LEGAL
Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
1978 BOUNTY CIC
1978 Bounty CIC respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through this website, why we use it and how we handle it.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Depending on how you use this website, we may collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Information about your connection to Bounty
- The contents of messages you send to us
- Photographs, documents, memories or other material that you voluntarily provide
- Certain technical information about your visit to the website
We only collect information that is relevant to the purpose for which it is provided.
CONTACT FORM
When you contact us through the website, the form collects your name, email address, your connection to Bounty and your message.
The form is provided through our IONOS website service and submissions are sent to:
info@1978bounty.com
We use this information to respond to your enquiry and, where relevant, to communicate with you about the 1978 Bounty project, the Living Library, heritage material or potential partnerships.
The contact form includes a required consent statement. By submitting the form, you confirm that you consent to your information being stored and processed for the purpose of establishing contact.
You may withdraw your consent by contacting us.
WEBSITE HOSTING & TECHNICAL DATA
This website is created and hosted using services provided by IONOS.
IONOS states that its Website Builder processes certain technical information about website visitors. This may include:
- The website or file requested
- The referring website
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Device type
- Time of access
- IP address in anonymised form
IONOS states that this information is processed to help maintain the security, stability and quality of the website. For its Website Builder service, IONOS states that this visitor data is stored for 21 days.
IONOS states that Website Builder uses technically necessary cookies by default and does not use tracking cookies by default.
SITE ANALYTICS
Where IONOS SiteAnalytics is enabled, additional technical information may be processed for statistical evaluation and technical optimisation of the website.
IONOS states that SiteAnalytics does not use cookies for this purpose and that IP addresses are anonymised after transmission.
HOW WE USE INFORMATION
We may use personal information to:
- Respond to enquiries
- Communicate with people connected with Bounty
- Discuss the restoration and future development of the project
- Review material offered for the Bounty Living Library
- Discuss copyright, permissions and attribution
- Maintain appropriate project records
- Operate and improve the website
We do not sell personal information.
We do not use information submitted through the contact form for unrelated marketing purposes.
THE BOUNTY LIVING LIBRARY
We welcome photographs, documents, memories, stories and knowledge relating to the 1978 Bounty.
Submitting material to us does not automatically give 1978 Bounty CIC permission to publish or reproduce it.
Where material may be included in the Bounty Living Library, we may contact the contributor to discuss permission, copyright, attribution and how the material may be used.
Heritage material that is voluntarily contributed and accepted for the Living Library may become part of the project's long-term historical archive.
WHO WE SHARE INFORMATION WITH
We do not sell or rent personal information.
Information may be processed by service providers where necessary to operate the website and provide its services, including IONOS.
We may also disclose information where required by law or where necessary to protect our legal rights.
HOW LONG WE KEEP INFORMATION
Personal information submitted through the contact form will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with the enquiry, maintain appropriate project records or meet legal obligations.
Where a person voluntarily contributes heritage material to the Living Library, the material itself may be retained as part of the historical archive.
Personal contact information associated with an archival contribution will be handled separately and will not automatically become part of the public archive.
YOUR RIGHTS
Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion where applicable
- Ask us to restrict certain processing
- Object to certain processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise your rights, please contact us at:
info@1978bounty.com
The exact rights available can depend on the lawful basis for processing.
COOKIES
Our website may use technically necessary cookies required for the operation and security of the website.
IONOS states that its Website Builder uses technically necessary cookies by default and does not use tracking cookies by default.
If we introduce non-essential cookies, analytics or other tracking technologies that require consent, we will provide appropriate information and obtain consent where required.
The ICO advises that visitors should be informed about cookies and that non-essential cookies generally require consent.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services or data-processing practices change.
The latest version will always be made available on this website.
CONTACT
1978 Bounty CIC
Email: info@1978bounty.com
Registered office: Bulman house, Regent Centre, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon tyne,
NE3 3LS, United Kingdom
Company number: 17444339
If you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled, you can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Last updated: September 2026