by Evelyn Whitaker Nov, 4 2024

UK GDPR Compliance

Sweet Treat Adventures is committed to respecting your data protection rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). This page explains how we comply with the law and how you can exercise your rights.

Scope and Applicability

The UK GDPR applies to the processing of personal data of individuals in the United Kingdom. While Sweet Treat Adventures is an informational blog with no user registration or database storage, we do collect limited personal data through automated means such as website analytics and server logs. This page outlines how we handle such data in compliance with UK GDPR.

Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of access – to request confirmation of whether we process your personal data and to receive a copy of it
Right to rectification – to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data
Right to erasure – to request deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing
Right to restriction of processing – to limit how we use your data under certain conditions
Right to data portability – to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
Right to object – to object to processing based on legitimate interests, including profiling

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s supervisory authority for data protection.

How We Comply

Sweet Treat Adventures does not store personal data in databases or collect personally identifiable information through forms or registrations. Any data collected is limited to:

Anonymous analytics data (e.g., page views, session duration) via Google Analytics
Server logs containing IP addresses and browser information (automatically deleted after 30 days)
Cookies for functional purposes (e.g., cookie consent preferences)

We do not sell, share, or transfer personal data to third parties for commercial purposes. We use only necessary and lawful processing mechanisms.

Data We Process

The only personal data we process includes:

IP addresses (anonymised and logged temporarily)
Browser type and device information
Pages visited and time spent on site
Cookie consent preferences

All data is processed anonymously where possible, and no data is linked to your identity.

Legal Basis for Processing

Our processing of personal data is based on legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) of the UK GDPR. This includes:

Improving website performance and user experience
Ensuring website security and functionality
Understanding audience interests to provide better content

We conduct regular assessments to ensure our interests do not override your rights and freedoms.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of your UK GDPR rights, please contact us via email at [email protected]. Include:

Your full name
Details of the right you wish to exercise
Any relevant information to help us locate your data (e.g., email address used to visit the site)

We will respond without undue delay and within one month of receipt.

Response Timeframes

Under UK GDPR, we are required to respond to your request within one month. If your request is complex or numerous, we may extend this period by up to two additional months, and we will inform you within one month of the reason for the delay.

No Discrimination Policy

You will not be denied access to content, charged fees, or treated differently in any way for exercising your rights under UK GDPR. All visitors to Sweet Treat Adventures are treated equally, regardless of whether they exercise their data protection rights.

Updates and Changes

We may update this page periodically to reflect changes in law or our practices. Any material changes will be posted here with a revised effective date. We recommend reviewing this page occasionally.