Privacy Policy

1. About this Privacy Policy

Periplum Copy is a UK-based writing and editing practice operated by Jonathan Mumby.

This Privacy Policy explains how Periplum Copy collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit this website, contact about its services or otherwise interact with the company.

Periplum Copy respects your privacy and aims to collect only the information that is necessary to communicate with you and the provided services.

2. Who is responsible for your information?

For the purposes of UK data protection law, Jonathan Mumby, trading as Periplum Copy, is the data controller responsible for the personal information described in this Privacy Policy.

Data Controller: Periplum Copy
Jonathan Mumby
jonathan@periplumcopy.com

3. What information is collected?

Depending on how you interact with Periplum Copy, what may be collected is as follows:

• your name
• your email address
• your organisation or business name
• information provided when making an enquiry
• information contained in correspondence between you and Periplum Copy
• other information voluntarily provide in connection with a potential or existing project.

If you contact Jonathan Mumby by email or through the website’s contact form, he will receive the information you choose to provide.

He does not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through this website.

4. How is your information collected?

Personal information may be collected when you:

• contact Periplum Copy by email
• submit an enquiry through the website’s contact form
• correspond about potential or existing work
• provide information directly in connection with the services

The website may also collect limited technical information automatically where this is necessary for the operation, security and performance of the website.

5. How is your information used?

Personal information is used where necessary to:

• respond to enquiries
• discuss potential writing, editing or bid-writing work
• provide services to clients
• communicate with existing and prospective clients
• maintain appropriate business records
• manage business and contractual relationships
• comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

Your personal information will not be sold, rented or traded.

6. Lawful basis for processing

Under UK data protection law, Periplum Copy must have a lawful basis for processing personal information.

Depending on the circumstances, Periplum Copy may process your information on the following bases:

Contract: where processing is necessary to enter into or perform a contract with you.

Legitimate interests: where processing is necessary for the ordinary operation and administration of Periplum Copy, provided that these interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

Legal obligation: where Periplum Copy needs to process information to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement.

Consent: where Periplum Copy has specifically asked for and received your consent to use your information for a particular purpose.

7. Who does Periplum Copy share your information with?

Periplum Copy does not sell, rent or otherwise trade personal information.

Periplum Copy may share personal information with third-party service providers where this is necessary to operate the website, communicate with you or provide its services. These may include:

• website hosting and website-management providers
• email and communication providers
• professional advisers, where necessary
• public authorities or other organisations where legally required to do so

Periplum Copy takes reasonable steps to ensure that third parties who process personal information on its behalf handle it appropriately and securely.

8. Contact forms and enquiries

If you submit an enquiry through the Periplum Copy contact form, the information you provide — such as your name, email address and message — will be used to respond to your enquiry and, where relevant, discuss potential services.

I will not use information submitted through the contact form for unrelated marketing purposes.

9. Cookies and website technology

This website may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the website to function correctly.

At present, Periplum Copy does not intentionally use Google Analytics or other third-party analytics services to track visitors for marketing purposes.

If this changes in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated where necessary and any required consent will be obtained.

10. Links to other websites

This website contains links to external websites and services, including LinkedIn and Substack.

These links do not give those services access to your personal information simply by being present on this website. However, if you follow a link to an external website, that website will operate under its own privacy policy and terms of use.

Periplum Copy is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

11. How long does Periplum Copy keep your information?

Periplum Copy keeps personal information only for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

This may include retaining information for as long as necessary to:

• respond to an enquiry
• provide services
• maintain appropriate business and financial records
• resolve disputes
• comply with legal obligations

When personal information is no longer required, Periplum Copy will take reasonable steps to delete it securely.

12. How does Periplum Copy protect your information?

Periplum Copy takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights including:

• the right to ask for access to the personal information I hold about you
• the right to ask for inaccurate information to be corrected
• the right to ask for your information to be deleted in certain circumstances
• the right to ask for processing of your information to be restricted in certain circumstances
• the right to object to certain processing
• the right to data portability in certain circumstances
• where processing is based on consent, the right to withdraw that consent

These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exemptions.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact Periplum Copy using the details below.

14. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the way your personal information is handled, please contact:

Jonathan Mumby, founder at Periplum Copy

jonathan@periplumcopy.com.

15. Complaints

If you have concerns about the way your personal information has been handled, it is encouraged to contact Jonathan Mumby first to try and resolve the matter.

You also have the right to complain to the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Further information about making a complaint is available from the ICO.

16. Changes to the Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services provided or applicable legal requirements.

The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated.