This Privacy Policy explains what personal data PlainRight collects, why it is collected, and what your rights are. It also explains how this site uses cookies and tracking technologies. If you want just the cookie section, see our separate Cookie Policy.
This policy reflects the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) as amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, and current ICO guidance (updated April 2026).
Who is the data controller?
The data controller for this website is PlainRight (plainright.co.uk). If you have any questions about how your data is handled, or wish to exercise any of the rights listed below, contact us at contactplainright@gmail.com.
What data do we collect?
Data you provide directly.PlainRight's calculators work without you providing any personal data. All calculation inputs (age, length of service, weekly pay, etc.) are processed in your browser and are not transmitted to or stored by us. We do not ask you to create an account, log in, or provide your name, email address, or contact details to use any tool.
Data collected automatically when you visit. When you visit plainright.co.uk, standard web server and analytics technologies may collect:
- Your approximate IP address
- Browser type, device type, and screen size
- Pages visited, time spent, and navigation path
- The site you came from (referrer) and the search terms that brought you here (where available)
- Time and date of your visit
This data is collected via Vercel Web Analytics and our web hosting infrastructure. Vercel Web Analytics is cookieless: it does not set cookies, does not process personal data, does not build user profiles, and does not require your consent. It records only aggregate, anonymous pageview and route data.
Consent records. When you interact with our cookie consent banner, we record your consent decision: what you accepted, what you rejected, the time, and the version of this policy in use. This record is stored so we can demonstrate compliance. It is not used for any other purpose.
Contact enquiries. If you contact us by email at contactplainright@gmail.com, we will collect your name (if you provide it), your email address, and the content of your message. This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry. The lawful basis is legitimate interests (handling correspondence from people who choose to contact us). We retain contact enquiries for 24 months after our last exchange with you, then delete them.
What is the lawful basis for processing?
| Purpose | Data involved | Lawful basis |
|---|---|---|
| Delivering the website and calculators | IP address, server logs | Legitimate interests (operating a website) |
| Analytics (understanding how the site is used) | Aggregate, anonymous pageview and route data (no cookies, no PII) | No consent required — cookieless, no personal data processed (Vercel Web Analytics) |
| Cookie consent audit trail | Consent timestamp, choice recorded | Legal obligation / legitimate interests |
How long do we keep data?
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Server access logs | 30 days, then automatically deleted by our hosting provider |
| Analytics data (Vercel Web Analytics — aggregate, anonymous) | Retained by Vercel per their data retention policy; no personal data is collected |
| Consent records | 3 years from the date of consent |
| Contact enquiries | Retained for 24 months after last contact, then deleted |
Your rights under UK GDPR
You have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
- Right to access: you can ask us what personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: you can ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure: you can ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to restriction: you can ask us to limit how we process your data.
- Right to data portability: you can ask for your data in a portable format (where processing is automated and based on consent).
- Right to object: you can object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent: where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contactplainright@gmail.com. We will respond within one month.
Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):
- Website: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
- Phone: 0303 123 1113
- Post: ICO, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
We are committed to handling data-protection concerns fairly and promptly. If you would like to raise a formal complaint about how we handle your personal data, please contact us before referring the matter to the ICO, as this gives us the opportunity to put things right:
Email: contactplainright@gmail.com
Subject line: “Complaint”
We will acknowledge your complaint within 5 working days and aim to resolve it within one month. If you remain dissatisfied after our response, you retain the right to escalate to the ICO at any time using the contact details above.
Changes to this policy
We will update this policy when our data practices change or when law or ICO guidance requires it. The “last updated” date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised. We will not retroactively reduce your rights under any version of this policy.