Privacy policy

1. Personal information that this website collects, and why it is collected:

This website collects and uses personal information for the following reasons:

1.1 Analytics

This website uses Burst Statistics, a cookie-free, privacy-friendly statistics tool. Burst Statistics does not collect any personal or identifiable information about individual users. The statistics collected are fully anonymous and are used only to understand overall site usage (e.g., number of visitors per month). These statistics are stored and managed by DIY Theatre only – and never shared with any third parties.

1.2 Contact form submissions / email links

Should you choose to contact us using an email link, none of the data that you supply will be stored by this website. It will be delivered to an email address which, for the purposes of this privacy policy, is considered a third-party data processor. This third-party data processor is detailed in section (3) of this privacy policy.

2. Website hosting

All traffic (transferral of files) between this website and your browser is encrypted and delivered over HTTPS.

The server that this website is hosted upon is within a data centre staffed to support on site engineering, installation, operations and maintenance activities. Fully managed 24/7/365 by skilled engineers and monitored around the clock by Network Operations Centre staff and security personnel.

All centres used by the hosting company we use are specially designed, equipped and secured to the highest standards, with redundancy at all levels. All boast state of the art systems including:

  • ISO 9001, 27001, 14001 accreditations
  • Air conditioning with n+1 redundancy, average 22C temperature
  • Fire protection inc. laser smoke detection. Alarm installation and VESDA (very early smoke detection alarm) sensors
  • Automatic argon gas based fire suppression system
  • Water detection systems
  • 365/24/7 Security patrols and surveillance
  • 230V AC UPS Power Capacity, 2n redundant with 10 minutes autonomy
  • Raised anti static flooring
  • Electrically grounded infrastructure
  • Lighting 400 Lux at ground Level
  • 24/7 Facility access
  • Indefinite power supplied by backup diesel generator
  • Overhead cabling

In addition the server itself combines ModSecurity and Fail2Ban, delivering server-to-site security out of the box.

3. Third-party data processors

We use Mailchimp to manage email subscriptions and newsletters. Mailchimp acts as a third-party data processor, securely storing and processing your personal information (such as your name and email address) on our behalf.

We only share this information with Mailchimp if you have opted in to receive newsletters via our sign-up form – and we never share this information with any other third parties. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in any email footer or by contacting admin@diytheatre.org.uk.

Learn more about Mailchimp’s privacy practices here.

4. Data breaches

We will report any unlawful data breach of this website’s database or the database(s) of any third party data processors to any and all relevant persons and authorities within 72 hours of the breach if it is apparent that personal data stored in an identifiable manner has been stolen.

5. Changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy may change from time to time inline with legislation or industry developments. We will not explicitly inform website users of these changes. Instead, we recommend that you check this page occasionally for any policy changes.