Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10 November 2026

This policy explains what personal information faryalrazabhatti.co.uk collects, why, and what your rights are under UK data protection law.

Who I am

This website and blog is run by Faryal Raza Bhatti, a marketing professional based in the West Midlands, UK. I am the data controller for personal information collected through faryalrazabhatti.co.uk.

For any privacy question or request, email me at bhatti.faryalraza@yahoo.com. I aim to reply within 30 days.

What information I collect

Subscriber details: when you subscribe to blog updates, your email address and your name if you give it.
Contact details: when you send a message through a form or by email, your name, email address and message.
Comments: when you comment on a post, your name, email address and comment.
Usage data: when you browse the site, pages viewed, time on page, clicks, scrolls, device, browser, approximate location and referring website.
Email engagement: when you receive my emails, whether an email was opened and which links were clicked.

I do not knowingly collect information from children, and I do not collect payment details or special category data.

How I use it and why

Sending new blog posts and occasional updates to subscribers: consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
Replying to messages and enquiries: legitimate interests in responding to you.
Publishing and moderating comments: legitimate interests in running the blog.
Understanding how the site is used and improving it: consent for non-essential cookies and analytics.
Keeping the site secure and working: legitimate interests.

I do not sell your information, and I do not use it for automated decisions that affect you.

Cookies and analytics

Cookies are small files stored on your device. This site uses:

Essential cookies set by Wix, my website platform, to run the site and keep it secure. These do not need consent.
Analytics cookies from Wix Analytics and Microsoft Clarity. Clarity records how visitors scroll, click and move around pages, as heatmaps and session recordings, so I can see what works and fix what does not. Clarity masks text you type into forms.

Analytics cookies are only set if you accept them in the cookie banner. You can change your choice at any time through the Cookie Settings link in the footer, or by clearing cookies in your browser.

Who I share it with

I only share your information with services that help me run the site:

Wix.com: hosts the website, blog, forms, comments and email newsletters.
Microsoft (Clarity): website analytics, heatmaps and session recordings.

I may also share information if the law requires it.

Some of these providers store or process data outside the UK, including in the US and Israel. Where they do, the transfer is covered by a UK adequacy decision or approved safeguards, such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum.

How long I keep it

Subscriber details: until you unsubscribe, then removed from my mailing list.
Messages and enquiries: up to 2 years after our last contact.
Comments: for as long as the post is live, unless you ask me to remove them.
Analytics data: up to 13 months, in line with the providers' retention settings.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to:

Ask for a copy of the personal information I hold about you
Ask me to correct or delete it
Object to, or ask me to limit, how I use it
Ask for your information in a portable format
Withdraw consent at any time, for example by unsubscribing using the link in any email

To use any of these rights, email bhatti.faryalraza@yahoo.com. There is no charge.

If you are unhappy with how I handle your information, please contact me first. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.

Changes to this policy

I may update this policy when the site or the services I use change. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date it was last updated.