This notice explains how personal information is handled when you use
ratiofox.com, create an account, contact us, or make an advertising
privacy choice.
Last updated: 30 July 2026
Information we use and why
Visits and service security
Our server records the IP address, visit time, requested path,
request method, response status, and response size. We use these
short-lived records to secure, operate, diagnose, and understand
demand for the service. Our lawful basis is our legitimate
interests in running a reliable and secure website.
Accounts and authentication
If you register, we process your email address, protected
authentication credentials, verification and recovery records,
and session information. We use these to provide and protect the
account you request. Our lawful bases are performance of our
agreement with you and our legitimate security interests.
Portfolios and preferences
We store the portfolio names, holdings, and display preferences
that you choose to save. We use them to provide your private
account features. Our lawful basis is performance of our
agreement with you.
Messages to us
If you contact us, we use your address and message to reply,
resolve the enquiry, and keep an appropriate record. Our lawful
bases are our legitimate interests and, where relevant, legal
obligations.
Cookies, local storage, and advertising
ratio/fox uses strictly necessary browser storage for account
security and may use local storage for preferences and safe migration
of earlier browser-only portfolio data. These functions are needed
to provide features you request.
When advertising is enabled, Google AdSense and Google’s certified
consent platform may process information such as your IP address,
browser or device details, consent choices, and interactions with
advertisements. Non-essential advertising cookies or similar storage
are not permitted before the consent required by applicable law.
Eligible visitors can accept, reject, or manage these purposes in
the Google consent message and later change their choice through the
privacy options it provides.
We do not use a browser analytics tracker. Our private traffic
dashboard is built on the RatioFox server, and the local country
lookup does not send visitor records to an analytics provider.
We use service providers only where needed to operate ratio/fox:
Hetzner for hosting, Brevo for account-related email, and Google for
AdSense and consent management. These providers may process
information outside the United Kingdom. Where required, we rely on
applicable adequacy arrangements or contractual safeguards.
We may also disclose information where the law requires it or where
necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims. We do not
sell personal information.
How long we keep information
Raw server traffic records are retained for no more than 30 days.
Account, portfolio, and preference data is normally retained while
your account remains open and removed following account deletion,
subject to limited security, backup, and legal requirements.
Enquiry records are kept only as long as reasonably needed to
handle the enquiry and related legal or operational matters.
Consent choices are retained for the period configured in the
consent platform and refreshed when required.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law gives you
rights to access, correct, erase, restrict, or object to processing
of your information, and to receive or transfer information you
provided. Where processing relies on consent, you can withdraw that
consent without affecting earlier lawful processing.
ratio/fox is not directed to children. We do not use personal
information to make decisions that produce legal or similarly
significant effects. We may update this notice when the service or
legal requirements change; the date above identifies the current
version.