Privacy notice

Last updated: 12 November 2026

This notice explains what personal data “Events, Dear Boy, Events” collects, why, and what you can do about it. We keep it short because we collect very little.

Who we are

“Events, Dear Boy, Events” is a weekly newsletter run by Alex Gunter and Blaise Baquiche, who are jointly responsible (the “data controllers”) for your personal data. You can reach us about anything in this notice at whips [at] eventsdearboy [dot] com.

What we collect

• Your email address, when you sign up for the newsletter.
• How you interact with our emails: whether an email was delivered and opened, and which links were clicked. Our email provider records this automatically.
• Anything you send us when you email us, such as your name, contact details and details of an event you’d like us to mention.
• Basic technical data when you visit this website, such as your IP address and browser type, which our hosting provider processes to deliver the site and keep it secure.

We do not collect special category data, and we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 16.

How we use it, and why we’re allowed to

• Sending you the newsletter, based on your consent, which you give by signing up. You can withdraw it at any time.
• Understanding which content is useful, using open and click data, based on our legitimate interest in making the newsletter worth reading.
• Replying to your emails and considering events you send us, based on our legitimate interest in running the newsletter.
• Running and securing the website, based on our legitimate interest in keeping it available and safe.

We never sell your data or share it with anyone for their own marketing.

Who else handles your data

We use a small number of trusted service providers, who process data only on our instructions:

• Mailchimp (Intuit Inc., USA) stores our subscriber list and sends the newsletter.
• Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc., USA) hosts this website and handles email sent to our @eventsdearboy.com addresses.
• Google (Google LLC, USA) provides the fonts on this website, so your browser contacts Google’s servers when a page loads, and provides the email accounts we use to read and reply to messages.

Some of these providers store or access data in the United States. Where that happens, the transfer is protected by the UK–US data bridge or by the UK’s approved contract terms (the International Data Transfer Addendum).

Cookies

This website does not set cookies and does not use analytics or advertising trackers.

How long we keep it

• Subscribers: until you unsubscribe. After that we keep only your email address on a suppression list, so we never email you again by mistake.
• Emails you send us: for as long as needed to deal with them, and no longer than two years.
• Website technical data: for the short period our hosting provider needs it, usually days.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to:

• ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
• ask us to correct it, or to delete it;
• object to, or ask us to restrict, how we use it;
• withdraw your consent at any time. The quickest way is the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every newsletter.

To use any of these rights, email whips [at] eventsdearboy [dot] com. We’ll reply within one month.

Complaints

If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your data, please tell us first and we’ll try to put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or on 0303 123 1113.

Changes to this notice

If we change how we use your data, we’ll update this page and the date at the top. If the change is significant, we’ll tell subscribers by email.