Terms of Service

These terms of service govern your access and use of the La Garde Ecossaise Historical Fiction and Early Modern History Newsletter and any related services provided by History Gateway Limited UK. History Gateway Limited Privacy Policy Our contact details Name: Dr Kirsteen M MacKenzie Address: 3 Murtle Den Wynd, Milltimber, Aberdeen Phone Number: 07767600008 E-mail: [email protected] Completion date for privacy notice: 31/12/2024 The type of personal information we collect We currently collect and process the following information: • Personal identifiers, contacts, and characteristics (for example, name and contact details of subscribers). • Online identifiers such as e-mail addresses of subscribers and customers, social media account handles and usernames of those interested in our products, IP addresses for collective analyses of visitors to our website, and cookie identifiers to help us identify the interests of our customers so we can improve our products. How we get the personal information and why we have it Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons: • It allows us to better understand our audience and to help us to improve our content and products in the future. We also receive personal information indirectly, from the following sources in the following scenarios: • Social media tools for business and marketing insights when you follow the social media accounts of History Gateway Limited or the accounts of Dr Kirsteen M MacKenzie on social media. These accounts can be found on the following social networks; Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram. We also receive information through google analytics via our YouTube channel. We use the information that you have given us in order to better understand our audience and to help us improve our content and products in the future. We do not share personal and customer information with third parties unless there is a legal obligation to do so. Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are: (a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting Dr Kirsteen M MacKenzie by e-mailing her at the following address: [email protected] or write to her at the following address, 3 Murtle Den Wynd, Milltimber, Aberdeen, AB13 0HZ (b) We have a legal obligation. (c) We need it to perform a public task. (f) We have a legitimate interest. How we store your personal information Your information is securely stored. We keep names, contact details, e-mail addresses, social media account handles and usernames, IP addresses, and cookie identifiers for seven years. We will then dispose of your information by removing the data from our website, our backup data storage facilities, and social media accounts. Your data protection rights Under data protection law, you have rights including: Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete. Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances. Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances. You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. Please contact us by e-mail [email protected], by phone 07767600008, or by letter 3 Murtle Den Wynd, Milltimber, Aberdeen AB13 0HZ if you wish to make a request. How to complain If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at [email protected] You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data. The ICO’s address: Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF Helpline number: 0303 123 1113 ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk