Privacy Policy
Last Updated: March 2026
At Perspective Gadgets, your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy explains clearly and plainly what information is collected when you visit perspectivegadgets.com, how it is used, and what your rights are.
I have written this in plain English deliberately. If you have any questions about it, please use the Contact page and I will do my best to help.
This policy applies to all visitors to this website, regardless of location.
Who Runs This Site
Perspective Gadgets is operated by Gary Hall, a retired Chartered Civil Engineer.
Website: perspectivegadgets.com
Contact: Via the Contact page
What Information Is Collected
1. Comments
If you leave a comment on a blog post, I collect:
- Your name (as you enter it)
- Your email address
- Your website address (if you choose to provide it)
- Your IP address and browser details (used automatically to help detect spam)
Your email address is never displayed publicly. It is used only to notify you if someone replies to your comment, and to help identify spam submissions.
2. Contact Form Submissions
If you send a message via the Contact page, I collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- The content of your message
This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry. It is not shared with any third party, sold, or used for marketing purposes.
3. Google Search Console
This website uses Google Search Console, a free tool provided by Google LLC. Search Console helps me understand how this site appears in Google search results — for example, which pages are being found and how many visitors arrive from Google searches.
Search Console does not collect personal information about individual visitors. It processes aggregated, anonymised data about how the site performs in search results. No personal data about you is shared with Google through Search Console.
For more information about how Google handles data, see Google’s Privacy Policy.
4. Website Analytics
This site does not currently use website analytics software such as Google Analytics.
If analytics are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated before any such tool is activated, and appropriate cookie consent will be requested where required by law.
5. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
This site currently uses the following cookies:
Essential cookies — Required for the website to function correctly. These include cookies that remember your comment details if you choose to save them, and cookies used by the contact form plug-in. These cannot be disabled without affecting site functionality.
Google Search Console — Google may set cookies as part of its Search Console verification process. These do not collect personal visitor data.
This site does not currently use advertising cookies, tracking cookies, or third-party marketing cookies.
If you wish to control or disable cookies, you can do so through your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect how the site works.
6. Embedded Content
Some articles may include embedded content such as images hosted on third-party services. Embedded content behaves as though you have visited the third-party website directly, and those websites may collect data, use cookies, or track your interaction with that content. I recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party services whose embedded content you interact with.
How Your Information Is Used
Information collected through this website is used to:
- Respond to your enquiries and comments
- Enable the website to function correctly
- Understand how the site performs in Google search results (via Search Console)
- Detect and prevent spam
- Comply with legal obligations
Your information is never sold, rented, or shared with advertisers.
Affiliate Links
Perspective Gadgets may participate in affiliate marketing programmes in the future. This would mean when you click certain product links on this site and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate links do not involve the collection of your personal data by this website. Any data collected during a transaction takes place on the retailer’s website (such as Amazon.co.uk) and is subject to their privacy policy.
For full details of how affiliate relationships work on this site, see the Affiliate Disclosure page.
Data Retention
- Comments: Retained indefinitely for moderation and reference purposes. You may request deletion at any time.
- Contact form submissions: Retained only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry, then deleted.
- Cookies: Expire according to their individual purpose, typically within 30 days for non-essential cookies.
Your Rights Under UK GDPR
If you are based in the United Kingdom or European Union, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — You can request a copy of any personal data held about you
- Right to rectification — You can ask for inaccurate data to be corrected
- Right to erasure — You can request deletion of your personal data
- Right to restrict processing — You can ask me to limit how your data is used
- Right to object — You can object to certain types of data processing
- Right to withdraw consent — Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact me via the Contact page. I will respond within 30 days.
If you are unhappy with how your data has been handled, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) — the UK’s data protection regulator:
ICO website: ico.org.uk
ICO helpline: 0303 123 1113
Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. I do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal data through this site, please contact me and I will delete it promptly.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in how the site operates or changes in applicable law. Any significant changes will be noted at the top of this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.
I recommend checking this page occasionally if you use this site regularly.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please get in touch:
I read all messages personally and respond within 48 hours.
Perspective Gadgets — perspectivegadgets.com
Operated by Gary Hall, Chartered Civil Engineer (Retired), B.Sc., C.Eng., MICE