Privacy Policy

Tarlena Almanac is an independent editorial publication exploring everyday eating habits, food pace, and meal behaviour in modern life. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body.

This Privacy Policy describes what personal information we collect when you use this website, how we use it, and your rights in relation to it. Please read this policy carefully. By using tarlena.info, you acknowledge that your information will be handled as described here.

This policy applies to personal data processed by Tarlena Almanac in connection with the functioning of this website. The data controller is Tarlena Almanac, 27 Milner Square, London N1 1TN, United Kingdom.

Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us, such as when you submit our contact form. This may include your name and email address. We do not request or store sensitive personal data such as financial information, identity numbers, or health records.

We also collect certain information automatically when you visit this website, including your browser type, device type, approximate location (derived from IP address), pages visited, and the duration of your visit. This information is collected via cookies and analytics tools and is used only in anonymised or aggregated form.

We do not collect information from visitors who are under 16 years of age. If you believe a person under 16 has submitted information to us, please contact us at the address below and we will take appropriate steps to remove that information.

How We Use Your Information

Information submitted via the contact form is used solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not add contact form submissions to mailing lists, share them with third parties, or retain them beyond the period necessary to respond.

Anonymised analytics data is used to understand how readers engage with our editorial content — which articles are read, which navigation paths are followed, and how the site performs across different devices. This information informs our editorial planning and does not identify individual readers.

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell personal data to third parties under any circumstances.

Legal Basis for Processing

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), we must have a lawful basis for processing your personal data. The bases we rely on are as follows:

• — Consent — for analytics and non-essential cookies, which you may accept or decline via the cookie consent banner on first visit.
• — Legitimate interest — for essential cookies necessary for the website to function, and for retaining contact form submissions for the duration of our response.
• — Legal obligation — where processing is required by applicable law or regulation.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

How Long We Keep Your Data

Contact form submissions are retained only for as long as necessary to respond to the relevant enquiry. Analytics data is retained in anonymised, aggregated form for up to 13 months. Cookie consent preferences are retained for up to 12 months.

We review our data retention periods periodically and delete personal data that is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected.

Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You have the following rights in relation to personal data we hold about you:

• —Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• —Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• —Right to erasure — to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• —Right to restrict processing — to request that we limit how we use your data.
• —Right to data portability — to receive data you have provided to us in a portable format, where processing is based on consent or contract.
• —Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interest, including for analytics purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, write to us at [email protected]. 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.