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Last updated: 12 February 2026

Brelona Dispatch is an independent editorial publication exploring meal timing, eating rhythm, and daily food scheduling in everyday life. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body.

1. Who We Are

This Privacy Policy describes how Brelona Dispatch ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects personal data when you visit our website at brelona.info. We are the data controller for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Our registered correspondence address is 58 Cloudesley Place, London N1 0HS, United Kingdom. You may contact us at any time at [email protected].

We are committed to handling personal data responsibly and in accordance with applicable UK data protection law. This policy is reviewed annually and updated whenever our data practices change materially. The current version of this policy is always accessible at brelona.info/privacy-policy.

2. Data We Collect

We collect personal data in the following circumstances:

Contact Form Submissions

When you submit a message via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not store contact form submissions in a database — they are delivered directly to our editorial inbox and retained in email form only.

Technical and Usage Data

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical data, including your IP address (anonymised where possible), browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This data is collected via analytics cookies, subject to your consent preferences set via our cookie banner.

Cookie Data

We use cookies to support the functioning of the website and, with your consent, to analyse usage patterns. Full details of the cookies we use, their purposes, and how to manage them are set out in our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes, each of which is supported by a lawful basis under UK GDPR:

  • Responding to enquiries — name and email address collected via the contact form are used to respond to your message. Lawful basis: legitimate interests (communicating with individuals who contact us directly).
  • Website analytics — technical and usage data collected via analytics cookies is used to understand how the site is used and to improve its content and structure. Lawful basis: consent (via the cookie banner).
  • Security and fraud prevention — server logs and technical data may be used to identify and prevent malicious activity. Lawful basis: legitimate interests (protecting the integrity of the website).
  • Legal compliance — we may process personal data where required to comply with a legal obligation. Lawful basis: legal obligation.

We do not use personal data for automated decision-making or profiling.

4. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data. We may share personal data with third parties only in the following circumstances:

Service providers: We engage third-party service providers to support the functioning of the website, including hosting and analytics. These providers act as data processors and are contractually required to process data only on our instructions and in accordance with UK data protection law.

Legal requirements: We may disclose personal data where required to do so by law, court order, or the request of a competent authority. In such cases, we will disclose only the minimum data necessary to satisfy the requirement.

We do not transfer personal data outside the United Kingdom except where an adequacy decision is in place or appropriate safeguards have been established in accordance with UK GDPR.

5. Retention

We retain personal data for no longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Contact form submissions are retained in our editorial inbox for a period of twelve months, after which they are deleted. Analytics data collected via cookies is retained for the period specified by the analytics provider and subject to your consent preferences.

Server logs are retained for a maximum of ninety days for security purposes and then deleted automatically.

6. Your Rights

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

  • Right of access — you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification — you may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to erasure — you may request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to restriction — you may request restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability — where processing is based on consent or a contract, you may request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Right to object — you may object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

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

7. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that help us understand how the site is used and, with your consent, enable analytics functionality.

We operate a consent-based approach to cookies. When you first visit the site, a cookie consent banner will appear. You may accept all cookies, accept only selected categories, or accept only essential cookies required for the site to function. You may change your preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer.

Full details of the cookies we use, their purposes, and retention periods are set out in our Cookie Policy.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Brelona Dispatch — Privacy Enquiries
58 Cloudesley Place, London N1 0HS, United Kingdom
Monday — Friday, 09:00 – 18:00