Who we are

This is the website for Descent: the Magazine of Underground Exploration, a bimonthly publication on caves, caving and mine exploration. Descent is edited and published by Stalactite Publishing.

This privacy policy covers all products and services related to Descent magazine provided by Stalactite Publishing.

Our website address is: https://www.descentmagazine.co.uk

Our contact details are:

Address: PO Box 297, Kendal, LA9 9GQ

Email: info@descentmagazine.co.uk

What type of personal information we collect and why

When you register with the site, we will usually ask for an email address. When you place an order, we will also ask for your name and address. These are saved to help with delivery, but may also be used to contact you if necessary.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting info@descentmagazine.co.uk

(b) We have a legitimate interest, as we need your personal information to supply the purchased order.

Who we share your data with

We will never sell, trade or otherwise pass on your personal identification information to others. We will never share data with third parties, except those that are absolutely essential: the card payment service, the printers/distributors and the mail delivery service.

How and for how long do we store your personal information

Your information is securely stored.

For users that register on our website, we store the personal information provided in the user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except you cannot change your username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

We keep the personal information detailed above for as long as it is needed to supply the purchased order. For example, for subscriptions, your data will be stored until the subscription is no longer renewed.

Cookies

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Communications via the website may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at info@descentmagazine.co.uk.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address: