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Last updated: 1 January 2026

Halvo Quarterly is an independent editorial publication covering daily habits, sustainable routines, and coaching perspectives on gradual weight management. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal data in connection with your use of halvo.info.

1. Who We Are

Halvo Quarterly is the data controller for information collected through this website. Our registered address for correspondence is:

Halvo Quarterly
83 Exmouth Market
London EC1R 4QE
United Kingdom
[email protected]

We are committed to protecting personal data and complying with our obligations under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

2. Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

Contact form submissions

When you use the contact form on this website, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This information is used only to respond to your enquiry.

Usage and analytics data

We may collect anonymised data about how visitors navigate this website, including pages viewed, time on page, and referring URLs. This data is aggregated and does not identify individual users.

Technical data

Your browser and server logs may record technical information including IP address, browser type, device type, and access timestamps. This data is retained for security purposes and is not used to profile individual visitors.

Cookie data

We use cookies on this website. See Section 5 below and our Cookie Policy for full details of what cookies are set, why they are used, and how to manage your preferences.

3. How We Use Data

Personal data collected through this website is used for the following purposes:

  • ▪To respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form
  • ▪To maintain and improve the functioning of this website
  • ▪To understand aggregate readership patterns for editorial planning
  • ▪To comply with legal obligations relating to server log retention

We do not sell, rent, or share personal data with third parties for marketing or commercial purposes. We do not use personal data to build individual visitor profiles.

5. Cookies

This website uses cookies to support its functioning and to understand aggregate usage patterns. We distinguish between cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to work and those that are optional.

You are presented with a cookie consent banner on your first visit. Only strictly necessary cookies are set before you provide consent. You may accept all cookies, accept selected categories, or accept only the necessary cookies required for the website to function.

Full details of all cookies used on this site are available in our Cookie Policy. You can update your preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer.

6. Third Parties

This website loads resources from the following third-party services, which may set their own cookies or access technical data:

  • ▪Google Fonts — for serving typefaces. Google may log font request metadata.
  • ▪jsDelivr and unpkg CDN — for JavaScript and CSS library files.
  • ▪Google Maps — on the Contact page, an embedded map is loaded from Google. If you view the contact page, Google may process technical data in accordance with their own privacy policy.

We do not control the data practices of these third-party services. We recommend reviewing their respective privacy policies if you have concerns about how they handle data.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary:

Contact form data — retained for up to 12 months from the date of receipt, then securely deleted.
Server log data — retained for up to 90 days for security purposes.
Analytics data — anonymised aggregate data may be retained indefinitely as it does not constitute personal data.

8. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate data.
Right to erasure — to request deletion of your personal data where no overriding legal obligation applies.
Right to restrict processing — to request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
Right to object — to object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

9. Security

This website is served over HTTPS. Contact form data is transmitted over an encrypted connection. We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or alteration.

No transmission over the internet is entirely without risk. If you have concerns about the security of data you have submitted, please contact us at [email protected].

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We recommend reviewing this page periodically. Continued use of the website following an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal data, please contact:

Halvo Quarterly — Data Enquiries
83 Exmouth Market
London EC1R 4QE
United Kingdom
[email protected]
+44 20 7364 8251
Monday — Friday, 09:00 – 18:00