Privacy & Cookie Policy

Welcome to londonreviewlady.com (referred to as "London Review Lady", "we", "us", or "our"). We operate as an independent consumer advocacy and forensic product-testing publication. This Privacy & Cookie Policy outlines how we collect, handle, store, and safeguard your personal data across our website, communication desks, and digital campaigns, in full compliance with the UK Data Protection Act 2018, UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), EU GDPR, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), and applicable international standards.

We collect only the minimum personal data necessary for our editorial, journalistic, and administrative operations:

• Public Inquiries & Reader Feedback: When you contact our editorial desk via our secure contact form, we collect your name, email address, international telephone number (where provided), inquiry category, subject matter, and message body.
  • Lawful Basis: Legitimate Interests (UK GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)) to process and resolve consumer, testing, and operational inquiries.
• Journalist & Media Accreditations: When members of the press, broadcast media, or industry analysts request editorial quotes, syndication permissions, investigative background material, or press releases, we collect professional contact credentials (name, media outlet, professional email, phone number, and publication deadlines).
  • Lawful Basis: Legitimate Interests and Journalistic/Public Interest provisions under Schedule 2 of the Data Protection Act 2018.
• Voluntary Editorial Subscriptions: Where you subscribe to receive our latest consumer alerts, law card updates, or published reviews, we collect your email address.
  • Lawful Basis: Explicit Consent (UK GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)), which may be revoked at any time via one-click unsubscribe links.
• Automated Technical Data: When accessing the site, standard non-identifiable technical data (device type, operating system, browser type, referral URI, and approximate geographical region) is logged for site diagnostics and performance monitoring.

To maintain operational integrity without intrusive advertising brokers, our operations run exclusively on enterprise cloud architecture:

• Google Workspace & Google Cloud Platform (Google Ireland Ltd / Google LLC): Our contact registries, secure form endpoints, and inquiry logs operate within Google Workspace infrastructure (including Google Sheets and Google Apps Script). Data transmitted through our forms is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest (AES-256) under Google Cloud’s ISO 27001/SOC 2 certifications. Google’s processing is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
• GoDaddy Operating Company, LLC: Provides domain routing, DNS architecture, and front-end hosting.

To maintain uncompromising editorial independence, London Review Lady funds all retail product testing exclusively with our own capital under our T.R.U.S.T.™ Charter—we never accept free test units, manufacturer sponsorships, or paid editorial placements.

To keep our journalism free of paywalls, we participate in selective commercial affiliate programs (including the Amazon EU Associates Programme, Awin, Impact.com, and CJ Affiliate):

• How Affiliate Tracking Works: When you click an external link to view or purchase a product we have tested, an affiliate tracking cookie or query token is set on your device by the respective affiliate network. This records that your visit originated from our site, allowing us to earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
• Data Privacy Safeguard: These networks do not provide us with your personal banking details, credit card numbers, delivery addresses, or personal identity. We receive strictly anonymized, aggregated reporting confirming that a qualifying transaction was completed.

• Google Search Console & Organic Visibility: We monitor crawl health, page indexing, and search queries via Google Search Console. This telemetry reflects aggregated trends without individual user profiling.
• Google Ads (AdWords): When running targeted educational campaigns (e.g., promoting consumer dispute guides or investigative reports), privacy-compliant measurement cookies may assess campaign performance. We do not use private inquiry details for remarketing or re-identification. You can manage your preferences at any time via Google Ad Settings.

We maintain official presences across major platforms (including Pinterest, X/Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram):

• Static, Privacy-First Sharing: Social links on our articles are implemented as static hyperlinks. Unlike third-party social widgets, they do not execute invasive tracking scripts or transmit your data to social platforms unless you actively click to share an article.

London Review Lady operates under a strict Zero Data Selling policy. We do not sell, rent, lease, or trade personal data, contact submissions, or email lists to data brokers, marketing agencies, or commercial third parties.

Under the UK GDPR, EU GDPR, and applicable privacy laws, you have the right to:

• Request Access to the personal data we hold about you.
• Request Correction of incomplete or inaccurate data.
• Request Erasure (the "Right to be Forgotten") of your contact registry entry.
• Withdraw Consent or Object to specific data processing activities.

To exercise any of these statutory rights, please contact our Data Desk via our Contact Us page or via email at info@londonreviewlady.com .

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