Where do you come from ?

Privacy Policy

Effective date: 17 September 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Where Do You Come From (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information when you use our Site (https://wheredoyoucomefrom.com/). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information we collect

We may collect the following types of information:

  • Personal Information: Information by which you can be identified, such as name, email address, postal address, telephone number, etc., when you voluntarily provide it (e.g. via contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, purchases).

  • Usage Data: Information about how you access and use the Site, including IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, time and date, time spent on those pages, device information.

  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: As described in our Cookies Policy, for tracking, analytics, personalization, etc.

2. How we use your information

We use the information we collect for purposes including:

  • To provide, maintain, and improve the Site and its content.

  • To communicate with you (e.g. respond to your inquiries, send updates or newsletters if you’ve opted in).

  • To process any purchases or transactions.

  • To monitor usage, trends, and gather site analytics to improve user experience.

  • To comply with legal obligations.

  • To protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users.

3. Legal basis for processing (if applicable)

Depending on the jurisdiction (e.g. under GDPR if you have users in the EU/UK), our lawful bases include:

  • Your consent, when required (e.g. cookies, newsletter).

  • Performance of a contract (if you make a purchase or request a service).

  • Compliance with legal obligations.

  • Legitimate interests (e.g. improving our site, ensuring security), provided these do not override your rights and freedoms.

4. Disclosure of information

We may share your personal information with:

  • Service providers who perform functions on our behalf (e.g. hosting, payment processing, analytics).

  • Third parties when required by law (e.g. to comply with legal process).

  • Business transfers in case of merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

  • Advertising and marketing partners, if you have opted in or where permitted.

5. Data retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or to comply with legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Usage data may be retained for longer for analytical purposes, but it will be anonymised.

6. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information using appropriate technical and organizational safeguards. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

7. International transfers

If your data is transferred to, stored, or processed in a country other than your own, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place (for example, standard contractual clauses, or other legal means) to ensure your rights are protected.

8. Your rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights including (but not limited to):

  • The right to access your personal data.

  • The right to rectify (correct) inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • The right to erase (delete) your data (“right to be forgotten”).

  • The right to restrict or object to certain processing.

  • The right to data portability.

  • The right to withdraw consent (where processing is based on consent).

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, contact us using the contact details below.

9. Children’s privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of [16] (or as per local regulation). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If you believe we have inadvertently done so, please contact us and we will take steps to delete that information.

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the Effective date above. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.