Data & Privacy Information
Your data is taken seriously - here is some information about GDPR, data and privacy.
The data controller for this website is Iain F Macleod, operating the website www.iainfmacleod.com.
Subscriber data will only be used for the purposes of sending newsletter emails from this website (www.iainfmacleod.com) from which you can unsubscribe at any time. You can also sign into the account for subscriber only content (there will be more of this in future).I would recommend using a unique password for your account.
I use Ghost Pro to host this website. Other companies which use the Ghost blogging platform are DuckDuckGo, OpenAI and Duolingo. It is hosted on ghost.org's servers and data is hosted in the EU. On the Ghost website you can find out how Ghost complies with GDRP:
The website contact form is created by a company called Tally. Tally is GDPR compliant and hosted in the EU. It doesn't use cookie-tracking, and all form data is securely stored, and encrypted both in transit and at rest. Learn more about Tally & GDPR.
Some hyperlinks to products are affiliate links and the is clearly highlighted whenever they appear.
For analytics I use Plausible.io which is a privacy friendly Google Analytics alternative. I am currently also comparing it to Umami Analytics for value for money, which is also privacy focussed.
Thank you for visiting the site and if you have any questions, you can get in touch using the contact form on the contact page.
Regards, Iain F
