Last updated: 30 April 2026

This privacy policy explains how jamesnorris.me handles personal information. It is written for visitors in the United Kingdom and is intended to align with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

For more detailed guidance about privacy rights in the UK, see the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) guide to individual rights.

Who is responsible for this website?

James Norris is responsible for this website and acts as the data controller for personal information collected through it.

You can contact James through the contact page.

What personal information this website may collect

This website may collect or process the following information:

• information you send through a contact form, such as your name, email address, subject and message;
• technical information needed to run and secure the website, such as IP address, browser type, device information, referring page and server log information;
• cookie or local-storage preferences, including whether you accepted or declined the cookie banner;
• information created when you use embedded third-party services, such as Google Translate, YouTube no-cookie embeds, social media embeds or links to external websites.

The website does not intentionally collect special category data. Please avoid sending sensitive personal information through the contact form unless it is necessary for your enquiry.

Why this information is used

Personal information is used for these purposes:

• to respond to enquiries sent through the contact form;
• to operate, maintain and secure the website;
• to remember cookie-banner choices;
• to understand and fix technical problems;
• to display embedded content and translation tools where those features are used.

Lawful basis for processing

Under UK data protection law, the lawful basis depends on the context:

• Consent may apply where you choose to send information through a form or choose to use a non-essential feature.
• Legitimate interests may apply where information is needed to run, protect and improve the website, respond to enquiries, prevent misuse, or keep basic technical logs.
• Legal obligation may apply if information has to be kept or shared to comply with the law.

Contact forms and email

If you send a message through the contact form, the details you provide are sent by email so your enquiry can be answered. The information is used only for handling that enquiry and any reasonable follow-up.

Do not include confidential, medical, legal, financial or highly sensitive information unless you are comfortable sending it by website form and email.

Cookies and similar technologies

This website uses a cookie banner. Your choice may be stored in your browser using local storage so the banner does not keep appearing.

Some WordPress, security, embedded media or translation features may use cookies or similar technologies. The ICO explains that websites should tell people about cookies and, where required, get consent for non-essential cookies. You can read the ICO's guidance on cookies and similar technologies.

You can usually manage or delete cookies and local storage through your browser settings.

Embedded content and third-party services

Pages on this website may include embedded content or links from other websites, including YouTube, social media platforms, Google Translate, publishers, academic platforms and event websites.

Embedded content can behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. Those services may collect data, use cookies, log interactions or apply their own privacy terms. This website does not control how those third-party services process personal information.

Analytics

This website does not currently use a dedicated analytics package for visitor tracking. Basic technical logs may still be created by the web server or hosting environment for operational and security purposes.

If analytics are added later, this policy should be updated to explain what is collected, why it is collected, and how visitors can control it.

Comments

Comments are disabled on this website, so the site does not collect comment text, commenter names or commenter email addresses through WordPress comments.

How long information is kept

Personal information is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose it was collected.

As a general guide:

• contact form messages may be kept while the enquiry is active and for a reasonable period afterwards;
• technical logs may be kept for a limited period for security, troubleshooting and maintenance;
• cookie-banner preferences may remain in your browser until you clear them or they expire.

Sharing personal information

Personal information is not sold.

Information may be shared only where necessary with:

• website hosting, email, security or maintenance providers;
• third-party services used to display embedded content or provide translation tools;
• professional advisers, if needed;
• public authorities, regulators or law enforcement where legally required.

International transfers

Some third-party services linked from or embedded in this website may process information outside the UK. Where that happens, the relevant third party is responsible for explaining its own transfer safeguards in its privacy information.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights to:

• be informed about how your personal information is used;
• access a copy of your personal information;
• ask for inaccurate information to be corrected;
• ask for information to be erased in some circumstances;
• ask for processing to be restricted;
• object to processing in some circumstances;
• data portability in some circumstances;
• complain to the ICO.

The ICO provides a plain-English guide to your personal data rights.

How to make a request

To make a privacy request, use the contact page and explain what you are asking for. You may be asked for information to confirm your identity before a request can be actioned.

Complaints

If you are concerned about how your personal information has been handled, please raise it through the contact page first so it can be looked into.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office, the UK's data protection regulator.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated when the website changes, when new services are added, or when legal requirements change. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last updated.