Darnwell Compendium
Last Updated — January 2026

Privacy Policy

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This Privacy Policy explains how Darnwell Compendium ("the Compendium", "we", "us") collects, uses, and protects personal data provided by visitors to darnwell.info. We are committed to handling personal data responsibly and in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who We Are

Darnwell Compendium is an independent editorial publication operating from London, United Kingdom. Our registered correspondence address is:

Darnwell Compendium
23 Farringdon Road
London EC1R 4QL
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 20 7493 5162

Darnwell Compendium is an independent editorial publication covering daily habits, sustainable routines, and coaching perspectives on gradual weight management. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body.

2. Personal Data We Collect

We collect personal data only in the following circumstances:

  • Contact form submissions: When you use the contact form on our website, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. A subject category may also be provided.
  • Cookies and analytics: We use cookies to understand how visitors use this site. This may include technical data such as IP address (anonymised), browser type, pages visited, and time on site. Full details are in our Cookie Policy.
  • Voluntary correspondence: If you contact us directly by email or telephone, we may retain a record of that correspondence for the purposes of responding to your enquiry.

We do not collect sensitive personal data. We do not collect payment data, identity documents, or data relating to minors.

3. How We Use Your Data

Personal data collected through the contact form is used solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not use contact form data for marketing without explicit consent. Analytics data is used to understand how the website performs and to improve its content and navigation. We do not use analytics data to identify individual users.

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

  • Legitimate interests: To respond to enquiries sent through our contact form and to maintain basic website analytics that help us improve the publication.
  • Consent: For non-essential cookies. You may withdraw cookie consent at any time via the Cookie Settings link in the footer.

5. Third-Party Services

This website uses the following third-party services, which may set their own cookies or process data according to their own privacy policies:

  • Google Maps: Used on the Contact page to display our location. Google's privacy policy governs data processed by this embed.
  • Google Fonts: Used to serve typefaces. Google may log font requests as per their privacy policy.
  • jsDelivr / unpkg / Cloudflare: Used to serve open-source JavaScript libraries from content delivery networks. These services may log access requests.

We do not sell, rent, or share personal data with third parties for commercial purposes. We do not share data with advertisers.

6. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for a maximum of twelve months, after which they are permanently deleted unless an ongoing correspondence makes retention necessary. Analytics data is retained in aggregated, anonymised form. No personally identifying analytics data is retained beyond the session.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • The right to be informed about how your data is used (this policy fulfils that obligation).
  • The right to access personal data we hold about you.
  • The right to correct inaccurate personal data.
  • The right to request deletion of your personal data ("the right to be forgotten").
  • The right to restrict the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
  • The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Cookies

This website uses cookies to function correctly and to provide basic analytics. Full information on the cookies used, their purpose, and how to manage your preferences is provided in our Cookie Policy. You can update your cookie preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of every page.

9. Contact and Complaints

For any questions about this Privacy Policy, to exercise your data rights, or to raise a concern about our data handling practices, please contact us:

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection, at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

This policy was last reviewed and updated in January 2026. We reserve the right to update this policy as necessary to reflect changes in our processing activities or applicable law. Material changes will be noted on this page with a revised date.