1. Who We Are
SmartPlug UK Lab (“we”, “our”, “us”) operates https://uksmartplugs.co.uk, an independent UK editorial publication focused on smart home hardware and BS 1363 smart plugs. For data protection enquiries under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, you can contact our editorial data controller at bermonel81@gmail.com.
2. Personal Data We Collect
- Direct correspondence: When you contact us via email, we process your name, email address, and message contents solely to reply to your enquiry.
- Technical & server logs: Our hosting infrastructure logs anonymised or pseudonymous IP addresses, browser user-agent strings, and timestamps for security, rate-limiting, and fault diagnosis.
- Cookies & consent preferences: Managed via our UK/EEA Consent Management Platform (Google Consent Mode v2 compliant). See our Cookie Policy for full details.
3. Legal Basis for Processing (UK GDPR Article 6)
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): For optional analytics or advertising cookies deployed only after explicit opt-in via our consent banner.
- Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): To maintain website security, prevent brute-force login attempts, and answer reader enquiries.
4. Advertising & Affiliate Partners
When advertising is enabled in the future, third-party vendors including Google (Google AdSense) may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites, subject to your consent choices in the UK and EEA. We also participate in affiliate programmes; please read our Affiliate Disclosure.
5. Your Rights Under UK Law
Under the UK GDPR, you have the right to request access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.