Privacy Policy
Contact Zone Media respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect personal data when you visit this website or contact us.
1. About Contact Zone Media
Contact Zone Media is a freelance journalism and editorial service operated by James Harrington, providing sports journalism, editorial content, broadcast research, media appearances and related services.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, Contact Zone Media is responsible for the personal information collected through this website and in connection with its services.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information when you contact us, submit an enquiry or otherwise interact with this website.
This may include:
- Your name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Company or organisation name
- Information you provide within an enquiry or message
- Information relating to commissioned work or services
- Technical information such as your IP address, browser type and device information
- Website usage and analytics data, where applicable
We only collect information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
3. How We Use Your Information
Personal information may be used to:
- Respond to enquiries and requests
- Discuss, arrange and provide freelance journalism, editorial or related services
- Manage ongoing client relationships and commissioned work
- Prepare quotations and invoices
- Maintain appropriate business and financial records
- Improve the website and understand how visitors use it
- Maintain the security and operation of the website
- Comply with legal, regulatory and tax obligations
We will not sell your personal information to third parties.
4. Lawful Basis for Processing
Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful basis for processing your personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, we may process your information because:
- It is necessary to respond to your request or perform a contract with you
- We have a legitimate business interest in communicating with clients, managing our services and operating this website
- We are required to comply with a legal obligation
- You have provided your consent where consent is required
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
5. Sharing Your Information
We may share personal information with trusted third-party service providers where necessary to operate the website or provide our services. This may include website hosting, email, analytics, accounting and other professional or technical service providers.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.
Third parties are only provided with information where there is an appropriate reason for doing so.
6. Cookies and Analytics
This website may use cookies and similar technologies to ensure the website functions correctly, understand website usage and improve the visitor experience.
Where required by law, non-essential cookies will only be used with your consent.
You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some parts of the website operate.
7. Data Retention
Personal information will only be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements.
The appropriate retention period will depend on the nature of the information and the reason it is being held.
8. Data Security
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss or misuse.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
9. International Data Transfers
Some third-party services used to operate this website or business may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards will be used where required under UK data protection law.
10. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:
- Request access to the personal information held about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Request restriction of the processing of your information
- Object to certain types of processing
- Request the transfer of your information where applicable
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise any of these rights, please get in touch using the contact details provided on the Contact page.
You also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you are unhappy with how your personal information has been handled.
11. Third-Party Websites
This website may contain links to third-party websites, publications, social media platforms or other external services.
Contact Zone Media is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. You should review the relevant privacy policies when visiting third-party websites.
12. Children’s Privacy
This website and its services are not specifically directed at children, and Contact Zone Media does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through this website.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Contact Zone Media may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services or legal requirements.
Any changes will be published on this page and the “Last updated” date will be amended accordingly.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how your personal information is used, or would like to exercise your data protection rights, please get in touch using the contact details provided on the Contact page.