1. Who we are
emergent-time-framework.org is a privately held science education and blog website based in the United Kingdom.
Last updated: 16 May 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make use of our website.
2. Information We Collect
When you visit the site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.
Additionally, as you browse the site, we collect information about the individual web pages that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the site, and information about how you interact with the site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- Cookies: Data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier.
- Log files: Track actions occurring on the site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
3. Use of Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our visitors engage with the website. Google Analytics uses cookies to track your interactions. This allows us to analyse data such as traffic sources, page views, and user journeys so that we can improve our website’s functionality, performance, and overall user experience.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers that may be located outside of the UK and EEA. Google uses this information to evaluate website activity and performance.
How to Opt Out: You can prevent Google Analytics from recognising you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser, or by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
4. How We Use Your Personal Information
We use the data we collect strictly to:
- Maintain, optimise, and improve our website experience and functionality.
- Monitor website performance and trouble-shoot technical issues.
- Assess potential security risks and protect the integrity of the site (in particular, via IP addresses).
We will never use your personal data for advertising, marketing, or promotional purposes, nor do we host any third-party advertising on this site.5. Sharing Your Personal Information
We only share your Personal Information with third parties where necessary to help us analyse website usage, as described above. As noted, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with the site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: Google Privacy & Terms.
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.6. Your Rights (UK and GDPR Compliance)
If you are a resident of the UK or the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, please note that information processed by Google Analytics may be transferred outside of Europe, including to the United States, for processing.7. Data Retention
When you interact with the site, basic analytical records are maintained for our files to monitor long-term technical performance, unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
8. Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
9. Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by email or by mail using the details provided on our contact page.