Privacy policy.

Last updated: 14 May 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Femalefrets (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our website and services, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring your personal data is handled lawfully, transparently, and securely.

1. Controller

Femalefrets is the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions, you can contact us:

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

a. Personal Data

  • Full name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Account login credentials (if applicable)

  • Communication preferences

  • Any other information you voluntarily submit

b. Usage Data

Includes data about how you use our site, such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, time and date of visits, and device information.

c. Children's Data

We may collect personal data from children under 13 only where we have verifiable parental consent in compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data based on one or more of the following lawful grounds under UK GDPR:

  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Where you have given clear consent.

  • Contract (Art. 6(1)(b)): Processing necessary for performance of a contract.

  • Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): Where processing is required by law.

  • Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): Where it is in our legitimate business interests, and your rights do not override those interests.

For children's data, we rely on consent given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility (Art. 8 UK GDPR).

4. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data to:

  • Provide and maintain our website and services

  • Communicate with you

  • Manage your account

  • Send promotional content (with your consent)

  • Improve our services through analytics

  • Comply with legal obligations

  • Safeguard children and other vulnerable users

We do not use automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We may share your data with:

  • Service providers (e.g. hosting, analytics, email delivery)

  • Affiliates and business partners

  • Regulatory authorities where required by law

  • Third parties during business transfers (e.g. mergers)

We will never sell your personal data.

6. Children's Privacy

We take special care when processing children's personal data. If you are under the age of 13, we will only collect and use your data with verifiable consent from a parent or guardian.

If you are a parent and believe your child has submitted personal data without your consent, please contact us at amandab@femalefrets.uk and we will promptly delete the data.

We do not knowingly allow children to make personal data public or interact with other users in a way that could compromise their safety.

7. International Data Transfers

We do not transfer your personal data outside the United Kingdom. If this ever changes, we will update this Privacy Policy and ensure appropriate safeguards are in place as required under UK GDPR.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, regulatory, and accounting requirements.

Children’s data will be retained only for as long as necessary and subject to heightened safeguards.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have rights including:

  • Access – You can request a copy of your personal data.

  • Rectification – You can request correction of inaccurate data.

  • Erasure – You can ask us to delete your data (“right to be forgotten”).

  • Restriction – You can ask us to suspend processing of your data.

  • Data portability – You can ask us to transfer your data to another organisation.

  • Objection – You can object to how we use your data, particularly in direct marketing.

You can exercise these rights by contacting us at amandab@femalefrets.uk.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
https://ico.org.uk

10. Security of Your Data

We take data protection seriously and use appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal data. However, no system is 100% secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website is built on the Squarespace platform, which automatically uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate and improve the service. These cookies may include:

  • Essential cookies to enable core functionality (such as page navigation and security).

  • Performance and analytics cookies that help Squarespace understand how visitors interact with the website.

  • Functionality cookies that remember choices you make, like language or region.

We do not set our own cookies or use cookies for advertising or personal tracking purposes. However, cookies placed by Squarespace may still collect certain technical or usage data (such as IP address, browser type, device, and time spent on pages).

For more information, you can visit Squarespace's Cookie Policy or Privacy Policy.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect how the website functions.

12. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and encourage you to review their policies before providing any personal information.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you by updating the "Last updated" date and, if material changes occur, by email or a notice on our site.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, contact us:

  • Email: amandab@femalefrets.uk