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Effective Date: 25 July 2026
The Hamelin Project exists to encourage curiosity, careful historical research, and thoughtful discussion.
At The Hamelin Project, your privacy is important. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected when you visit this website, how it is used, and how it is protected.
The Hamelin Project is committed to handling personal data responsibly and in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR).
Data Controller: Hazel Johnson
Website: The Hamelin Project
Contact: Please use the contact page
The Hamelin Project is an independent historical research website.
If you have any questions about privacy practices, please contact the us using the support/contact us form on the Website. You can use the contact link on your online site or email support@zenler.com to get the contact information of the Website instructors and administrator(s).
Depending on how you interact with the website, we may collect:
- Your name and email address if you contact us or subscribe to updates.
- Messages you send through the contact form or by email.
- Technical information such as your IP address, browser type and pages visited (through website analytics, where enabled).
We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal data.
Information may be collected when you:
- Contact us through the website or by email.
- Subscribe to updates or newsletters (if available).
- Visit the website through the use of cookies and analytics tools.
We only collect personal information where we have a lawful basis for doing so, including:
- Responding to enquiries.
- Providing updates that you have requested.
- Improving the website and understanding how visitors use it.
- Complying with legal obligations where required.
You may unsubscribe from updates at any time.
The website may use trusted third-party services to help provide its functionality, including:
- Zenler (website hosting)
- Google Analytics
If additional services are introduced in the future, this policy will be updated accordingly.
Some third-party providers may process data outside the UK or European Economic Area.
Where this happens, appropriate safeguards are used in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are taken to protect personal information, including secure hosting, encrypted connections (SSL), and restricted access where appropriate.
Personal information is only retained for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations.
Under applicable data protection legislation, you have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data.
- Correct inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of your data.
- Restrict or object to processing in certain circumstances.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Requests can be made by contacting us using the contact form.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority, such as the ICO (United Kingdom), the CNIL (France), or the relevant authority in your country.
This website uses cookies to help it function correctly and, where applicable, to understand how visitors use the site.
Please see the Cookie Policy for further information.
The Hamelin Project is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under the age of 13.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please complete the Contact form.