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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 18 February 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Ethan Burniston ("I", "me", or "my") collects, uses, and protects any personal information you provide when visiting ethanburniston.com ("the Website").

This Website is a personal portfolio and is operated from the United Kingdom. I am committed to handling your data responsibly and in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

If you have any questions about this policy, please use the contact details provided in Section 12.

2. Who I Am (Data Controller)

The data controller for this Website is:

Ethan Burniston
ethanburniston.com
Rugby, England, United Kingdom

3. What Data I Collect

The only personal data I collect is information you voluntarily provide through the contact form on the Website. This may include:

Your name
Your email address
The content of your message

I do not use tracking cookies, third-party analytics tools, or any other means of automatically collecting personal data about visitors to this Website. I do not collect payment information, and I do not knowingly collect data from children under the age of 13.

4. How I Use Your Data

The information you submit via the contact form is used solely to:

Read and respond to your message or enquiry
Follow up on any matters raised in your correspondence

I will not use your details for marketing, share them with third parties for commercial purposes, or add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, I process your personal data on the following lawful bases:

Legitimate interests — to respond to messages you send me through the contact form, which is a reasonable expectation when you reach out
Legal obligation — where I am required to process data to comply with applicable law

6. Data Sharing

I do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with any third parties, except in the following limited circumstances:

With my website hosting or email service provider, solely to enable the technical delivery of the Website and contact form functionality — these providers are bound by their own data processing agreements
If required to do so by law or a competent authority

7. How Long I Keep Your Data

I retain contact form submissions only for as long as necessary to address your enquiry and for a reasonable period afterwards (typically up to 12 months). Once your data is no longer needed, I will securely delete it.

8. Data Security

I take reasonable steps to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, please be aware that no transmission of data over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You submit information at your own risk, and I cannot guarantee the absolute security of data transmitted to or from the Website.

9. Your Rights

As a UK resident (and as applicable to individuals in the EEA), you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

Right of access — to request a copy of the data I hold about you
Right to rectification — to ask me to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to erasure — to ask me to delete your data, where there is no lawful reason for me to continue holding it
Right to restrict processing — to ask me to limit how I use your data in certain circumstances
Right to object — to object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the details below. I will respond within 30 days.

If you are unhappy with how I have handled your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):
Website: www.ico.org.uk
Phone: 0303 123 1113

10. External Links

The Website may contain links to other websites (such as social media profiles or third-party platforms). This Privacy Policy applies only to ethanburniston.com. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of any external sites, and I encourage you to review their own privacy policies.

11. Changes to This Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated 'Last updated' date. I encourage you to check back periodically if you have any concerns.

12. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please get in touch using the contact form on the Website, or reach me at:

Ethan Burniston
ethanburniston.com