Privacy Policy

Last updated: 28-06-2026

This privacy policy explains how personal information is collected and used when you visit bluefoxpaws.com or contact the website owner.

Blue Fox Paws is a personal website operated by an independent crochet artist. The website provides crochet patterns, tutorials and related creative content free of charge.

1. Who is responsible for your information

The person responsible for the personal information collected through this website is the owner of Blue Fox Paws.

Website: https://bluefoxpaws.com
Email: mail@bluefoxpaws.com

For privacy or data-protection enquiries, please contact the email address above.

2. Information collected

Information you provide

When you send a message through a contact form, the following information may be collected:

  • your name;
  • your email address;
  • the contents of your message; and
  • any other information you choose to include.

Please avoid including confidential, sensitive or unnecessary personal information in your message.

Information collected automatically

The website, WordPress installation and hosting infrastructure may automatically record limited technical information when you access the website.

This may include:

  • your IP address;
  • the date and time of your visit;
  • the page or resource requested;
  • browser and device information;
  • referring page information, where provided by your browser;
  • error-log information; and
  • information relating to suspicious or malicious requests.

This information is collected as part of the normal technical operation and security of the website.

It is not used to identify individual visitors, create advertising profiles or track visitors across unrelated websites.

3. How your information is used

Information submitted through a contact form is used to:

  • read and respond to your message;
  • answer questions about crochet patterns or tutorials;
  • respond to feedback, corrections or website-related enquiries;
  • provide help relating to content published on the website;
  • keep an appropriate record of correspondence; and
  • deal with misuse, disputes or legal matters where necessary.

Technical information and server logs may be used to:

  • operate and maintain the website;
  • diagnose technical problems;
  • identify broken pages or website errors;
  • prevent spam and automated abuse;
  • investigate attempted attacks or malicious activity; and
  • protect the website and its visitors.

Your information is not sold or rented to third parties.

The website does not currently use Google Analytics, advertising pixels or other visitor analytics services.

Your information is not used for automated decision-making or profiling.

4. Lawful basis for processing

Under UK data-protection law, personal information must be processed using an appropriate lawful basis.

When you voluntarily send a message, your information is normally processed on the basis of the website owner’s legitimate interests in receiving and responding to correspondence from visitors.

IP addresses and technical logs are processed on the basis of the website owner’s legitimate interests in operating a reliable and secure website, preventing abuse and investigating security incidents.

Information may also be processed where necessary to comply with a legal obligation or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

5. Contact forms

Submitting a contact form does not subscribe you to a newsletter or marketing communications.

Your name, email address and message will only be used to respond to your enquiry and for related correspondence, unless there is another lawful reason to retain or use the information.

The website does not currently send marketing emails.

6. How long information is kept

Messages submitted through the website and related email correspondence are normally retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to the enquiry.

Messages may generally be deleted within 12 months after the enquiry has been resolved.

Messages may be retained for longer where they relate to:

  • an ongoing conversation;
  • a copyright or content-related matter;
  • misuse, harassment, spam or abuse;
  • a security incident;
  • a complaint or legal issue; or
  • another reasonable legal or administrative requirement.

Routine website access, security and error logs are normally retained for a limited period determined by the website-hosting provider or security configuration.

Security-related information may be retained for longer where reasonably necessary to investigate an incident or protect the website.

Information will be deleted or anonymised when it is no longer reasonably required.

7. Who may receive your information

Personal information may be processed by service providers that are necessary to operate the website, including:

  • the website-hosting provider;
  • the email provider;
  • WordPress plugins used to operate or secure the website;
  • backup or security service providers; and
  • technical support providers, where assistance is required.

These providers may process information only as necessary to provide their services.

Information may also be disclosed where required by law, a court order or a competent authority, or where reasonably necessary to investigate unlawful conduct, misuse or security threats.

Contact-form information is not sold or provided to advertisers.

8. International data transfers

Some hosting, email, security or technical service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where this happens, the provider is expected to use appropriate safeguards or another legally recognised transfer mechanism in accordance with UK data-protection law.

Further information about the services used by the website may be requested by contacting mail@bluefoxpaws.com.

9. Cookies

Blue Fox Paws does not currently use analytics or advertising cookies.

WordPress, the hosting provider or website-security functionality may use cookies or similar technologies where strictly necessary to:

  • operate the website;
  • maintain security;
  • prevent spam or abuse;
  • manage administrative sessions; or
  • remember a preference explicitly selected by a visitor.

Strictly necessary cookies may operate without consent because they are required for the website to function securely.

Should analytics, advertising or other non-essential cookies be introduced in the future, this policy will be updated and consent will be requested where required.

10. External links and embedded content

The website may contain links to other websites, social media services or third-party resources.

Those websites operate under their own privacy policies, and Blue Fox Paws is not responsible for how third-party websites collect or use personal information.

Pages may occasionally include content embedded from another website, such as a video or social media post. Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly and may allow that provider to collect technical information about your visit.

Where possible, external content will be linked rather than automatically loaded.

11. Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information from unauthorised access, misuse, loss, alteration or disclosure.

However, no website, email service or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Please do not send passwords, payment details, health information or other highly sensitive information through the contact form.

12. Your data-protection rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

  • request a copy of the personal information held about you;
  • ask for inaccurate information to be corrected;
  • ask for your information to be deleted;
  • ask for the use of your information to be restricted;
  • object to processing based on legitimate interests;
  • request the transfer of information in certain circumstances; and
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions.

To exercise your rights, email mail@bluefoxpaws.com.

You may be asked to provide enough information to confirm your identity and locate the relevant correspondence.

13. Complaints

Please contact mail@bluefoxpaws.com first if you have concerns about how your information has been handled.

You also have the right to make a complaint to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

14. Changes to this policy

This privacy policy may be updated if the website, WordPress configuration, hosting arrangements or services used by Blue Fox Paws change.

The latest version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.