Balmor Compendium is an independent editorial publication covering daily habits, sustainable routines, and coaching perspectives on gradual weight management. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body.
This Privacy Policy explains how Balmor Compendium (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data when you visit balmor.info (“the Site”). This policy is written in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
By using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices described here, please do not use the Site.
1. Data Controller
The data controller for personal data collected through this Site is:
Balmor Compendium57 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8NP
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 20 7483 6251
2. Data We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal data:
Contact Form Data
When you submit the contact form on the Site, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This data is used solely for the purpose of responding to your enquiry.
Usage Data
We may collect anonymised usage data such as pages visited, time on site, and referring URL via analytics tools. Where analytics tools set cookies, these are covered in our Cookie Policy. Anonymised data cannot be used to identify individual visitors.
Technical Data
Our web server may automatically log your IP address, browser type, and access timestamps as part of standard server operation. This data is retained for security and diagnostic purposes only and is not used to identify individual visitors for marketing purposes.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:
- — Legitimate interests: For server logs and technical security data, where our interest in maintaining a secure site does not override your data protection rights.
- — Consent: For analytics cookies, where you have accepted cookies via the cookie consent banner on this Site.
- — Contractual necessity / pre-contractual steps: For contact form data, where you have initiated communication with us.
4. How We Use Your Data
We use the personal data we collect only for the following purposes:
- —To respond to contact form enquiries
- —To maintain the security and proper functioning of the Site
- —To understand anonymised aggregate usage patterns for editorial planning purposes
- —To comply with our legal obligations
We do not use personal data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell, rent, or share personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
5. Data Retention
Contact form data is retained for the period necessary to resolve the correspondence and for a maximum of 24 months thereafter, unless we have an ongoing legitimate reason to retain it longer. Server log data is retained for a maximum of 12 months. Anonymised analytics data is retained indefinitely as it cannot identify individuals.
When personal data is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymised.
6. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- —Right of access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- —Right to rectification: You may request that inaccurate data be corrected.
- —Right to erasure: You may request that your data be deleted, subject to our legal obligations.
- —Right to restrict processing: You may request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
- —Right to data portability: You may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format where applicable.
- —Right to object: You may object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- —Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe we have not handled your data appropriately.
7. Third-Party Services
The Site uses the following third-party services which may process data:
- —Google Maps: The contact page embeds a Google Maps iframe to display our office location. Google may set cookies or collect usage data. Please refer to Google's Privacy Policy for details.
- —Google Fonts: The Site loads fonts from Google Fonts, which may log your IP address when fonts are requested. Google's Privacy Policy applies.
- —CDN Libraries: Third-party JavaScript libraries are loaded from CDN providers (jsDelivr, cdnjs, unpkg). These providers may log access requests. No personal data beyond standard server logs is shared with them.
We do not control how these third-party services process data. We recommend reviewing their respective privacy policies if you have concerns.
8. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. The Site is served over HTTPS. However, no internet transmission is entirely secure, and we cannot warrant the absolute security of data transmitted to the Site.
9. Cookies
We use cookies on this Site. For a full explanation of the cookies we use and how to manage your preferences, please see our Cookie Policy.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in applicable law. The date of the most recent revision appears at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site after any revision constitutes your acknowledgement of the updated policy.
11. Contact
For any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal data, write to us at [email protected] or by post to: Balmor Compendium, 57 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8NP, United Kingdom.