Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Hmarium ("the site", "we", "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of all visitors to this website. This Privacy Policy explains our approach to data in accordance with applicable United Kingdom data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

This website is an independent educational resource that explains foundational concepts related to human movement and physical function. No products, services or subscriptions are offered or sold through this site.

By continuing to use this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Who We Are

The data controller responsible for this website is Hmarium, operating from the following address:

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Information You Provide

The only circumstance in which you actively provide us with information is through the contact form on this website. That form requests only two items:

• Your email address, solely for the purpose of replying to your inquiry
• Your message, which contains only the content you choose to write

We do not request your name, telephone number, postal address, or any other personal identifier through the contact form. This information is used exclusively to respond to your inquiry about the site's educational content and is not retained in any database or used for any other purpose.

3.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit this website, certain technical information may be recorded automatically by the web server as part of standard internet infrastructure operation. This may include:

• Your IP address (in anonymised or truncated form where technically possible)
• The type and version of browser you are using
• The pages you visit and the time of your visit
• The referring URL (the address of the page that directed you here)

This information is processed for the purpose of maintaining the technical security and basic functionality of the website. It is not used to build individual profiles, is not sold to third parties, and is not combined with other data sources to identify you personally.

4. Cookies

This website uses only strictly necessary cookies that are essential for the basic operation of the site. These cookies do not track your behaviour, do not build advertising profiles, and are not shared with third parties. Specifically:

• A session-level cookie may be set to remember your cookie consent preference during your visit
• No analytics, tracking or advertising cookies are used on this site
• No third-party cookies are set by any service integrated into this site

For full details of the cookies used on this site, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

5. How We Use Information

Any information we receive is used solely for the following purposes:

• To respond to an inquiry submitted through the contact form
• To maintain the technical security and functional integrity of this website
• To comply with any legal obligations applicable to the operation of this site

We do not use your information for marketing communications. We do not sell, rent, share, or otherwise transfer your information to third parties for commercial purposes.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we are required to identify a lawful basis for any processing of personal data. The lawful bases applicable to this site are:

• Legitimate interests — for the processing of server log data necessary to maintain the security of this website
• Consent — where you have chosen to submit an inquiry through the contact form, you have consented to the processing of your email address for the purpose of receiving a response

7. Data Retention

Email inquiries and associated contact information are retained only for as long as is necessary to respond to the inquiry and are not subsequently stored in any persistent system or database. Server log data is retained for the minimum period required for operational and security purposes.

8. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to any personal data we may hold about you:

• Right of access — you may request a copy of any personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — you may request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — you may request deletion of personal data where there is no overriding reason for its retention
• Right to restrict processing — you may request that we restrict our processing of your data in certain circumstances
• Right to object — you may object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to data portability — where processing is based on consent and is carried out by automated means

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within the period required by applicable law.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection matters, at ico.org.uk.

9. Third-Party Links

This website may contain references to external publications, academic institutions or other informational sources. These references do not constitute endorsements and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any external websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical measures to protect this website and any information transmitted through it. However, no internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and we encourage caution when submitting information through any online channel.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.