Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Katherine Read, trading as Kath Read Writes ("we", "us", "our"), collects, uses, and protects personal data when you visit kathreadwrites.com (the "Website"). We are committed to handling your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is Katherine Read, trading as Kath Read Writes. You can contact us at: kath@kathreadwrites.com

2. What Data We Collect

We only collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us. This may include:

• Contact form submissions: your name, email address, and the contents of your message when you use the contact form on this Website.

We do not collect sensitive personal data (such as health information, financial data, or data about protected characteristics).

3. How We Collect Data

Personal data is collected when you submit the contact form on our Website. Contact form submissions are processed by Formspree, a third-party form handling service. Formspree processes your data on our behalf and is subject to its own Privacy Policy.

Our Website is served through Cloudflare, which may process technical data (such as IP addresses and request logs) as part of its content delivery and security services. For details, see Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use the personal data you provide solely to:

• Respond to your enquiry or message.
• Communicate with you about potential or existing work engagements.

We will not use your data for marketing purposes without your explicit consent, and we will never sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

• Legitimate interests: responding to enquiries you have sent to us.
• Contract: where data is necessary to fulfil or prepare a contract with you.
• Consent: where you have given clear consent for us to process your data for a specific purpose.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Contact enquiries are typically retained for up to 2 years unless you ask us to delete them sooner.

7. Cookies

This Website does not set any first-party cookies. Cloudflare may set functional cookies as part of its security and performance services. These are strictly necessary cookies and do not require consent under UK law. You can manage or block cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect the functionality of some websites.

8. Third-Party Services

This Website uses the following third-party services that may process personal data:

• Formspree — contact form processing
• Cloudflare — content delivery, DDoS protection, and security
• Google Fonts — font delivery (font files served from Google's CDN)

Each of these services operates under its own privacy policy. We are not responsible for the data practices of third-party services.

9. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: request deletion of your personal data where there is no lawful basis for us to retain it.
• Right to restrict processing: request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to data portability: request transfer of your data in a machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at kath@kathreadwrites.com. We will respond within one calendar month.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe your data has been mishandled.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. Our Website is served over HTTPS and protected by Cloudflare's security infrastructure.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. Continued use of this Website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact:

Katherine Read
Kath Read Writes
kath@kathreadwrites.com