Privacy Policy

Last updated: 11 October 2026

This privacy policy explains how Wasembly (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit www.wasembly.com (the “website”). We are committed to handling your information in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

Information we collect

Information you give us

Contact form: when you contact us, we collect your name, email address, subject and message.
Newsletter: when you subscribe, we collect your email address.
Comments: if comments are enabled and you leave one, we collect your name, email address, website (optional) and the comment itself.

Information collected automatically

Technical data: such as your IP address, browser type, device information and pages visited. Our hosting and security services record this information to keep the website secure and running reliably.
Cookies: small files stored on your device. See the Cookies section below.

How we use your information

We use your information to:

Reply to your enquiries.
Send our newsletter, if you have subscribed.
Operate, maintain, secure and improve the website.
Protect against spam, fraud and attacks on the website.
Comply with legal obligations.

Our legal bases

We process personal information on the following legal bases:

Consent: for our newsletter and for non-essential cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time.
Legitimate interests: to respond to enquiries, keep the website secure and understand how it is used, where these interests are not overridden by your rights.
Legal obligation: where we must keep or disclose information by law.

Cookies

The website uses cookies that are strictly necessary for it to function, for example to remember your preferences, keep logged-in users signed in and protect forms from spam. Some features, such as newsletter sign-up tools, may set additional cookies. Where cookies are not strictly necessary, we will ask for your consent. You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Who we share information with

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us run the website, such as our web hosting provider, website security and backup services, and form and email tools. These providers process information on our behalf and only as needed to provide their services. We may also disclose information if required by law.

International transfers

Some of our service providers may process information outside the UK. Where this happens, we rely on appropriate safeguards, such as UK adequacy regulations or approved contractual clauses, to protect your information.

How long we keep information

Contact form messages: up to 24 months after our last correspondence.
Newsletter subscriptions: until you unsubscribe.
Comments: for as long as the comment remains published.
Security and server logs: for a limited period in line with our providers’ standard retention.

Your rights

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

Access the personal information we hold about you.
Ask us to correct inaccurate information.
Ask us to delete your information.
Restrict or object to certain processing.
Ask for your information in a portable format.
Withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond within one month. If you are unhappy with how we handle your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Unsubscribing

Every newsletter email includes an unsubscribe link. You can also contact us and we will remove you from our list.

Children

The website is intended for adults and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Links to other websites

Our guides link to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites, so please read their privacy policies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page, with the date it was last updated.

Contact

If you have any questions about this policy or how we use your information, please contact us.