Privacy Policy

About This Site

B26 Sheldon (b26sheldon.uk) is an independent community website for residents and visitors in the B26 postcode area of Birmingham, UK. It is not affiliated with Birmingham City Council or any commercial organisation.

I'm Jude, and I run the site on my own. I am the person responsible for any personal data collected through it, and the contact for any questions about it is [email protected].

What Data I Collect

You can browse the site without giving me any personal information. I collect personal data only in the two ways below.

Contact form

The contact form asks for:

• Name (required)
• Email address (optional, only if you want a reply)
• Phone number (optional)
• What the message is about (required, chosen from a list)
• Your message (required)
• Your confirmation that the information is accurate and that I may publish it on b26sheldon.uk if relevant

I use this only to read your message, reply if you gave contact details, and, where you have agreed, publish the information if it is relevant. I do not publish your name, email or phone number unless you ask me to.

The form is sent through Web3Forms, which passes it to my email inbox. Web3Forms' FAQ says it does not store form submissions, that its servers are in the United States, and that server logs may contain personal data and are deleted about every two months. Its data processing agreement lists spam-filtering services that receive the sender's IP address and email address, and mentions a three-year time limit on submission data.

Comments

If you leave a comment on a post, I store your name (up to 80 characters), your comment (up to 1,000 characters), the post it belongs to and the time it was sent, in a Cloudflare database. Comments are checked by me and appear only once approved. A notification email containing the same details is sent to me through Web3Forms. Please do not put an email address, phone number or other private details in a comment, because it will be public once approved.

Email

If you email [email protected], I receive and keep what you send. I use it only to reply.

Analytics (Google Analytics 4)

With your consent, this site uses Google Analytics 4 to understand how the site is used — for example, which pages are visited and how visitors arrive. This helps me improve the content and navigation.

Google Analytics sets cookies and collects anonymised usage data including your approximate location (country/region level), browser type, device type and pages visited. This data is processed by Google and is subject to Google's Privacy Policy.

Analytics only records visits if you click Accept on the banner when you first visit. The Google Analytics script is still requested when a page loads, so Google can see your IP address at that point, but no page view is sent and no analytics cookies are set until you accept. You can change your choice at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser. The banner will reappear on your next visit.

Advertising (Google AdSense)

This site shows adverts through Google AdSense. The ad script is requested when a page loads, so Google receives your IP address and browser details at that point, whatever you choose on the banner.

If you click Accept, Google may set cookies and use identifiers on your device to show personalised adverts and measure how they perform. If you click Decline, no advertising cookies are set and Google limits the adverts it shows to non-personalised ones.

Google acts as an independent data controller for advertising data. See how Google uses information from sites that use its services and Google's Privacy Policy. You can manage ad personalisation at myadcenter.google.com.

Advertising pays for the running costs of the site. I do not sell or rent your personal data.

Cookies

This site uses one item of browser storage and, if you accept, Google Analytics and Google advertising cookies:

If you click Decline, only your choice is stored in your browser. No analytics or advertising cookies are set.

Other Services the Site Uses

• Google Fonts: text fonts are loaded from Google's servers, so Google receives your IP address when a page loads. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Open-Meteo: the home page requests the local weather from api.open-meteo.com, so that service receives your IP address. No personal details are sent. See Open-Meteo's terms.
• Web3Forms: carries contact form messages and comment notifications to my email, as described above.

Third-Party Links

This site links to external websites such as Birmingham City Council, Transport for West Midlands, Birmingham Airport, NHS services and Google Maps. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. Check their own privacy policies before submitting any information.

Data Retention and Sharing

I do not sell or rent personal data. I keep contact form messages and emails for as long as needed to deal with them, then delete them. Comments stay in the database for as long as the post is live, and I will delete one on request. Analytics data held by Google is kept for 14 months by default.

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR you can ask to see, correct or delete personal data I hold about you, such as a contact message, an email or a comment. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk. To exercise your rights, email [email protected].

Hosting

This site and its comments database are hosted on Cloudflare. Cloudflare may process request metadata (IP address, browser details) for security and performance purposes as a data processor. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

Changes to This Policy

I may update this policy as the site develops. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after a revision constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

For any privacy-related questions: [email protected]