Privacy Policy

GreenMeans is the data controller for any personal information processed through this website. We process data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

• Entity: GreenMeans, a sole proprietor

We have determined that we do not currently require a Data Protection Officer (DPO). Any enquiries regarding your data or requests to exercise your rights should be made via the contact details in the Contact Us section below.

We collect minimal data to operate our website effectively:

We process data for the following purposes under the specified lawful bases:

Statutory/Contractual Requirements: You are under no statutory or contractual obligation to provide any personal data to us. Failure to provide technical data (such as IP addresses required for CDN delivery) may result in the website being inaccessible.

Automated Decision-Making & Profiling: We do not use any form of automated decision-making or profiling on this website.

We use the following third-party services, with emphasis on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS):

Commitment to FOSS: We prioritise Free and Open Source Software wherever possible. Our website code is publicly available on GitHub, and we use FOSS components including:

• Open source web fonts (Space Grotesk, Inter, OpenDyslexic)
• Open standards (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript ES6+)
• Public APIs with transparent data practices
• Privacy-respecting analytics that don't track individual users

Cloudflare Web Analytics & Safety: Unlike traditional analytics, Cloudflare Web Analytics is a privacy-first service that doesn't use cookies or collect personal data. It provides aggregated, anonymised statistics about website traffic. Additionally, we utilise Cloudflare's safety tools, including the Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) scanning tool, which is always active to ensure our platform complies with legal safety requirements and protects all users. For more information, see Cloudflare Web Analytics and their transparency reports.

We retain data only as long as necessary:

Data may be transferred internationally via our service providers:

• GitHub: Microsoft Corp. (USA) participates in and has certified its compliance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. GitHub's data processing complies with GDPR.
• Cloudflare: Cloudflare participates in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and complies with GDPR. Cloudflare's global network processes data in various locations.
• Google: Alphabet Inc. (USA) processes data for Google AdSense and complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

All our service providers have appropriate safeguards in place for international data transfers and comply with applicable data protection laws.

Under UK data protection law, you have rights including:

1. Right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
2. Right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate.
3. Right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
4. Right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
5. Right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
6. Right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
7. Right to withdraw consent - Where we rely on consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

To exercise any of these rights, please follow the instructions in our Contact Us section below.

How to complain: If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details in the Contact Us section below.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data. The ICO’s address is:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk

Service-Specific Rights:

• GitHub: For GitHub-related data, see GitHub Privacy Statement
• Cloudflare: For Cloudflare analytics data, see Cloudflare Privacy Policy
• Google AdSense: For Google-related advertising data, see Google Privacy Policy

Our website uses various technologies to provide our services and support our operations:

• Cookies: We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features, and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners. You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie consent banner.
• Advertising (Google AdSense): We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site. Google uses customized cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Local Storage (LocalSense): We use localStorage to store your accessibility preferences (e.g., dark mode, font choices). This data remains exclusively on your device and is not used for tracking.
• Privacy-Friendly Analytics: We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to provide aggregated, anonymised statistics to help us improve the site. This approach respects user privacy and avoids individual tracking.

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

All changes to this policy are tracked in our public GitHub repository, maintaining transparency about our privacy practices.

We welcome your questions, thoughts, and feedback. As a proudly digital-first entity, we primarily operate online to minimise our environmental footprint and maximise efficiency. Please reach out to us digitally whenever possible, and we will get back to you promptly.

Email Address
For general enquiries, support, or partnership opportunities, please email us directly at: admin@greenmeans.ovh

Mailing Address

In alignment with our digital-first ethos, we strongly encourage all communication to be handled electronically via email. We ask that you refrain from sending physical mail unless it is absolutely necessary. Our physical registered address is provided below strictly for mandatory legal and official correspondence:

GitHub Repository
View our source code on GitHub: GreenMeans GitHub Repository