security records are kept only for their operational purpose. Saved browser preferences remain until replaced or removed. Reasonable safeguards are used, but no internet service or email channel can be guaranteed completely secure.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction or portability of your personal data, and object to processing based on legitimate interests. You may withdraw consent without affecting earlier lawful processing. We may need to verify your identity and explain any applicable exception. You can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
Other sites and updates
External references have their own privacy practices. Following a link leaves this website. This notice may be updated when the site's operation or legal requirements change; check it before sharing personal information.