This privacy notice explains how wokinghamhalfmarathon.co.uk (referred to as "we", "us" or "our" throughout) collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit this independent review portal. We are not Katanaspin itself – we run an informational site about the brand, and this policy concerns only the data we handle here, not what the operator collects once you register with them.
Who controls your data on this site
wokinghamhalfmarathon.co.uk is the data controller for any personal information collected through this portal. Our contact address is [email protected]. The operator behind Katanaspin – Caishxn Holding B.V., registered in Curaçao – controls its own data separately, under its own privacy policy, once you interact with its platform directly.
What information we collect
We gather two types of data when you use this site:
- Technical information – your IP address, browser type, device, and pages visited. This comes from standard web-server logs and analytics scripts.
- Information you provide – if you fill in a contact form or subscribe to updates, we collect your email address and any message content you send.
We do not ask for payment details, identity documents, or account credentials. Those belong to the operator's own registration process, not ours.
Why we process your data
The purposes are straightforward:
- To operate the site and respond to enquiries sent through our contact form.
- To understand how visitors use the portal – which pages are read, how long people stay, where they arrive from – so we can improve the content.
- To comply with legal obligations, including UK data-protection law and any valid requests from authorities.
We do not use your data for profiling, automated decision-making, or anything beyond the functions listed here.
Legal basis under UK GDPR
We rely on legitimate interests (operating an informational website and understanding its audience) for most processing, and on consent where you actively opt in – for example, by subscribing to a newsletter or agreeing to analytics cookies through the banner. Where we have a legal duty to retain certain records, that duty is our basis.
Third parties who see your data
We share information with a small number of processors, each for a defined reason:
| Category | Purpose | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics | Measure traffic and page performance | Google Analytics (anonymised IP) |
| Hosting | Store site files and serve pages to visitors | Our web-hosting provider |
| Advertising networks | Display relevant ads (consent-based) | Third-party ad platforms |
None of these parties buy your data from us, and none may use it for purposes beyond the service they provide. Where a processor is based outside the UK, we ensure adequate safeguards – standard contractual clauses or an adequacy decision – are in place.
We never sell your personal information to anyone.
Your rights and how to use them
Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights concerning your personal data:
- Access – request a copy of the information we hold about you.
- Rectification – ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Erasure – request deletion, where no legal obligation requires us to keep it.
- Restriction – limit how we process your data while a dispute is resolved.
- Portability – receive your data in a common format, or have it sent to another controller.
- Objection – object to processing based on legitimate interests; we must stop unless we can show compelling grounds.
- Withdraw consent – where processing relies on consent (e.g. marketing emails), you can revoke it at any time.
To exercise any of these, write to [email protected] with enough detail for us to locate your records. We will respond within one month. If you are not satisfied with our reply, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data-protection supervisory authority. Visit ico.org.uk or call 0303 123 1113.
How long we keep your data
Technical logs and analytics summaries are retained for up to 26 months, then deleted. Contact-form submissions are kept for as long as necessary to answer your query, then archived or deleted within 12 months unless a legal claim or regulatory request requires longer retention. If you subscribe to updates, we hold your email address until you unsubscribe.
Protection of minors
This portal is intended for visitors aged 18 and over (18+). We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with data, contact [email protected] and we will delete it promptly.
Changes to this privacy notice
We may update this policy from time to time – for example, if our processors change or new legal requirements come into force. When we do, the revised version will be posted on this page with a new date below. Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised terms.
Last updated: 26 November 2025
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