The History Islands — historyislands.com
Last updated: February 2026
1. Introduction
This website, historyislands.com (“the Website”), is operated by Open Page Learning Ltd (“us”, “we”, “our”), based in Jersey, Channel Islands. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data responsibly, in accordance with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 (“the Law”).
This policy explains what personal data we collect through this Website, why we collect it, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it.
2. What Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you use the Website, we may collect the following types of personal data:
Information you provide directly:
– Your name and email address, if you contact us, subscribe to a newsletter, or leave a comment on the Website
– Billing and delivery details, if you make a purchase through the Website’s shop
Information collected automatically:
– Your IP address
– Browser type and version
– Pages you visit on the Website and the date and time of your visit
– Referring website address
– Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 7 below)
3. How We Use Your Personal Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
– To respond to enquiries you send me
– To process orders and payments if you purchase products through the Website
– To send you newsletters or updates, but only if you have opted in to receive them
– To improve the Website and understand how visitors use it
– To comply with any legal obligations
4. Lawful Basis for Processing
Under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018, we rely on the following lawful bases for processing your personal data:
– Consent — where you have given clear consent, for example by subscribing to a mailing list
– Contract — where processing is necessary to fulfil a purchase you have made
– Legitimate interests — where we have a reasonable business interest in processing your data (such as improving the Website), provided this does not override your rights
5. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data to anyone. We may share your data with the following types of third-party service providers, who process data on our behalf:
– Website hosting provider — to keep the Website running
– Payment processor — to handle transactions securely if you make a purchase
– Email service provider — to send newsletters, if you have subscribed
– Analytics provider — to help me understand how the Website is used
These providers are only permitted to process your data for the specific purposes I have instructed and are required to keep it secure.
6. International Data Transfers
Some of the third-party services we use may store or process data outside of Jersey. Where this happens, we take reasonable steps to ensure your data is protected to a standard equivalent to that required under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018. Jersey has been recognised by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection.
7. Affiliate Links
This website contains affiliate links to Amazon via the Amazon Associates programme. When you click one of these links and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Amazon may use cookies and collect data when you visit their site through these links. This activity is governed by Amazon’s own privacy policy, which can be found at www.amazon.co.uk/privacy. We only recommend products that are genuinely connected to The History Islands content.
8. Cookies
The Website uses cookies — small text files placed on your device — to help it function properly and to understand how visitors use the site. These may include:
– Essential cookies — required for the Website to work (for example, remembering items in a shopping cart)
– Analytics cookies — used to collect anonymous information about how visitors use the Website
– Third-party cookies — set by external services embedded in the Website (such as Spotify or YouTube players)
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how the Website functions.
9. How Long We Keep Your Data
We only keep your personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy. For example:
– Purchase records are kept for six years to comply with Jersey tax obligations
– Email subscriber data is kept until you unsubscribe
– Website analytics data is anonymised and does not identify you personally
10. Your Rights
Under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018, you have the following rights:
– Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
– Right to rectification — to ask me to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
– Right to erasure — to ask us to delete your personal data, where there is no compelling reason for us to continue processing it
– Right to restrict processing — to ask us to limit how we use your data
– Right to data portability — to request your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format
– Right to object — to object to our processing of your data, including for direct marketing purposes
– Right to withdraw consent — where we rely on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11 below.
11. Complaints
If you are unhappy with how I have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner:
Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner
2nd Floor, 5 Castle Street
St Helier, Jersey JE2 3BT
Website: www.jerseyoic.org
Email: enquiries@jerseyoic.org
Telephone: +44 (0)1534 716530
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at:
Open Page Learning Ltd
Email: pauldarrochjsy@gmail.com
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Open Page Learning Ltd is registered with the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner.