Privacy Policy

Last updated: 7 September 2026

Who we are

This website is operated by The Research Desk Limited ("we", "us", "our"), a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17442414), registered office 59 Birkenhead Street, London WC1H 8BB. The Research Desk Limited is the data controller for the personal information described in this policy.

The Research Desk Limited is the venture founded by William Cullerne Bown to launch a new publication covering research, higher education and industrial strategy. If you signed up for updates before the site moved to this address on 7 September 2026, your details are now held by The Research Desk Limited for the same purpose: to keep you informed about the new publication.

If you have any questions about this policy or your personal data, contact us at hello@theresearchdesk.co.uk.

What information we collect

 When you register on this site, we collect:
 • Your email address; and
• Any name or other details you choose to provide.

We also collect limited technical information automatically (such as basic analytics about how the site is used). We do not collect payment details at this stage.

Why we use it, and our lawful basis

We use your information only to send you updates about the new publication and related plans as they develop, and to respond to any messages you send us.

Our lawful basis for sending you these updates is your consent, which you gave when you signed up. You can withdraw that consent at any time (see "Your choices" below).

Who we share it with

We do not sell your data or share it with unrelated third parties.

 We use trusted service providers to run the website and send our emails (for example, our publishing and email platform). These providers process your data on our behalf, under contract, and only for the purposes of delivering our service:
• Ghost(Pro).

How long we keep it

We keep your information for as long as you remain subscribed to our updates. If you unsubscribe or ask us to delete your data, we will remove it promptly, save for anything we are required to retain by law.

Where your data is held

Your data is stored and processed using our service providers' systems. Where any data is transferred or stored outside the UK, we take steps to ensure it is protected by appropriate safeguards in line with UK data protection law.

Your choices and rights

You have the right to:
• Unsubscribe at any time, using the link in any email we send you;
• Access the personal data we hold about you;
• Correct it if it is inaccurate;
• Delete it;
• Object to or restrict our use of it; and
• Withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@theresearchdesk.co.uk. We will respond within the timeframes required by law.

Cookies

This site uses only essential cookies needed to make it work and basic analytics cookies to help us understand how the site is used. 

Complaints

If you have a concern about how we handle your data, please contact us first and we will do our best to resolve it. You also have the right to complain to the UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) — www.ico.org.uk.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on this site, with the “last updated” date as shown above.