Pauline Prior-Pitt

Last updated: 12 November 2026

This notice explains what personal data is processed when you visit this website or contact me, and what rights you have under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who is responsible

Pauline Prior-Pitt
North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Email: pauline@nullpauline-prior-pitt.com
Telephone: 01876 560360

In short

This website has no contact form, no newsletter, no comment function, no visitor statistics and no advertising. I do not use cookies to track visitors. Personal data is only processed where this is technically necessary to run the website, for the embedded videos on the home page, and when you contact me.

Hosting and server log files

This website is hosted by IONOS Cloud Ltd, 2 Cathedral Walk, The Forum, Gloucester GL1 1AU, United Kingdom. Whenever you visit a page, the server automatically records technical information in log files: your IP address, the date and time of the request, the page requested, the website you came from (referrer), and your browser and operating system. This is needed to deliver the website, to keep it secure and to find errors.

The legal basis is my legitimate interest in the secure and reliable operation of the website (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR). IONOS processes this data on my behalf under a data processing agreement. Log files are deleted after a short period, unless they are needed to investigate a security incident.

Security of the login area

To protect the website against attacks, failed attempts to log in to the administration area are recorded together with the IP address and blocked for a time after several failures. This only affects people who try to log in. The legal basis is my legitimate interest in protecting the website (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR). These records are deleted automatically after a limited period.

Cookies

This website itself only sets cookies for logged-in administrators. These are strictly necessary for the login and are not used for visitors. Information on the embedded videos follows below.

Embedded videos (Vimeo)

The home page contains videos from Vimeo, a service of Vimeo.com, Inc., 330 West 34th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA. When you open the home page, your browser connects to Vimeo’s servers to load the video player. Vimeo then receives your IP address, information about your browser and device, and the page you are visiting. If you play a video, Vimeo also receives information about your viewing.

The videos are embedded with Vimeo’s “Do Not Track” setting. This tells Vimeo not to set cookies or record session data for statistics. Data may be transferred to the USA. Vimeo is certified under the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which the UK recognises as providing adequate protection.

The legal basis is my legitimate interest in showing recordings of my performances in an attractive way (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR). Further information can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy.

Contacting me and ordering books

If you email or phone me, for example to order signed copies of my books, I use your details (such as name, postal address, email address and order details) only to answer your enquiry and to send and invoice your order. The legal basis is the performance of a contract or steps before entering into one (Article 6(1)(b) UK GDPR), or my legitimate interest in answering your enquiry (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR). I keep this data only as long as necessary, and order and invoice records as long as required by tax law.

Your rights

You have the right to access the personal data I hold about you, and to have it corrected or erased. You can also ask me to restrict its use, object to its use and, where applicable, receive it in a portable format. To use any of these rights, simply contact me using the details above.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint, telephone 0303 123 1113.

Changes to this notice

I may update this notice if the website or the law changes. The current version is always available on this page.