Privacy Policy

Last updated: 8 June 2026

1. Introduction

This privacy policy explains how FSDJourney.uk (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you use our website at https://fsdjourney.uk.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent way, in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

2. Who we are

FSDJourney.uk is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through this website.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we use your personal data, please contact us through the contact details published on FSDJourney.uk.

3. What personal data we collect

Depending on how you use the site, we may collect the following information:

• Email updates subscription: your name, email address, consent record, subscription date, and (for audit purposes) the IP address used when you subscribed.
• Website usage: technical information such as browser type, device type, pages visited, and approximate location derived from IP address, typically collected through standard website logs or cookies.
• Communications: any information you choose to send us if you contact us directly.

We do not intentionally collect special category data (such as health information) through this website.

4. How we use your personal data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• to send email updates when we publish new posts, if you have subscribed and given consent;
• to send subscription confirmation emails and process unsubscribe requests;
• to operate, maintain, secure, and improve the website;
• to respond to enquiries or requests you send to us;
• to comply with legal obligations.

5. Lawful bases for processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases:

• Consent: when you subscribe to email updates, you must tick a consent box before subscribing. You may withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing.
• Legitimate interests: to operate and protect the website, understand how it is used, and keep it secure, where those interests are not overridden by your rights.
• Legal obligation: where we need to process data to comply with applicable law.

6. Email updates

If you subscribe to updates on our Get Updates page:

• we will store your name, email address, the consent wording shown to you, the time you consented, and your subscription status;
• we will send you a confirmation email after you subscribe;
• we will email you when we publish a new post, including the post title, a short summary, and a link to read the full article;
• every email includes an unsubscribe link so you can opt out at any time;
• emails are sent from noreply@fsdjourney.uk. Replies to that address are not monitored.

We do not sell or rent subscriber details to third parties for marketing purposes.

7. Cookies and similar technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to make the site work, remember preferences, and understand how visitors use the site.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the website works.

Where required, we will ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies.

8. Third-party services

We use trusted service providers to help run the website and deliver emails, including:

• Website hosting and email delivery: our hosting and mail infrastructure processes technical data needed to operate the site and send emails from noreply@fsdjourney.uk.
• Anthropic (Claude): when we publish a new post, the post title and content may be sent to Anthropic’s AI service to generate a short summary for subscriber emails. Subscriber names and email addresses are not sent to Anthropic for this purpose.
• Public data sources: our FSD statistics feature fetches publicly available data from third-party websites. That process does not involve your personal data.

These providers process data only as needed to provide their services to us and must protect it appropriately.

9. International transfers

Some of our service providers may process data outside the UK. Where this happens, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as approved contractual protections, so your data remains protected to UK GDPR standards.

10. How long we keep your data

• Active subscribers: we keep your subscription details while you remain subscribed.
• Unsubscribed users: we update your record to show you have unsubscribed. We may retain minimal records where needed for legal, audit, or suppression purposes.
• Website logs: retained only as long as needed for security and troubleshooting, then deleted or anonymised.

11. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• request access to the personal data we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate data;
• request erasure of your data in certain circumstances;
• object to or restrict processing in certain circumstances;
• withdraw consent at any time (for example by unsubscribing from emails);
• request data portability where applicable.

To exercise these rights, contact us through the details published on FSDJourney.uk. We may need to verify your identity before responding.

If you are subscribed to email updates, you can also unsubscribe immediately using the link in any update email.

12. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues:

https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Significant changes may also be highlighted on the website.

14. Contact

For privacy-related questions or requests, please contact us through the contact details published on FSDJourney.uk.