UK GDPR Privacy Notice

Last updated: November 2026

1. Data Controller

The data controller for Hagley Consumer Standard (impedancemedia.com) is PEAR DIGITAL MARKETING LIMITED, registered in England and Wales under Company Number 08833123, with registered office at 66–68 Radclyffe House, Hagley Road, Birmingham, England, B16 8PF, United Kingdom. Contact: editorial@impedancemedia.com.

2. Data We Process & Lawful Basis

We process minimal technical server logs (IP address, browser user-agent, timestamp) under legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR) to maintain site security. Interactive comparison tools on our articles run locally in your browser without transmitting form inputs to our servers. Optional analytics and advertising measurement tags operate under Google Consent Mode v2 and remain disabled (denied) unless you click “Accept All” in our consent banner (Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR).

3. Your UK Data Protection Rights

Under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict or object to processing of your personal data by emailing editorial@impedancemedia.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).