At Happystackedition Terra Explorations Ltd. ("Happystackedition", "we", "our", or "us"), we respect your personal privacy and are committed to maintaining transparent data practices compliant with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Information We Collect
When you visit happystackedition.site or interact with our digital cartography vault, we collect the following categories of information:
- Directly Submitted Information: Name, email address, message contents, and submitted coordinates provided via our field inquiry contact forms.
- Automated Telemetry Data: IP addresses, browser types, device fingerprints, screen resolutions, operating systems, referring URLs, and session timestamps.
- Cookie Identifiers: Small data fragments stored on your local browser to recall consent preferences and session states.
2. Legal Basis & How We Use Your Data
We process personal data strictly under valid legal bases under UK GDPR Article 6:
- Consent: Where you opt-in to non-essential cookies or contact us directly with inquiries.
- Legitimate Interests: Securing our network infrastructure, identifying automated cyber threats, and optimizing user UX for geological field documentation.
- Legal Obligations: Compliance with applicable statutory requirements in the United Kingdom.
3. Data Retention & Security Measures
We retain submitted contact inquiries for up to 24 months after final correspondence. Automated server logs are purged every 90 days. We deploy strict TLS 1.3 encryption for data in transit and AES-256 bit storage encryption for records retained on our cloud servers.
4. Third-Party Sharing & Processing
Happystackedition does NOT sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We transfer information only to trusted technical processors (such as hosting infrastructure and security networks) operating under binding Data Processing Agreements.
5. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
You possess statutory rights regarding your personal information:
- The right to request access to copies of your personal data.
- The right to request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete records.
- The right to request erasure ("right to be forgotten") under specific conditions.
- The right to restrict or object to processing activities.
To exercise any of these rights, contact our Data Protection Officer at: [email protected].