Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 2026 — Ortave, 27 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QF, United Kingdom
1. Who We Are
Ortave is an independent wellness resource focused on everyday nutrition and active lifestyle practices for men. The content is not affiliated with any governmental or institutional body. This website is operated from 27 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QF, London, United Kingdom. For data protection enquiries, contact us at [email protected].
This privacy policy explains how Ortave collects, stores, and uses personal information in connection with the ortave.info website (the "Website"). It also describes your rights as a data subject under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Information We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal information:
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
- —Name and email address submitted through the contact form
- —Message content submitted through the contact form
- —Enquiry type selection made in the contact form
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
- —IP address and approximate geographic location (country/region level)
- —Browser type, version, and operating system
- —Pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation paths
- —Referring website and search terms used to reach the Website
- —Cookie data as described in our Cookie Policy
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
Responding to enquiries — Contact form submissions are used solely to respond to the enquiry submitted. We do not add submitters to mailing lists or use contact data for purposes beyond the enquiry without explicit consent.
Website analytics — Automatically collected data is used to understand how the Website is used and to improve the catalogue's structure and content. Analytics are conducted on an aggregated, anonymised basis where possible.
Legal compliance — Personal information may be retained or disclosed where required by applicable UK law or by a competent authority.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases for processing your personal data:
Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)) — For analytics and site improvement activities, where our interest in understanding and improving the Website is not overridden by your data protection rights.
Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) — For non-essential cookies and tracking technologies, where you have provided consent via the cookie consent mechanism on this Website.
Contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b)) — For handling enquiry submissions where you have requested a response from us.
5. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months from the date of submission, after which they are permanently deleted. Analytics data is retained in anonymised or aggregated form only; identifiable data is not retained for analytics purposes beyond 26 months.
We do not sell, rent, or share personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
6. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
You have the following rights in relation to personal data we hold about you:
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Request that we limit how we use your personal data.
Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
7. Third-Party Services
The Website uses the following third-party services that may collect personal data as described in their own privacy policies:
Google Maps — The contact page embeds a Google Maps iframe. When you view the contact page, Google may collect data in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy (policies.google.com/privacy). We do not pass any personal data to Google directly.
Web fonts and CDN libraries — The Website loads fonts and script libraries from Google Fonts, jsDelivr, Cloudflare CDN, and unpkg. These services may log requests including your IP address. We do not control the data handling of these third-party infrastructure providers.
8. Changes to This Policy
This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top of the policy reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the Website following a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
9. Contact
For privacy-related enquiries, contact Ortave at [email protected] or by post to 27 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QF, London, United Kingdom.