Privacy Policy

1. About This Notice

Eravon Almanac is an independent editorial publication exploring meal timing, eating rhythm, and daily food scheduling in everyday life. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body. This Privacy Policy explains how Eravon Almanac collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data submitted to or collected through the website at eravon.info, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

The data controller for the purposes of this policy is Eravon Almanac, 51 Battledean Road, London N5 1UP, United Kingdom. You can contact us regarding data matters at [email protected].

2. What Personal Data We Collect

Eravon Almanac collects the following categories of personal data:

• Contact form submissions: name, email address, subject, and the content of messages submitted through the contact form on contact.php.
• Usage data: IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URL, collected automatically when you visit eravon.info.
• Cookie data: preferences and session identifiers stored via cookies, as detailed in the Cookie Policy.

We do not collect payment information, national identity numbers, or any special categories of personal data as defined under UK GDPR (such as data concerning health, ethnic origin, or political opinion).

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

Personal data collected by Eravon Almanac is used for the following purposes:

• Responding to enquiries and correspondence submitted via the contact form.
• Analysing aggregate usage patterns to improve the editorial content and structure of the website.
• Maintaining the security and proper functioning of the website.
• Complying with legal obligations applicable to the publication.

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell, rent, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties for their own marketing or commercial purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Eravon Almanac processes personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

• Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): for analysing website usage to improve the publication, and for maintaining website security.
• Performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps (Article 6(1)(b)): when responding to editorial enquiries or correspondence.
• Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): for non-essential cookies, where you have indicated your preference via the cookie consent banner.

5. How Long We Retain Your Data

Contact form submissions are retained for a period of twelve months from the date of receipt, after which they are securely deleted unless there is an ongoing editorial relationship or legal obligation that requires longer retention. Usage data collected via analytics tools is retained in aggregate, anonymised form after ninety days. Cookie data is retained for the period specified in the Cookie Policy.

6. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

If you are located in the United Kingdom, you have the following rights in relation to the 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 or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to restriction of processing: to request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability: to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format in certain circumstances.
• Right to object: to 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, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month of receipt. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you consider that our handling of your personal data does not comply with UK GDPR.

7. Third-Party Services

Eravon Almanac uses a number of third-party services to deliver and analyse the website. These services may process personal data on our behalf as data processors:

• Hosting and delivery: the website is hosted on servers located in the United Kingdom and European Economic Area.
• Analytics: aggregate usage data may be collected using privacy-respecting analytics tools.
• Content delivery networks (CDNs): JavaScript libraries and fonts are loaded from CDN providers, which may log request data in accordance with their own privacy policies.
• Google Maps: the contact page embeds a Google Maps iframe. Google's privacy policy applies to data processed through this embed.

We do not use advertising networks or behavioural tracking platforms.

8. Cookies

Eravon Almanac uses cookies to support the functioning of the website and, with your consent, to analyse usage patterns. Full details of the cookies used, their purpose, and how to manage your preferences are available in the Cookie Policy.

9. Data Security

Eravon Almanac takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or loss. The website is served over HTTPS. Access to contact form submissions is restricted to the editorial team. No data security approach can ensure absolute protection, and we encourage users to exercise care when submitting personal information online.

10. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our data handling practices or applicable law. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. Continued use of eravon.info following an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact

For any questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please contact:

Eravon Almanac
51 Battledean Road, London N5 1UP, United Kingdom
London EC1V 3NR
United Kingdom
+44 20 7394 6852
[email protected]