Privacy Policy & Information Governance

1. Data Controller Identification

This website and associated digital publications are owned and operated by Lanternfeedcabints Travel Media Ltd. (Registration Number: 14892019), registered in England and Wales with corporate offices at 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom. Throughout this policy, terms such as "the Company," "we," "us," or "our" refer to this legal entity. Inquiries concerning personal data management may be directed to our designated Data Protection Liaison at [email protected].

2. Categories of Information Collected

We restrict data gathering to the minimum required to fulfill informational services, maintain website stability, and address correspondence sent via our contact portal. The categories of information processed include:

• Directly Provided Correspondence Data: When you complete our contact form, we collect your submitted name, email address, topic classification, and message contents.
• Technical Infrastructure Telemetry: Automatically logged server records containing Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser user agent strings, referring URLs, timestamps, and pages accessed. These logs are processed for security threat analysis and DDoS mitigation.
• Client-Side Consent Artifacts: We store your selected cookie choices in your browser's local storage to prevent repetitive banner rendering during subsequent visits.

3. Legal Bases for Processing Under GDPR

We process personal data solely in accordance with Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation:

• Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): Processing server logs to ensure server integrity, defend against malicious intrusions, and diagnose technical faults across our digital publications.
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Processing communication requests initiated by you via our contact form, and deploying non-essential analytical cookies where explicitly approved.
• Legal Obligations (Art. 6(1)(c)): Retaining records where mandated by corporate accounting, regulatory scrutiny, or statutory disclosure obligations in the United Kingdom.

4. Third-Party Data Processors

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. Where necessary, data is shared strictly with technical sub-processors under binding Data Processing Agreements ensuring equivalent privacy standards:

• Hosting and Infrastructure: Secure cloud web servers and content delivery networks that host static assets and process incoming HTTP requests.
• Corporate Communications: Mail transfer agents used to process inbound messages transmitted through our direct contact desk.

5. Data Retention Schedules

Correspondence received via the contact interface is retained for no longer than eighteen (18) months from the date of final communication, after which it is permanently purged, unless subject to active dispute resolution. Automated server log files are rotated and overwritten on a rolling thirty (30) day schedule.

6. Statutory Rights (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA)

Depending on your geographic residency, you possess enforceable legal rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Access & Portability: You may request a copy of the specific personal data held by us in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to Rectification: You may demand correction of inaccurate or incomplete records.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You may request deletion of your personal data where retention is no longer justified.
• Right to Restrict or Object: You may object to data processing grounded on legitimate interests or request suspension of processing.
• Non-Discrimination (California Residents): In accordance with the CCPA, we do not discriminate against individuals who exercise their statutory privacy prerogatives. We do not sell consumer personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, transmit a formal request with proof of identity to [email protected]. Responses are provided within thirty calendar days.

7. Supervisory Authority Complaints

If you believe our data processing violates applicable data protection legislation, you maintain the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or your local European Union supervisory authority.