1  Overview

This document contains all policies relating to the Gwynt Glas project website for ease of use. Each policy is accessed on the website and are as follows:

• Section 2: Privacy Policy of the gwyntglas.com website
• Section 3: Terms and Conditions for use of the gwyntglas.com website
• Section 4: Cookie Policy for use of the gwyntglas.com website

2  Privacy Policy of gwyntglas.com

gwyntglas.com collects some Personal Data from its Users.

 

This document can be printed for reference by using the print command in the settings of any browser.

See Section 2.5 for certain defined terms used in this Privacy Policy.

2.1  Owner and Data Controller

Gwynt Glas Offshore Wind Farm Limited, Alexander House, 1 Mandarin Road, Rainton Bridge Business Park, Houghton le Spring

Owner contact email: gemma.tait@edf-power.com

 

2.2  Types of Data Collected

We collect and use Personal Data to support our obligations under our Agreement for Lease (AfL) with The Crown Estate (TCE), project development activities (including consent applications), stakeholder engagement and the operation of gwyntglas.com.

Among the types of Personal Data that gwyntglas.com collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: cookies, usage data, contact information (names, email address, telephone number, postal address and project opinion). Other data relating to specific groups may also be collected, for example, fishing vessel routes, where relevant to the project.

Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.

Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using gwyntglas.com.

Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by gwyntglas.com or by the owners of third-party services used by gwyntglas.com serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy for use of the gwyntglas.com website.
Where Users provide Personal Data relating to third parties through gwyntglas.com, they should ensure that they are entitled to do so and, where required, that the third party has been provided with appropriate privacy information.

2.3  Mode and place of processing the Data

1.3.1  Methods of Processing

The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.

The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of gwyntglas.com (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.

2.3.2  Legal basis of processing

The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:

• Users have provided their data or given their consent for one or more specific purposes, where consent is the appropriate legal basis;
• provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
• processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
• processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
• processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.

In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

2.3.3  Place

The Data is processed at the Owner’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.

Depending on the User’s location and the services used by gwyntglas.com, data transfers may involve transferring the User’s Data to a country other than their own, including a country outside the UK, the European Economic Area or Switzerland.

Where any such transfer takes place, the Owner will rely on an applicable adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or Addendum, or another lawful transfer mechanism, together with any supplementary safeguards required by applicable law.

If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or inquire with the Owner using the information provided in the contact section.

2.3.4  Retention time

Personal Data shall be processed and stored only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to support project development activities, comply with legal or regulatory obligations, resolve queries and maintain appropriate project records. Unless a longer period is required, retention will be reviewed no later than the end of 2030 and this policy will be updated to reflect any revised retention period.

Once the applicable retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted or anonymised, unless the Owner is required or permitted to retain it for a longer period. Rights such as access, rectification, erasure and data portability may no longer be available after the relevant Data has been deleted or anonymised.

2.3.5  The purposes of processing

The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following: Traffic optimization and distribution, Analytics, Displaying content from external platforms, Managing contacts and sending messages and Data transfer outside the EU.

For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.

2.3.6  Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

2.3.6.1  Project information sharing (as requested by the user)

Personal data, specifically contact information (names, email address, telephone number, postal address and project opinion), will be collected where a User requests further information from Gwynt Glas Offshore Wind Farm Limited. This will be via gwyntglas.com (contact form, newsletter registration, supply chain registration), email or during in-person events. In all instances personal data sharing is voluntary and initiated by the User. Such data will be stored on a secure platform with access limited to personnel who need access for the relevant project purpose.

All data would be fully anonymised prior to inclusion in any public reporting.

2.3.6.2  Analytics

The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyse web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behaviour. This information is held within WordPress.

2.3.6.3  Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on the location gwyntglas.com is accessed from, (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of gwyntglas.com, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.

Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.

Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

2.3.6.4  Data transfer outside the EU

The Owner will only transfer Personal Data collected within the UK, the European Economic Area or Switzerland to third countries where an appropriate lawful transfer mechanism is in place. This may include an applicable adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or Addendum, or another mechanism permitted by applicable data protection law.

Users can inquire with the Owner to learn which transfer mechanism applies to which specific service.

• Data transfer abroad based on consent (gwyntglas.com)

Where consent is relied upon as the transfer mechanism, Personal Data of Users shall be transferred to third countries only if the User has explicitly consented to such transfer, after having been informed of the possible risks due to the absence of an adequacy decision and appropriate safeguards.

In such cases, the Owner shall inform Users appropriately and collect their explicit consent via gwyntglas.com.

Personal Data processed: various types of Data.

2.3.6.5  Data transfer abroad based on consent (gwyntglas.com)

If this is the applicable legal basis, Personal Data of Users shall be transferred from the EU to third countries only if the User has explicitly consented to such transfer, after having been informed of the possible risks due to the absence of an adequacy decision and appropriate safeguards.

In such cases, the Owner shall inform Users appropriately and collect their explicit consent via gwyntglas.com.

Personal Data processed: various types of Data.

2.3.6.6 Data transfer based on other lawful safeguards (gwyntglas.com)

Where Personal Data is transferred to a service provider outside the UK, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, the Owner will ensure that an appropriate transfer mechanism is in place before the transfer occurs.

Such mechanisms may include an applicable adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or Addendum, binding corporate rules or another mechanism permitted by applicable data protection law. The Owner will also consider whether any supplementary technical, organisational or contractual safeguards are required in light of the nature of the transfer and the country of destination.

Users can ask the Owner for further information about the lawful transfer mechanisms and safeguards used for a specific service.

Personal Data processed: various types of Data.

2.3.6.7  Displaying content from external platforms

This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of gwyntglas.com and interact with them.

This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

2.3.6.8  YouTube video widget

YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on the location gwyntglas.com is accessed from, that allows gwyntglas.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.

Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

2.3.6.9  Google Fonts

Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on the location gwyntglas.com is accessed from, that allows gwyntglas.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

Personal Data processed: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

2.3.6.10  Managing contacts and sending messages

This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.

These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.

2.3.6.11  Traffic optimization and distribution

This type of service allows gwyntglas.com to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.

Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between gwyntglas.com and the User’s browser.

Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.

2.3.6.12       Cloudflare (Cloudflare Inc.)

Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.

The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through gwyntglas.com, i.e., communication between gwyntglas.com and the User’s browser, while also allowing analytical data from gwyntglas.com to be collected.

Personal Data processed: Cookies; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

2.3.7  The rights of Users

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.

In particular, Users have the right to do the following:

• Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
• Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent. Further details are provided in the dedicated section below.
• Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
• Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
• Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
• Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
• Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance. This provision is applicable provided that the Data is processed by automated means and that the processing is based on the User’s consent, on a contract which the User is part of or on pre-contractual obligations thereof.
• Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority. In the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

2.3.8  Details about the right to object to processing

Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.

Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time without providing any justification. To learn, whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

2.3.9  How to exercise these rights

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by the Owner as early as possible and, in any event, within one month unless an extension is permitted by law. Users also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if they are unhappy with how their Personal Data has been handled.

2.3.10  Cookie Policy

Gwyntglas.com uses Trackers. To learn more, the User may consult the Cookie Policy.

2.4  Additional information about Data collection and processing

2.4.1  Legal action

The User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of gwyntglas.com or the related Services.

The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

2.4.2  Additional information about User’s Personal Data

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, gwyntglas.com may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

2.4.3  System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, gwyntglas.com and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with gwyntglas.com (System logs) use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

2.4.4  Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

How “Do Not Track” requests are handled

Gwyntglas.com does not support “Do Not Track” requests.

To determine whether any of the third-party services it uses honour the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.

2.4.5  Changes to this privacy policy

The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within gwyntglas.com and/or – as far as technically and legally feasible – sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.

Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.

 

2.5  Definitions and legal references

2.5.1  Personal Data (or Data)

Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

2.5.2  Usage Data

Information collected automatically through gwyntglas.com (or third-party services employed in gwyntglas.com), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use gwyntglas.com, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server’s answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User’s IT environment.

2.5.3  User

The individual using gwyntglas.com who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

2.5.4  Data Subject

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

2.5.5  Data Processor (or Data Supervisor)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

2.5.6  Data Controller (or Owner)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of gwyntglas.com. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of gwyntglas.com.

2.5.7  gwyntglas.com (or this Application)

The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.

2.5.8  Service

The service provided by gwyntglas.com as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.

2.5.9  European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.

2.5.10  Cookie

Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User’s browser.

2.5.11  Tracker

Tracker indicates any technology – e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting – that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.

2.6  Legal information

This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.

This privacy policy relates solely to gwyntglas.com, if not stated otherwise within this document.

Latest update: 3 September 2026

Cloudways hosts this content and only collects the Personal Data strictly necessary for it to be provided.

Latest update: 3 September 2026