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.

What Data We Collect

This website does not ask you to create an account, submit a form or provide personal information. We do not collect your name, email address or any directly identifying information through general browsing.

If you contact us by email at [email protected], we receive and store only the information you include in that email. It is used solely to respond to your message and is not shared with third parties.

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 us 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.

We do not use Google Analytics for advertising purposes. Ad personalisation and ad storage are disabled.

Analytics only runs if you click Accept on the cookie banner when you first visit. You can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser cookies for this site — the banner will reappear on your next visit.

Cookies

This site uses a small number of cookies:

If you click Decline, only the consent preference cookie is stored. No analytics cookies are set.

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. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. Check their own privacy policies before submitting any information.

Data Retention and Sharing

We do not sell, rent or share any personal data with third parties for commercial purposes. Analytics data held by Google is subject to their retention settings (default 14 months).

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to access, correct or request deletion of any personal data we hold about you (in practice limited to any email correspondence). To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].

Hosting

This site is hosted via Cloudflare Pages. 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

We 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]