Last Updated: 1st November 2026
Not Just Hormones is an independently run blog. This notice explains how we handle personal information collected through this website.
This privacy policy tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
- Contact details
- What information we collect, use, and why
- Lawful bases and data protection rights
- Where we get personal information from
- How long we keep information
- Who we share information with
- Sharing information outside the UK
- How to complain
Contact details
Email: notjusthormonesblog@gmail.com
What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:
- Names and contact details
- Correspondence
We also collect the following special category information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:
- Health information
We collect or use the following information for the following purpose: to understand how visitors use our website through analytics:
- IP addresses
- Website and app user journey information
Children’s information
Our services are not specifically aimed at or marketed to children. However, we recognise that our content may be accessed by people under the age of 18, and we are mindful of this in how we operate our website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consideration, and if you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us using the details above so we can address it.
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
- Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. Read more about the right of access.
- Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. Read more about the right to rectification.
- Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. Read more about the right to erasure.
- Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. Read more about the right to restriction of processing.
- Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. Read more about the right to object to processing.
- Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. Read more about the right to data portability.
- Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Read more about the right to withdraw consent.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:
- Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
- To respond to enquiries, feedback and messages submitted through our contact form, in order to provide a helpful and timely response to the person who contacted us
For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to understand how visitors use our website through analytics are:
Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Where we get personal information from
- Directly from you
Cookies
Our website uses cookies, including third-party cookies from Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use our website. Some cookies are essential for the website to function, while others (such as analytics cookies) are only used with your consent. You can manage or withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time via the Cookie Declaration at the bottom of this page, or by adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies.
How long we keep information
We keep contact form submissions for as long as necessary to respond to and resolve your enquiry, and delete them within 12 months unless we need to keep them longer for a legitimate reason (such as an ongoing conversation). Analytics data collected via Google Analytics and Jetpack Stats is retained according to those providers’ standard retention settings, currently up to 14 months for Google Analytics.
Who we share information with
Data processors:
Automattic Inc. (WordPress.com), website hosting provider, United States of America
This data processor does the following activities for us: They host our website, store site content, process contact form submissions and provide basic website analytics (Jetpack stats) as part of our hosting service
Google LLC (Google analytics), web analytics provider, United States of America
This data processor does the following activities for us: They collect and process data about how visitors use this website, such as pages visited and time spent on the site, to help us understand and improve site performance
Sharing information outside the UK
Where necessary, we will transfer personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, we comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place.
Organisation name: Automattic Inc. (WordPress.com)
Category of recipient: Website hosting and content management provider
Country the personal information is sent to: United States of America
How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has been assessed as providing adequate protection to data subjects (also known as Adequacy Regulations or UK data bridge)
Organisation name: Google LLC
Category of recipient: Web analytics provider
Country the personal information is sent to: United States of America
How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has been assessed as providing adequate protection to data subjects (also known as Adequacy Regulations or UK data bridge)
Where necessary, our data processors may share personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, they comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place.
Organisation name: Automattic Inc. (WordPress.com)
Category of recipient: Website hosting and content management provider
Country the personal information is sent to: United States of America
How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has been assessed as providing adequate protection to data subjects (also known as Adequacy Regulations or UK data bridge)
Organisation name: Google LLC
Category of recipient: Web analytics provider
Country the personal information is sent to: United States of America
How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has been assessed as providing adequate protection to data subjects (also known as Adequacy Regulations or UK data bridge)
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a data protection complaint to us:
Email: notjusthormonesblog@gmail.com
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint