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Privacy Policy

How we collect, use and protect personal information when you use this website.

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Who we are

This website is operated by Otherworldly Technologies Ltd (trading as Timbuktu), a company registered in England and Wales under company number 16656757. We are the data controller for personal information collected through this website.

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Information we collect

Information you give us through our forms, such as your name, work email, role, company name, country and details about your organisation's systems and records.

Information collected automatically when you visit, such as device and browser type, pages viewed and approximate location, gathered through essential cookies and analytics.

We do not ask for raw business data through the website. The initial assessment only collects descriptions of the data your organisation holds.

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How we use information

To respond to enquiries, review data assessments and referrals, and contact you about potential licensing opportunities.

To operate, secure and improve the website.

To meet our legal and regulatory obligations.

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Legal basis

We process personal information on the basis of our legitimate interests in operating a business-to-business data licensing service, to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, and where required, your consent or our legal obligations.

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Sharing

We share information with service providers who host and operate our website and systems, under contract and only as needed. We do not sell personal information.

We will not share details identifying your organisation with prospective data buyers without your permission.

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International transfers

Where information is transferred outside the UK, we use appropriate safeguards such as adequacy regulations or standard contractual clauses.

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Retention

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes above, normally no longer than two years after our last contact with you, unless a longer period is required by law.

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Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures, including access controls and encryption in transit, to protect personal information.

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Your rights

Under UK data protection law you may have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict or object to the processing of your personal information, and to data portability. You may withdraw consent at any time where we rely on it.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).

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Cookies

We use essential cookies needed for the website to function and may use analytics cookies to understand how the site is used. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

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Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page.

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Contact

For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, contact Otherworldly Technologies Ltd through our contact page.