This page explains what personal information this website collects, why, and what you can do about it.
Who is responsible
This website is run by Kristina Kaganer. I am the controller of the personal information described here, which means I decide how and why it is used. To ask about anything on this page, or to use any of your rights, write to me through the contact section.
What I collect and why
When you send an enquiry
The contact form asks for your name, your work email address and your message. I use them to reply to you and to discuss the work you are asking about. The form is run by Formspree, which passes your message on to me. If you email me directly, I use your email address and what you tell me in the same way.
I do this because I have a legitimate interest in answering people who get in touch and, where we go on to work together, because it is needed to agree and carry out that work.
When you book a call
The Book a call button opens my booking page, which is run by Google Calendar. It asks for your name and email address so that the call goes into both our diaries and you receive a confirmation. I use these details to hold the call and to follow up afterwards, on the same basis as an enquiry.
When you visit, if you accept analytics
With your agreement I use Google Analytics to see how many people visit, which parts of the site they look at, roughly where in the world they are (a country and a city, never an address) and how they arrived, for example from a search or a link on another site. It also records the type of device and browser. It does not tell me who you are, and I do not try to work that out.
Nothing is loaded from Google Analytics and no analytics cookies are set unless you choose Accept in the cookie bar. If you decline, or do not answer, your visit is not counted. Advertising features are switched off: the information is not used to show you adverts, and I have not allowed Google to use it for its own products.
I rely on your consent for this. You can withdraw it at any time with Cookie settings at the foot of every page.
What the site needs in order to load
The site is hosted by GitHub and its typefaces come from Google Fonts. To send you the page, both receive your IP address and basic details of your browser, as any web server does. I have no access to those records and do not use them to identify anyone. This is necessary to run a working website, which is my legitimate interest.
Cookies
This site sets no cookies of its own unless you accept analytics.
- _ga and _ga_0NSFYRBPYH are set by Google Analytics if you accept. They hold a random number that tells one browser from another, so that visits can be counted. They last for up to two years.
- analytics-consent is not a cookie but a note kept in your browser’s storage for this site. It remembers whether you accepted or declined, so that you are not asked on every visit. It stays until you clear your browser’s data for this site.
To change your answer, choose Cookie settings at the foot of any page. If you change a yes to a no, the analytics cookies are deleted.
The booking pop-up shows Google’s own page, and Google may set its own cookies when you open it.
Who sees your information
I do not sell your information or pass it to anyone for their own marketing. It is handled for me by the services that run this site and my email:
- Formspree, for the contact form
- Google, for email, the booking page, typefaces and, if you accept, Analytics
- GitHub, for hosting
These companies are based in the United States, so your information may be processed outside the UK. Where it is, it is protected by the safeguards that UK law provides for, such as the UK-US data bridge or standard contractual clauses.
How long I keep it
- Enquiries, emails and call bookings: for as long as I need them to deal with your request and, if we work together, as a record of that work. You can ask me to delete them sooner.
- Analytics: Google deletes information linked to an individual browser after 14 months at most. After that only totals remain, which identify no one.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you can ask me to:
- tell you what information I hold about you and give you a copy
- correct it if it is wrong
- delete it
- stop or limit how I use it
- give it to you, or to someone you choose, in a format that can be reused
Where I rely on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time. To use any of these rights, write to me through the contact section. There is no charge, and I will reply within one month.
If you are unhappy with how I have handled your information, please tell me first so that I can put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or on 0303 123 1113.
Other websites
This site links to other websites, such as LinkedIn and the publications I write for. They have their own privacy policies, and I am not responsible for them.
Changes to this policy
I will update this page if the way the site handles information changes. The date at the top shows the latest version.