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Who We Are
Turen Dispatch is an independent editorial publication focused on everyday nutrition practices and weight awareness. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body. Our registered correspondence address is 44 Inglebert Street, London EC1V 9DB, United Kingdomngdomdomdom.
For the purposes of UK data protection legislation, Turen Dispatch acts as the data controller in respect of personal data collected through this website. Any questions regarding this policy or our data handling practices should be directed to [email protected].
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Data We Collect
Turen Dispatch collects personal data only where you actively provide it or where it is generated automatically by standard website functioning. The categories of data we may collect include:
Data You Provide Directly
- Contact form submissions: name, email address, and message content when you write to us via the contact form.
- Email correspondence: any personal data contained in emails sent directly to [email protected].
Data Collected Automatically
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and pages visited, collected via server logs and analytics cookies where consented.
- Cookie data: cookie identifiers and associated session data as described in our Cookie Policy.
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How We Use Your Data
We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:
- Responding to correspondence: to reply to messages, editorial enquiries, and reader feedback submitted via the contact form or by email.
- Website functioning: to maintain the technical functioning of the site, detect errors, and ensure security.
- Analytics (where consented): to understand which articles are read most frequently and how visitors navigate the site, in order to improve editorial output.
- Legal compliance: to comply with applicable laws and to respond to lawful requests from public authorities.
Turen Dispatch does not use personal data for commercial profiling, targeted advertising, or sale to third parties.
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Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases for processing personal data:
- Legitimate interests: for responding to correspondence and maintaining site security, where our editorial interests do not override your rights.
- Consent: for the setting of non-essential cookies and analytics data processing. You may withdraw consent at any time via the Cookie Settings link in the footer.
- Legal obligation: where processing is required to comply with a legal obligation applicable to us.
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Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law:
- Contact form data: retained for up to 12 months from the date of submission, unless ongoing correspondence requires longer retention.
- Server log data: retained for up to 90 days for security and debugging purposes, then deleted.
- Analytics data (where consented): retained in aggregated, anonymised form. Individual session data is not retained beyond 26 months.
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Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights in respect of your personal data held by Turen Dispatch:
- Right of access: to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: to request correction of inaccurate personal data.
- Right to erasure: to request deletion of your personal data where there is no lawful reason for continued processing.
- Right to restrict processing: to request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability: to receive data you have provided in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to object: to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, to withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
To exercise any of these rights, write to [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe your data has been handled unlawfully.
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Third-Party Services
Turen Dispatch uses a limited number of third-party services in the functioning of this website. These services may process technical data as described in their own privacy policies:
- Google Fonts: typefaces are loaded from Google's font service. Google may log technical request data. See Google's privacy policy for details.
- Google Maps: the contact page includes an embedded map from Google Maps. Interaction with the map may be subject to Google's data processing terms.
- CDN providers: JavaScript and CSS libraries are loaded from third-party content delivery networks (jsDelivr, Cloudflare, unpkg). These networks may process IP addresses for delivery purposes.
Turen Dispatch does not share personal data with any third party for commercial purposes. We do not use third-party advertising networks.