Last updated: September 2025

A Single Malt (“we”, “our”, “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://www.asinglemalt.com.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.asinglemalt.com.
We are a digital agency helping businesses grow through website design, hosting, SEM, SEO, PPC, Amazon, 3PL, and mentoring services.

Data Controller:
A Single Malt Ltd

hello@asinglemalt.com

We are responsible for deciding how your personal data is used and protected.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service. See their Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors may download and extract location data.

Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Remember your details for future comments.

• Check browser cookie settings (temporary).

• Manage login sessions and preferences.

• Store publishing/editing info.

You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings. For more information, see our [Cookie Policy] (if you plan to publish one).

Embedded Content

Articles and pages may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other sites behaves as if you visited those sites directly, which may collect data and use cookies.

Contact Forms

If you contact us via forms on our website, we collect your name, email address, and any message you submit. This data is used solely for responding to your inquiry and is not used for marketing without your consent.

Analytics

We may use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to collect anonymized traffic data, such as pages visited, time spent, and general visitor location. This helps us improve the website. You can opt out of analytics cookies at any time.

Lawful Basis for Processing

Under GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases to process your data:

• Consent – e.g., when you agree to cookies or subscribe to a newsletter.

• Contract – when processing is necessary to provide services you request.

• Legal Obligation – to comply with regulatory or legal requirements.

• Legitimate Interests – for business purposes, such as improving our website, preventing fraud, or ensuring network and information security.

Who We Share Your Data With

• Spam detection services (e.g., Akismet).

• Hosting and IT service providers that securely support our website.

• Analytics providers (if enabled, e.g., Google Analytics).

We do not sell, rent, or trade your data with third parties for marketing purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments: Retained indefinitely.

• Registered users (if any): Personal information is stored as long as the account is active.

• Contact form entries: Retained up to 12 months, unless a longer retention is required for legal or business purposes.

Your Rights Under GDPR

As an EU resident, you have the following rights:

• Access – request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

• Correction – request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

• Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”) – request deletion of your data.

• Restriction – request limitation on how we process your data.

• Data Portability – request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.

• Objection – object to processing based on legitimate interests, or to direct marketing.

• Withdraw Consent – where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise these rights, contact us at 📧 [Insert email]. We will respond within 30 days.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection.
Data may also be processed by third-party providers outside the EU/EEA (e.g., hosting, analytics). When this happens, we ensure adequate protection is in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

Security of Your Information

We use technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top will always reflect the latest version.