Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2026. This Privacy Policy outlines the standards governing personal data collection, processing, and storage at Polarwafflemonky Macroeconomic Observatory.
1. Data Controller Identification
The legal data controller responsible for personal information gathered through polarwafflemonky.pro is Polarwafflemonky Macroeconomic Observatory Ltd (Company Registration No. 14829104), having its registered office at 24 St. Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8EP, United Kingdom. You can contact our appointed Data Protection Officer via email at [email protected].
2. Information We Collect
As an independent research publisher, our operational model minimizes data retention:
- Directly Provided Information: When you send correspondence to our editorial desk or submit media requests, we record your name, institutional email address, and message content to fulfill your inquiry.
- Technical Server Telemetry: Standard non-identifying server logs (anonymized IP address, user-agent string, page request timestamps) strictly utilized to safeguard network integrity and repel distributed denial-of-service threats.
- Local Storage State: We store minimal client-side state in your browser’s localStorage solely to manage local user interface preferences (such as briefing builder drafts).
3. Legal Grounds for Processing (GDPR Article 6)
We process personal data solely under legitimate legal bases recognized by the UK General Data Protection Regulation and EU GDPR:
- Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): Ensuring the technical availability, resilience, and security of our educational content.
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Voluntarily provided communications initiated by readers through contact channels.
4. Zero Commercial Data Monetization
We do NOT sell, lease, monetize, or trade reader personal information with third-party data aggregators, advertising exchanges, or commercial brokers under any circumstance.
5. User Data Rights
Under UK and European data privacy statutes, you possess explicit rights: the right to access your stored personal information, the right to rectification of inaccurate records, the right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"), and the right to lodge a formal complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Questions or requests regarding personal data should be addressed to [email protected].