Who we are
In short: Ministry of Masonry runs Masonry and this website, and is responsible for the personal information described here.
- Ministry of Masonry operates Masonry and this website and is the controller of the personal information this policy describes. “We”, “us” and “our” mean Ministry of Masonry.
- You can reach us about anything in this policy at hello@ministryofmasonry.com.
What this policy covers
In short: this policy covers this website and its contact form.
- This policy covers the personal information we collect through this website, including early-access requests and other messages sent through the contact form.
- If we offer Masonry itself to you, it will come with its own privacy notice, which we will show you first.
- Websites and services we link to have their own privacy policies.
What we collect
In short: only what you type into the contact form, plus the basic technical data every website receives.
What you give us
- The topic you choose: early access, press, partnership or other.
- Your name and email address.
- Your phone number, if you choose to give it.
- Your message, and anything you choose to include in it.
Collected automatically
- When you visit, our hosting provider receives the technical data every website receives: your IP address, browser and device type, the pages requested and the time of each request. It uses this to deliver the website and keep it secure.
- When you send the form, we use your IP address to protect it from spam and abuse.
- If you agree to analytics: the pages you view and the links you click, recorded under a random identifier. See “Cookies and similar technologies” below.
What we do not collect
- We do not ask for financial account details, identity documents or other sensitive information, and we ask you not to send them.
- We do not buy personal information, and we do not collect it about you from other sources.
How we use it
In short: to reply to you, to handle your early-access request, and to keep this website running and secure. We do not sell it.
- To reply to your message and continue the conversation you started.
- If you asked for early access, to contact you about it. We will not add you to any other mailing list without your consent, and you can ask us to stop at any time.
- To operate, protect and improve the website, including preventing spam and abuse.
- To comply with the law, and to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
- We do not sell your personal information, use it for targeted advertising, or use it to make automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.
Legal bases (EEA and UK visitors)
In short: if you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, the law asks us to name a legal basis for each use.
- Steps you ask us to take: handling your early-access request and replying to you about it (Article 6(1)(b) of the EU and UK GDPR).
- Legitimate interests: answering the people who write to us, running and securing the website, and understanding in aggregate how it is used (Article 6(1)(f)). We have weighed these interests against your rights, and you can object at any time.
- Legal obligation: keeping or disclosing information where the law requires it (Article 6(1)(c)).
- Consent: for non-essential cookies such as analytics, which we use only if you agree (Article 6(1)(a)). You can withdraw your consent at any time.
International transfers
In short: your information may be handled outside your country, and where the law requires, we protect it with recognised safeguards.
- Our visitors live in many countries, and our service providers may process information in the United States and elsewhere. Your information may therefore be handled outside the country where you live.
- Where EU or UK law applies, we rely on recognised safeguards for these transfers, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and their UK equivalent.
- You can ask us for more information about these safeguards.
How long we keep it
In short: only as long as we need it for the purposes above. Then we delete it or anonymise it.
- Messages and early-access requests: kept while we are in touch with you about them, and only as long as we need them afterwards, unless you ask us to delete them sooner.
- Technical logs and delivery records: kept by our hosting and email delivery providers under their standard settings, then deleted.
- Analytics data, where you have agreed to it: kept only as long as we need it to understand how the website is used.
- We may keep information longer where the law requires it, or to deal with a legal claim.
- When we no longer need your information, we delete it or anonymise it so it no longer identifies you.
Security
In short: we protect what we hold with sensible measures, and ask you not to send sensitive details.
- The website is served only over encrypted connections (HTTPS), and the form sends your message over the same encrypted connection.
- Access to messages is limited to the people who need them to reply, and our providers maintain their own security programmes.
- No website or email system is perfectly secure. Please do not send financial account details, passwords or identity documents through the form.
- If a breach affects your information, we will tell you and the relevant authorities where the law requires.
Your rights
In short: wherever you live, you can ask to see, correct or delete your information.
Wherever you live
- You can ask us what personal information we hold about you, and ask us to correct or delete it, whatever the law where you live requires.
- You can ask us to stop contacting you at any time.
- If your local law gives you further rights, we will honour them.
EEA and UK
- You also have the right to restrict or object to our use of your information, to receive it in a portable format, and to withdraw any consent you have given.
- You can complain to your data protection authority, such as the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK. We would welcome the chance to address your concern first.
United States
- Residents of California and other states with privacy laws may ask to know what we collect and why, and to access, correct or delete it. We do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioural advertising, so there is nothing to opt out of.
- We will not treat you differently for exercising your rights. You may act through an authorised agent, and if we decline a request, you can ask us to reconsider it.
Making a request
- Write to us at hello@ministryofmasonry.com. We may first confirm the request comes from you, usually by replying to the email address we hold, and we respond within the time the law allows.
Children's privacy
In short: this website is for adults.
- The website is not directed to children, and you must be 18 or older to use the contact form.
- We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have, we will delete it. If you believe a child has sent us information, please tell us.
Changes to this policy
In short: we will update this policy when our practices change, and tell you about significant changes.
- We will update this policy when our practices change, for example if we add a feature or a service provider. The dates at the top show when it took effect and when it last changed.
- If a change significantly affects information you have already given us, we will tell you directly before it takes effect, using the email address you gave us.
Contact us
Questions about this policy or your information can be sent to hello@ministryofmasonry.com.