Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026 • Last Revised: April 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Toptallyshlf Media & Culinary Publishing Ltd. ("Toptallyshlf", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, protects, and discloses personal information when you visit toptallyshlf.cyou or interact with our digital publications, guides, and newsletter services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us as well as data automatically transmitted by your browser:

Directly Provided Information: Email address when subscribing to newsletters, full name, phone number, and inquiry details submitted via our contact forms.
Automated Data Collection: IP addresses, browser type, device specifications, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, time spent on site, and interaction metrics.

2. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Compliance)

For visitors residing within the European Union (EU) or United Kingdom (UK), our legal grounds for processing personal data include:

Legitimate Interest: Providing reliable culinary journalism, site security, and user performance analytics.
Consent: Explicit approval for newsletter dispatches and non-essential tracking cookies.
Legal Obligation: Compliance with applicable statutory requirements and accounting regulations.

3. Data Usage & Sharing Practices

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. Information is shared only with certified service providers (cloud storage, security monitoring, newsletter transmission services) under strict confidentiality agreements.

4. Your Statutory Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you hold rights to access, rectify, port, or request erasure of your personal records. To exercise any data subject rights, please contact our Data Protection Office at [email protected].