Privacy Policy

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This privacy policy explains how Haruspicy.co.uk collects, uses, stores, and protects the personal data of visitors to this website. We take data protection seriously and operate in full compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. If you have questions about how your data is handled, the contact details at the foot of this page will reach the right person.

What Personal Data We Collect

When you visit Haruspicy.co.uk, we may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

Your name and contact details, including email address, if you submit an enquiry or sign up to receive updates
Your IP address and, where determinable, approximate geographic location
Browsing and navigation data, including pages visited and time spent on the site
Cookie data — please refer to our Cookie Policy for full details of what is set and why

We collect only what is necessary for the purposes described below. We do not collect sensitive personal data as defined under UK GDPR, and we do not purchase, rent, or obtain personal data from third-party marketing lists.

How We Use Your Personal Data

Personal data collected through this site is used for the following purposes:

Responding to Enquiries

If you contact us by email or through a contact form, we will use the information you provide to respond to your query. This data is retained only for as long as is necessary to resolve your enquiry and is not used for any other purpose without your explicit consent.

Improving the Website

Aggregated and anonymised browsing data helps us understand how visitors navigate the site, which content is most useful, and where the experience could be improved. This analysis does not identify individual users.

Delivering Requested Communications

If you have opted in to receive updates, new articles, or practitioner notices from Haruspicy.co.uk, we will use your email address for that purpose. You may withdraw consent at any time by following the unsubscribe link in any communication, or by contacting us directly.

The Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data only where we have a lawful basis to do so under UK GDPR. Depending on the context, this will be one of the following:

Consent — where you have actively opted in to receive communications or agreed to the use of non-essential cookies
Legitimate interests — where processing is necessary for the reasonable operation and improvement of this website, and where those interests are not overridden by your rights
Legal obligation — where we are required to process or disclose data by law

Sharing of Personal Data

Haruspicy.co.uk does not sell, rent, or trade personal data. We do not share your information with third parties except in the following limited circumstances:

Where you have given explicit consent for us to do so
Where we are required to disclose data by law, court order, or regulatory obligation
Where we engage trusted third-party service providers — such as hosting or analytics platforms — who process data on our behalf and are bound by data processing agreements consistent with UK GDPR

Any third-party processors we use are selected with care and are required to maintain appropriate security standards. We do not permit them to use your data for their own purposes.

How We Protect Your Data

We take reasonable and proportionate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, accidental loss, or disclosure. These include:

Encrypted data transmission via HTTPS
Access controls limiting who within our organisation can view personal data
Regular review of software, plugins, and hosting environments to address known vulnerabilities

No method of transmission over the internet is entirely secure. While we take these obligations seriously, we cannot guarantee absolute security, and we encourage you to take reasonable precautions when submitting personal information online.

How Long We Retain Your Data

We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law. Enquiry correspondence is typically retained for up to twelve months. Analytics data, where not anonymised immediately, is retained in line with the terms of the relevant platform. You may request deletion of your data at any time — see the section on your rights below.

Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You have the following rights in relation to personal data we hold about you:

The right to be informed — to know how and why your data is being used, which this policy addresses
The right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
The right to rectification — to ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
The right to erasure — to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances
The right to restrict processing — to ask us to limit how we use your data while a query is resolved
The right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format where applicable
The right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests, including any direct marketing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within one calendar month, as required under UK GDPR. Where a request is complex or numerous, we may extend this period by a further two months and will inform you accordingly.

If you are dissatisfied with how we handle your data or respond to a request, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent data protection authority, at ico.org.uk.

Cookies

Haruspicy.co.uk uses cookies to support the functioning of the site and, where consent has been given, to gather analytics data. A full explanation of the cookies used, their purpose, and how to manage them is available in our Cookie Policy, which should be read alongside this document.

Links to Other Websites

Where this site contains links to external websites — including supplier directories, regulatory bodies, or professional resources — please be aware that those sites operate under their own privacy policies. Haruspicy.co.uk is not responsible for the data practices of any third-party site, and we recommend reviewing their privacy notices before submitting personal information.

Changes to This Policy

We review this privacy policy periodically and will update it when our practices change or when required to do so by law. The date at the foot of this page reflects when the policy was last revised. Continued use of this website following a material change constitutes acknowledgement of the updated policy, though where required by law we will seek fresh consent.

Contact

If you have questions about this policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or have a concern about how your personal information has been handled, please contact us by email at privacy@haruspicy.co.uk.

We aim to respond to all data-related enquiries within five working days.

This policy was last reviewed in 2025.

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