Privacy Policy
Last updated: 1 January 2026
1. About This Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Marven Journal (“the Journal”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses, and safeguards personal data when you visit marven.info. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all readers and handling personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Marven Journal is an independent editorial publication. The data controller for the purposes of applicable data protection law is Marven Journal, 44 Tysoe Streetact us at [email protected].
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following circumstances:
Information you provide directly. When you contact us through the form on our contact page, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry and is not stored beyond what is necessary for that purpose.
Information collected automatically. When you visit marven.info, our hosting infrastructure may collect standard server log data, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and pages accessed. This information is used for technical management of the website and is not used to identify individual readers.
Cookie data. We use cookies to understand how readers engage with our content. Full details of the cookies we use are available in our Cookie Policy. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To respond to correspondence submitted through the contact form. The lawful basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in responding to reader enquiries.
To maintain and improve the technical performance of the website. The lawful basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in operating a reliable publication platform.
To analyse aggregate patterns of reader engagement, where you have provided consent through the cookie banner, in order to understand which editorial content is of most interest to readers. This analysis is conducted in aggregate and does not involve the identification of individual readers.
4. Data Sharing
Marven Journal does not sell, rent, or trade personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We do not share your personal data with third parties except in the following limited circumstances:
Hosting and infrastructure providers. We use third-party hosting services to operate the website. These providers handle server log data in the ordinary course of providing hosting services. They are engaged under data processing agreements that limit their use of any personal data to the provision of hosting services.
Analytics services. Where you have consented to analytics cookies, data about your visit may be processed by third-party analytics services. These services receive anonymised or pseudonymised data and are not permitted to use that data for their own purposes.
Legal obligations. We may disclose personal data where required to do so by law, or where necessary to respond to a lawful request from a public authority.
5. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for a period of up to twelve months from the date of receipt, after which they are deleted. Server log data is retained for a period of up to ninety days. Cookie data is retained in accordance with the periods described in our Cookie Policy.
Where you request deletion of personal data we hold about you, we will action that request within thirty days, subject to any legal obligations that require us to retain certain data for a specified period.
6. Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
Right of access. You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification. You have the right to request that we correct any personal data we hold about you that is inaccurate or incomplete.
Right to erasure. You have the right to request that we delete personal data we hold about you, subject to certain legal exceptions.
Right to restrict processing. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Right to data portability. Where processing is based on your consent or on a contract, you have the right to receive personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to object. You have the right to object to processing based on our legitimate interests. We will cease processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests.
Right to withdraw consent. Where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within thirty days of receiving your request. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
7. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These include the use of HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and the website, and access controls limiting who within the editorial team can access submitted correspondence.
No method of transmission over the internet is entirely secure. We cannot ensure the absolute security of information transmitted to the website, but we take the protection of reader data seriously and will notify you promptly in the event of any breach affecting your personal data.
8. Third-Party Links
Articles published by Marven Journal may contain links to external websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to marven.info. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites and encourage readers to review the privacy policies of any external sites they visit.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data handling practices or in applicable law. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated. We encourage readers to review this page periodically to remain informed about how we protect personal data.
10. Contact
For any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please contact us at:
Marven Journal
44 Tysoe Street
EC1R 0HX London
United Kingdom
[email protected]
+44 20 7381 9426