important boring bits

Last updated: May 2026

Don't worry, nothing scary or sinister in here! Just the usual boring legal bits. 

I value your privacy and want to be transparent about how this website collects and uses your information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by this website.

1. Information Collected and How It Is Used

• Email subscriptions: If you choose to subscribe to receive updates on new blog posts or events, your email address will be collected. This information is used strictly to send you these updates. Subscription is entirely optional, and you can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of any email (or by getting in touch directly). 
• Contact Form: If you reach out via the website's contact form, your name, email, and any message you send will be visible to myself. This information is private and used solely to respond to your inquiry. 
• Website analytics: This website may collect basic, anonymous data about how visitors interact with the site (such as pages visited or time spent on a page) to help improve the content and layout. This data does not identify you personally in any way at all. 

2. Third-Party Links and Services

• Substack: This website contains link to external platforms, including my Substack newsletter. Please note that if you click a link to Substack and choose to subscribe, interact, or comment there, your data will be handled by Substack in accordance with their own privacy policy and terms. I do not control and am not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party platforms. 

3. Data Sharing 

I do not (and will never) sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. This website may use basic cookies provided by our host (GoDaddy) to enhance your browsing experience or analyse site traffic, you can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings if preferred. 

4. Your Rights

Because Think Rat operates in the UK, your data is protected under the UK GDPR. You have the right to request access to the personal data held about you, ask for it to be corrected/updated, or to request that it be deleted entirely (including being completely removed from the email update list or contact form records). 

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to have your email address removed from the subscription list, please contact at: 

thinkratuk@gmail.com