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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10 March 2025

Summary: We collect minimal personal data, only what is necessary to operate this website. We do not sell your data. We do not serve advertising. You have the right to access, correct, and delete your data at any time.

1. Introduction

Finstabils ("we", "us", "our") operates the website finstabils.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information about visitors to our website and individuals who contact us.

We are committed to protecting the privacy of everyone who interacts with finstabils.com. This policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection legislation.

If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at info@finstabils.com.

2. Data We Collect

Information You Provide

When you contact us through our contact form or by email, we collect:

  • Your name (first and last)
  • Your email address
  • The content of your message
  • Any additional information you choose to include

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may collect the following technical data automatically:

  • IP address (anonymised where possible)
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Date and time of your visit
  • Referring URL

Cookie Data

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate certain site functions and collect anonymised usage statistics. Please see our Cookie Policy for full details.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:

  • To respond to your enquiries and correspondence
  • To process and evaluate story submissions
  • To improve the content and functionality of our website
  • To comply with our legal obligations
  • To detect and prevent fraud or misuse of the site

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not use your data for marketing purposes unless you have explicitly requested to receive communications from us.

Under the GDPR, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

  • Legitimate interests: Processing contact enquiries and improving our website based on usage analytics.
  • Consent: The use of non-essential cookies where you have consented via our cookie consent mechanism.
  • Legal obligation: Where we are required to retain data to comply with applicable law.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may share your data in the following limited circumstances:

  • Service providers: We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist in operating our website (such as web hosting providers). These parties are required to handle your data securely and only for the purposes we specify.
  • Legal requirements: We may disclose data if required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
  • Protection of rights: We may disclose data where necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Finstabils, our users, or others.

6. Cookies

We use cookies to operate essential site functions and collect anonymised analytics. We seek your consent for non-essential cookies before placing them.

For full details about the cookies we use, their purpose, and how to manage your preferences, please see our Cookie Policy.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected:

  • Contact form enquiries are retained for up to 24 months from the date of last correspondence.
  • Technical log data is retained for up to 12 months.
  • Cookie consent records are retained for up to 13 months.
  • Data relating to case study subjects is retained for as long as the relevant case study remains published, and deleted within 30 days of removal of the study.

8. Your Rights

Under applicable data protection law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to restrict processing: You may request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability: You may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Right to object: You may object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
  • Right to withdraw consent: Where we rely 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 info@finstabils.com. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority.

9. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Our website uses HTTPS encryption for all data transmission.

No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will indicate the date of the most recent revision at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Continued use of the website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or have a complaint about how we handle your data, please contact us: