Privacy policy

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This policy explains what happens to your information when you visit websiteaccessibilitysolutions.com (“the website”). We have kept the website deliberately simple so that it collects as little as possible.

Who we are

The website is a non-commercial project run by a small group of individuals based in England. We are not a company or other business. For data protection purposes we are the controller of any personal data described in this policy.

If you have any questions about this policy or your information, email [email protected].

The short version

  • You can read everything on the website without giving us any information.
  • We don’t use cookies, analytics, advertising trackers or social media plugins.
  • We don’t have accounts, comment forms or newsletter sign-ups.
  • The only personal information involved is the basic technical data any web server records when you visit a page, described below.

Information collected when you visit

When your browser requests a page, our hosting provider’s server automatically records standard technical information in its access logs. This typically includes:

  • your IP address
  • the date and time of the request
  • the page or file requested
  • your browser and operating system (the “user agent”)
  • the page that linked you to us, if any

We use this information only to keep the website running securely and reliably, for example to diagnose faults or deal with attacks. Our lawful basis is our legitimate interests in operating a secure website. We don’t use it to identify you, build a profile of you, or for marketing.

Our hosting provider is [hosting company name], which processes this data on our behalf. Access logs are kept for [number] days and then deleted.

Fonts and other files

All fonts, images and code on the website are served from our own web space. Your browser doesn’t contact Google Fonts, content delivery networks or any other third party when you view our pages.

Cookies and similar technologies

The website doesn’t set any cookies, and doesn’t use local storage or similar technologies to store information on your device. That’s why you won’t see a cookie banner.

If we ever add anything that needs cookies or similar technology, such as visitor analytics, we will update this policy first and ask for your consent where the law requires it.

Our articles link to other websites, including the websites of the products we write about. Those websites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for how they handle your information. Check their policies before giving them any personal data.

If you contact us

If you email us, we will receive your email address and anything you include in your message. We use this only to reply to you, and we keep it for up to 12 months unless we need to keep it longer to deal with a legal matter. Our lawful basis is our legitimate interests in responding to enquiries.

Sharing your information

We don’t sell your information or share it with anyone for marketing. We only share it:

  • with our hosting provider, as described above
  • if the law requires it, for example in response to a valid request from the police or a court

Where your information is stored

Our website is hosted in [country]. If any personal data is transferred outside the UK, we make sure appropriate safeguards are in place, as UK data protection law requires.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to:

  • ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • ask us to correct information that is wrong
  • ask us to delete your information
  • ask us to restrict how we use your information
  • object to us using your information based on our legitimate interests

To use any of these rights, email [email protected]. We will reply within one month. In practice, because we don’t link log data to individuals, we may need some details from you, such as the date, time and IP address of your visit, to find any information about you.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, please contact us first so we can try to put it right.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or by phone on 0303 123 1113.

Children

The website is intended for adults working on or buying for websites. We don’t knowingly collect information from children.

Changes to this policy

If we change how the website handles personal information, we will update this page and the “last updated” date at the top.