Last Updated: February 9, 2026
Website: https://paralleltext.co.uk
1. Who We Are
Paralleltext.co.uk is a non-commercial website hosted in the United Kingdom. Our mission is to provide content for educational or personal interest without financial gain. Because we do not sell products or services, we do not collect data for marketing or commercial profiling.
2. Terms of Use
By accessing this website, you agree to use it for lawful purposes only.
- Comments: You are responsible for any content you post. We reserve the right to remove comments that are offensive, spammy, or legally questionable.
- Intellectual Property: Unless otherwise stated, the content on this site is provided for personal use.
- Disclaimer: The information on this site is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind.
3. Privacy Policy (UK GDPR Compliant)
Data We Collect and Why
- Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string. This is strictly to assist in spam detection.
- Gravatar: An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. Their privacy policy is here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
- Media: If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as other visitors can download and extract this.
Third-Party Tracking
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the site (e.g., which pages are popular). This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.
- Embedded Content: Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, etc.). This content behaves as if you visited the source website directly and may collect data or use tracking according to their own policies.
Data Sharing and Retention
- Sharing: We do not sell your data. We only share data when necessary for site functionality (e.g., your IP address in a password reset email) or automated spam detection.
- Retention: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize follow-up comments automatically. For registered users, we store the personal info provided in their profile until the account is deleted.
Your Rights
Under UK law, you have the right to:
- Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- Request that we erase your personal data (excluding data held for legal or security purposes).
- Withdraw consent for cookies at any time.
4. Cookie Policy
We use cookies to enhance your experience. You can control these through your browser settings.
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Duration |
| Comment Cookies | Saves your name/email so you don’t have to re-type them. | 1 Year |
| Login Cookies | Remembers your session and screen preferences. | 2 Days (2 Weeks if “Remember Me”) |
| Analytics | Helps us track site performance via Google Analytics. | Variable |
| System | Temporary cookies to check if your browser accepts them. | Session only |
5. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding these terms or your data, please contact chris@paralleltext.co.uk
6. Google Analytics Opt-Out
To provide website visitors with more choice on how their data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and gtag.js) to indicate that information about the website visit should not be sent to Google Analytics. It is compatible with most modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge).
- Download the Add-on: You can find and install the tool here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Note: Using the browser add-on does not prevent information from being sent to the website itself or to other web analytics services you may use.