Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Overview

This Privacy Policy outlines how Encore Jolly Porch Travel Media Ltd. ("Encorejollyprch", "we", "us", or "our"), operating the web domain encorejollyprch.beauty, collects, processes, protects, and retains your personal and technical data when you use our web applications, trip planners, and calculators. We are committed to transparency, compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the EU GDPR (Regulation EU 2016/679), and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA).

2. Data Controller Information

For the purposes of applicable data protection law, the Data Controller is:

• Legal Entity Name: Encore Jolly Porch Travel Media Ltd.
• Company Registration Number: UK-09482104-E
• Registered Office: 42 St. Clement's Court, Oxford, OX4 1AB, United Kingdom
• Designated Data Protection Contact: [email protected]

3. Categories of Information We Collect

We process only minimal information necessary to deliver high-performance browser-based tools:

• Client-Side Planning Inputs: Data entered into the Europe Trip Planner, Fuel Calculator, or Currency Converter (e.g. destinations, dates, budgets) is processed dynamically inside your web browser. This data is not uploaded or stored in permanent server databases unless explicitly submitted by you.
• Technical & Telemetry Data: Anonymized IP addresses, browser vendor/version, operating system, referring URL, time stamps, and pages viewed, collected via aggregated telemetry to ensure system security and uptime.
• Direct Contact Data: When you utilize our contact form, we collect your name, email address, inquiry subject, and message content solely to respond to your inquiry.
• Local Browser Storage: We use HTML5 LocalStorage to maintain your cookie consent decisions and temporary calculation state across page reloads.

4. Legal Grounds for Processing (GDPR Article 6)

We rely on the following lawful bases for processing your data:

1. Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): Maintaining server security, mitigating malicious traffic, diagnosing mathematical tool errors, and delivering responsive editorial content.
2. Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): For non-essential analytics tracking or direct email correspondence initiated by the user.
3. Legal Obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): Compliance with statutory UK and EU accounting and corporate record-keeping mandates.

5. Third-Party Processors & Infrastructure

We partner with trusted infrastructure providers who uphold rigorous security certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001):

Processor	Purpose	Data Transferred	Safeguard Mechanism
Cloudflare Inc.	Edge CDN, SSL & DDoS Protection	Masked IP, Request Headers	EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Google Fonts (Local/Cached)	Typography Delivery	Browser User Agent	Aggregated anonymized caching

6. Cookies & Client-Side Storage

For an exhaustive breakdown of individual cookies, expiry terms, and granular opt-out mechanisms, please review our dedicated Cookie Policy.

7. International Data Transfers

When technical data is routed through edge computing nodes outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA), such transfers are governed by UK International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTA) or the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

8. Data Retention Policies

Contact form submissions are retained in secured mail repositories for up to twenty-four (24) months for correspondence reference. Web server access logs are cycled and permanently purged every thirty (30) days.

9. Your Statutory Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Under GDPR and CCPA regulations, you hold enforceable rights regarding your data:

• Right of Access: Request copies of personal data held about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of personal records where no statutory retention exception applies.
• Right to Restriction & Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your provided data in a structured, machine-readable format.

To exercise these rights, email our Data Protection Desk at [email protected]. You also maintain the right to lodge a formal complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may amend this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological or legal changes. Updates take immediate effect upon posting to this page.