Who is responsible
Quirkycompassjolt Design Media Ltd is responsible for personal data it processes as the publisher of quirkycompassjolt.com. Contact [email protected] or write to 42 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1DF, United Kingdom. Company no. 14982653.
Reading the website
When your browser requests a page, the serving infrastructure receives technical information such as your IP address, requested resource, browser information and request time. Such information may be processed in hosting and security logs to deliver the site, diagnose faults and protect it from misuse. Our legitimate interests in running a reliable and secure publication are the basis for this processing.
The site code does not install analytics, advertising trackers, external fonts or third-party embedded media. Images are requested from this website. Following an external source link takes you to another organisation's site, whose privacy terms apply there.
The local drafting tool
The Contact page processes your entries in your browser to build a plain-text draft. It does not transmit the form to us or save its contents in localStorage. Copying requires your browser's clipboard permission; downloading creates a file on your device. Browser autofill, session restoration, clipboard history and your downloaded files are controlled by your browser or operating system, not this tool.
If you send an email
If you separately email us, we receive the message, your email address, any name you provide and associated correspondence information. We use these to respond, consider editorial suggestions, investigate corrections and keep a proportionate record. Our basis is legitimate interests in managing correspondence and maintaining the publication, or compliance with a legal obligation where applicable.
Please avoid sending sensitive personal information or details about other people unless necessary and lawful. We do not sell correspondence or use it for unsolicited marketing. Email and hosting service providers may process information on our behalf, and information may be disclosed where required by law or necessary to establish or defend legal rights.
Retention and security
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purpose for which it was collected, including resolving a request, documenting an editorial correction or meeting legal duties. Retention depends on the nature of the record and any ongoing issue. We aim to minimise identifying information where a non-personal editorial record is sufficient.
No internet transmission or storage method is completely secure. Avoid sending confidential project files through ordinary email. Where a service provider transfers personal data outside the United Kingdom, applicable safeguards must be used, such as adequacy arrangements or approved contractual protections.
Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may request access, correction, erasure, restriction or portability, and object to processing based on legitimate interests. These rights are not absolute. We may need proportionate information to verify identity before acting. You may complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
Stored preferences and changes
The cookie settings page can store a choice on your device. See Your cookie settings for its key and controls. We may update this notice when the site's processing changes; the notice displayed here applies to the current site.