Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by Anthony Riding (anthonyriding.com). The site explores creative thinking techniques, lateral thinking, and analogical reasoning through narratives and structured technique guides, including the Glanside project. For any questions about this policy, please contact us at glansideuk@gmail.com.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect only the minimum data necessary to operate this website. This may include:

  • Usage data — anonymised information about how visitors interact with the site, such as pages visited and time spent, collected via analytics tools including Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics.
  • Contact data — if you contact us by email or through the contact form, we will hold your email address and any information you provide solely for the purpose of responding to your enquiry.
  • Technical data — standard server log information including IP address, browser type, and referring URL, retained for security and diagnostic purposes.

We do not collect names, postal addresses, payment details, or any sensitive personal data through this website.

3. How We Use Your Data

Any data we collect is used only to:

  • Operate and improve the website;
  • Respond to enquiries you send us;
  • Understand how the site is being used in aggregate.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Cookies

This website uses cookies to support essential site functionality and to gather anonymous analytics via Google Tag Manager. No cookies are used to track you across other websites or to serve advertising.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the site.

5. Third-Party Links

This site contains links to external websites, including glanside.com. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies independently.

6. Data Retention

We retain contact data only for as long as is necessary to respond to your enquiry, and no longer than twelve months unless we are required to keep it for legal reasons. Anonymised analytics data may be retained indefinitely.

7. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR), you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you;
  • Request correction of inaccurate data;
  • Request deletion of your data;
  • Object to or restrict how we process your data;
  • Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at glansideuk@gmail.com.

8. Security

We take reasonable technical measures to protect any personal data we hold. However, no transmission over the internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to us.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

10. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us at:
glansideuk@gmail.com