Privacy Policy
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Identity and Contact Details
Sidney Wainwright is the pseudonym of the owner of SidneyWainwright.com. The owner is the Data Controller for this website, located in the United Kingdom, and can be contacted at: info@sidneywainwright.com. The owner's registered office is located at 71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9JQ
Data We Collect & Why
We may collect and process the following personal data:
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Identity & Contact Data: Name and email address when you sign up for a newsletter or contact us directly.
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Technical & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, and how you use our website (via cookies).
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Marketing Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us.
Lawful Basis for Processing
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Consent: For sending newsletter marketing. You can withdraw this at any time.
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Legitimate Interests: To deliver website content, measure advertising effectiveness, and grow our business.
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Legal Obligation: To comply with any statutory requirements (e.g., tax records).
International Data Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers (such as email marketing platforms like Mailerlite or hosting providers) may be located outside the UK or the European Economic Area (EEA). Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the UK, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded by ensuring at least one of the specific safeguards approved by the UK government is implemented.
Data Retention
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Your Legal Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
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Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
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Correction: Ask us to rectify inaccurate information.
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Erasure: Request that we delete your data (the "right to be forgotten").
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Object/Restrict: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or ask us to suspend processing.
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Data Portability: Request the transfer of your data to another service.
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Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
Complaints
If you have a concern about our data practices, you have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection. We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact us first.
Third-Party Links
This website may include links to third-party websites. We do not control these and are not responsible for their privacy statements.
MailerLite
We use MailerLite to manage our email marketing subscriber list and to send emails to our subscribers. MailerLite is a third-party provider that may collect and process your data using industry-standard technologies to help us monitor and improve our newsletter. MailerLite’s services are provided by its EU-based entity for UK and European customers, and data is stored in secure data centres located within the European Union. MailerLite ensures that any transfer of personal data is done in accordance with applicable laws and appropriate safeguards, including the use of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and adherence to the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. You can review MailerLite's Privacy Policy for more details. You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link provided at the bottom of every email or by contacting us at info@sidneywainwright.com.
Terms of Use
Liability and Warranty
The owner of SidneyWainwright.com is not liable for any loss associated with your use of this website. The website is provided on an “as is” basis. The owner disclaims all warranties, including implied terms of merchantability and fitness for purpose.
Governing Law
These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes relating to these terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
If and to the extent any state does not permit the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the owner of SidneyWainwright.com, in such state, shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.​
We reserve the right to change these policies as required from time to time.
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Cookies Policy
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What is a cookie?
A “cookie” is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive and which records how you move around a website so that, it can present tailored options for future visits. Cookies can also be used for analysis, advertising and marketing purposes.
If you want to check or change what types of cookies you are using, you are likely to be able to complete this in your browser settings. You can block cookies at any time by activating the appropriate settings within your browser. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) this may impact your ability to access this site.​
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to understand how you use the site and track any patterns with regards to this use. This helps us to develop and improve our website as well as products and/or services.​
Cookies are either:
Session cookies: these are only stored on your computer during your web session and are automatically deleted when you close your browser – they usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page. They do not collect any personal data from your computer.
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Persistent cookies: a persistent cookie is stored on your computer and it remains there when you close your web browser. The cookie can be read again by the website that created it.​
Cookies can also be categorised as:
Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to use the website effectively and cannot be turned off. Without these cookies, the services available to you on our website cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to monitor the performance of the website. For example, they count visits, identify traffic sources and see which parts of the site are popular.
Functionality cookies: These cookies allow websites to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised.
Managing Cookies
Upon your first visit, we use a Cookie Consent Banner to ask for your permission to use non-essential (performance and marketing) cookies. You may change your preferences at any time through our site settings or by adjusting your browser.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies (such as Google Analytics) to report usage statistics of the service and deliver advertisements.