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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 28th June 2026

1. Introduction Welcome to Phil Berrill’s BC Blog (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our website.

2. Information We Collect When you use our website, we may collect the following personal information:

  • Email addresses when a user submits a contact form.
  • Usage and traffic data, approximate location, and device/browser information, where you have consented to analytics (see Section 7).
  • Session recordings and interaction data (such as mouse movements, scrolls, and clicks), where you have consented to analytics (see Section 7).

3. How We Use Your Information We use the information collected for the following purposes:

  • To respond to inquiries and messages submitted via the contact form.
  • To communicate with you about your request or any relevant website updates.
  • To understand how visitors use the site and to improve its content and performance, where consent has been given.

4. Data Storage and Protection We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Your data is stored securely and is only accessible by authorised personnel.

5. Sharing of Your Information We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. Your data will only be shared with the third-party analytics providers described in Section 7 (where you have consented), or if required by law.

6. Your Rights Under data protection laws, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you.
  • Request correction or deletion of your personal information.
  • Withdraw consent for data processing where applicable.
  • Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data rights have been violated.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@berrill.net.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use a cookie banner to obtain your consent before any analytics or tracking scripts are loaded. No analytics data is collected if you decline or do not interact with the banner.

If you accept, we activate the following tools:

Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

Provided by Google LLC. GA4 collects anonymised usage and traffic data including pages visited, time on site, approximate geographic location (country/city level), and device and browser information. This data is used to understand how visitors engage with the site so we can improve its content.

Google’s privacy notice is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

Microsoft Clarity

Provided by Microsoft Corporation. Clarity records session replays and generates heatmaps based on mouse movements, scrolls, and clicks. This helps us understand how people interact with specific pages and identify usability issues. Recordings do not capture passwords or payment information.

Microsoft’s privacy notice is available at privacy.microsoft.com.

Withdrawing consent

You may withdraw consent at any time by:

  • Declining the cookie banner on your next visit.
  • Clearing the cookie-consent cookie from your browser (Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies, or equivalent).

Once consent is withdrawn, no further analytics data will be collected during that browser session.

8. Retention of Data We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy unless a longer retention period is required by law. Analytics data retained by Google and Microsoft is subject to their own retention policies.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

10. Contact Us If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact:

Phil Berrill
Email: info@berrill.net

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.