Privacy Policy
Last updated: 11/02/2026
Who we are
This website is operated by Terence Freelander, trading as Dark Forest (“we”, “us”, “our”).
Our website address is:
https://dark-forest.co.uk
For any privacy-related enquiries, please contact: tfreelander@dark-forest.co.uk
What Personal Data We Collect
When you place an order through our website, we collect the following information:
- Full name
- Billing address
- Delivery address
- Email address
- Telephone number (if provided)
This information is collected for the sole purpose of:
- Processing and fulfilling your order
- Arranging delivery
- Providing customer service
- Complying with legal, tax, and accounting obligations
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data.
Payments
Payments are processed securely via third-party providers such as:
- Stripe
- PayPal
We do not store your credit or debit card details on this website.
Cookies
Our website uses essential cookies to:
- Enable shopping cart functionality
- Process checkout
- Maintain secure sessions
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.
If analytics or marketing tools are introduced in the future, this policy will be updated accordingly.
Data Retention
We retain order information for accounting and tax purposes in accordance with UK legal requirements (typically six years).
Personal data will not be retained longer than necessary for legitimate business purposes.
Your Rights
Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR), you have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your data where legally permissible
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email address listed above.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact:
Terence Freelander
Trading as Dark Forest
Website: https://dark-forest.co.uk
Email: tfreelander@dark-forest.co.uk
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
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.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
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 the exact 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.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, 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
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.