GDPR Compliance

Last Updated: September 1, 2026

Our Commitment to Data Protection

ember-ferret is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. This page explains how we comply with GDPR principles and outlines your rights as a data subject.

GDPR Principles

We process personal data in accordance with the following principles:

  • Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: We process data lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner
  • Purpose limitation: We collect data for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes only
  • Data minimization: We collect only the data that is adequate, relevant, and necessary
  • Accuracy: We take reasonable steps to ensure personal data is accurate and up to date
  • Storage limitation: We retain data only as long as necessary for its stated purpose
  • Integrity and confidentiality: We implement appropriate security measures to protect personal data

Your GDPR Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights under GDPR:

Right to Access

You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. This is known as a Subject Access Request. We will respond to your request within one month and provide the information free of charge, unless your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive.

Right to Rectification

If you believe any personal data we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to request correction. We will respond to your request within one month.

Right to Erasure

You may request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances, including:

  • The data is no longer necessary for the purpose it was collected
  • You withdraw consent and there is no other legal basis for processing
  • You object to processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds
  • The data has been unlawfully processed

Note that we may retain certain information where we have a legal obligation to do so, such as business records required for tax purposes.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You may request that we restrict processing of your personal data in certain situations, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data or object to processing.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive personal data you provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit that data to another controller where technically feasible.

Right to Object

You may object to processing of your personal data where we rely on legitimate interests as the legal basis for processing. We will cease processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests.

Right to Withdraw Consent

Where we process your data based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Address: ember-ferret, 12 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2DH, United Kingdom

We will respond to requests within one month. In complex cases, we may extend this period by two additional months and will inform you of any such extension.

Data Protection Officer

For questions specifically related to data protection and GDPR compliance, you may contact our designated data protection contact at [email protected].

Complaints

If you believe we have not complied with GDPR or handled your personal data appropriately, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: ico.org.uk

International Transfers

We do not routinely transfer personal data outside the United Kingdom. If such transfers become necessary, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place as required by GDPR.

Automated Decision-Making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling in our processing of personal data.

Changes to This Statement

We may update this GDPR compliance statement to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Significant changes will be communicated through our website.