PRVACY POLICY

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This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used and protected when you visit Dr Mervyn Eastman’s official website, submit an enquiry, subscribe to updates or manage your cookie preferences.

Who Is Responsible for Your Information

Dr Mervyn Eastman is the data controller for personal information submitted through this website.

For privacy-related enquiries, please contact:
Email: mervynchangeagent@gmail.com
Location: United Kingdom

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information when you:

  • We may collect personal information when you:
  • submit a contact form;
  • make a book, media, speaking, research, institutional or general enquiry;
  • subscribe to new writing or website updates;
  • communicate with us by email;
  • manage your cookie preferences through Cookiebot;
  • browse the website while permitted analytics, security or embedded-content tools are active.

The information collected may include:

  • your name;
  • your email address;
  • the subject and content of your enquiry;
  • your enquiry type;
  • your newsletter subscription preference;
  • your IP address;
  • browser and device information;
  • pages visited and website interaction information;
  • cookie and consent preferences;
  • technical information required for security and website performance.

Please provide only the information needed to handle your enquiry.

Do not submit confidential safeguarding records, medical information, legal case material, identifying details of vulnerable adults or private information about another person through this website.

How We Use Your Information

Personal information may be used to:

  • respond to enquiries;
  • manage book, media, speaking, research and institutional correspondence;
  • send new writing and updates where you have subscribed;
  • provide information about Dr Mervyn Eastman’s books, public work, events and media activity;
  • operate, secure and maintain the website;
  • manage cookie consent through Cookiebot;
  • understand and improve website use, accessibility and performance;
  • prevent spam, misuse and unauthorised access;
  • maintain appropriate administrative records;
  • comply with legal or regulatory requirements.
  • Personal information is not sold or rented.

Lawful Bases for Processing

We process personal information only where a lawful basis applies.

  • Consent : We rely on consent where you subscribe to email updates or accept non-essential cookies.
  • Legitimate interests : We may rely on legitimate interests to respond to enquiries, administer professional correspondence, maintain website security and understand how the website is used.

Contract or steps before a contract

We may process information where your enquiry concerns a book order, speaking engagement, professional arrangement or institutional collaboration.

Legal obligation

We may process or retain information where required by law, regulation or a legitimate legal process. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

Contact Forms and Enquiries

Information submitted through a contact form is used only to understand and respond to your enquiry.

  • Enquiries may concern:
  • books and availability;
  • interviews and media;
  • speaking invitations;
  • research and academic matters;
  • institutional partnerships;
  • community questions or reflections;
  • general correspondence.

Your message may be reviewed by Dr Mervyn Eastman or by an appointed person assisting with website, publishing, media, technical or administrative work.

Newsletter and Email Updates

If you subscribe to receive updates, your email address will be used to send information about new writing, books, public commentary, media appearances and related activity.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe option provided in an email or by contacting:

mervynchangeagent@gmail.com

An appointed email marketing provider may process subscription information on behalf of the website.

Cookies and Cookiebot

This website uses Cookiebot to manage cookie consent and record visitor preferences.

Cookies and similar technologies may be used to:

  • operate essential website functions;
  • remember cookie preferences;
  • protect forms and the website from misuse;
  • measure website traffic and performance;
  • support analytics;
  • display permitted embedded videos, maps or external media.

Cookies may be classified as:

Necessary cookies

Required for security, page loading, forms and consent management.

Preference cookies

Used to remember visitor settings and choices.

Statistics cookies

Used to understand website traffic and performance.

Marketing or third-party cookies

Used by external media, video, social or analytics services where those services are enabled.Non-essential cookies will only be used where the visitor has provided the required consent.You may change or withdraw your consent at any time through Cookie Settings in the website footer.

Cookie Declaration

The current Cookiebot declaration displayed on this page identifies the cookies detected on the website, including their provider, purpose, category and duration.The declaration may change as website services are added, removed or updated.

External Links and Embedded Content

The website may contain links to or embedded material from third-party services, including video platforms, social media, ResearchGate, LLARC, publisher websites, book retailers and media organisations.
These external services operate under their own privacy and cookie policies. This Privacy Policy applies only to Dr Mervyn Eastman’s website.
A third party may collect information when you follow an external link or interact with embedded content, subject to your cookie choices where applicable.

Safeguarding and Sensitive Information

This website is not an emergency safeguarding service and should not be used to report an urgent concern about a person at risk.
Please do not submit private case details, safeguarding records, medical records, legal documents or identifying information about vulnerable adults.
For an urgent safeguarding concern, contact the appropriate local authority safeguarding team or the emergency services.
This website does not provide legal advice, medical advice, emergency safeguarding intervention or individual case management.

Who We Share Information With

Personal information may be shared only where necessary with trusted providers supporting:

  • website hosting and technical maintenance;
  • contact forms and email delivery;
  • newsletter administration;
  • Cookiebot consent management;
  • website security and spam prevention;
  • analytics;
  • publishing, media or professional administration;
  • legal, accounting or regulatory compliance.

Information may also be disclosed where required by law, court order or legitimate legal process.
Some providers may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where this happens, appropriate contractual or legal safeguards will be used where required.

How Long Information Is Kept

Personal information is kept only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

  • General enquiry records are normally kept for up to 24 months after the last communication.
  • Newsletter information is kept until you unsubscribe or the mailing list is reviewed and cleaned.
  • Cookie consent information is retained according to Cookiebot’s consent settings.
  • Analytics and security data are retained according to the relevant provider settings.
  • Contractual, financial or legal records may be retained for longer where required by law or legitimate administrative need.

Information that is no longer required will be deleted, anonymised or securely archived.

How Information Is Protected

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorised access or disclosure.
These measures may include secure hosting, SSL encryption, access controls, password protection, limited administrative access, security monitoring, spam prevention and regular website maintenance.
No online service can guarantee absolute security, but appropriate measures are taken to protect information submitted through this website.

Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • ask what personal information is held about you;
  • request a copy of your information;
  • correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
  • request deletion of information in certain circumstances;
  • restrict how information is used in certain circumstances;
  • object to certain processing;
  • withdraw consent where consent is the lawful basis;
  • request transfer of information in certain circumstances;
  • complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

To exercise your rights, contact:

mervynchangeagent@gmail.com

You may also change or withdraw cookie consent through Cookie Settings in the website footer.

Complaints

Please contact mervynchangeagent@gmail.com if you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled.

You also have the right to raise a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes in website services, forms, newsletter systems, cookies, Cookiebot settings, embedded content or legal requirements.

The latest version will appear on this page with the date of the most recent update.