Who operates this website
IsMyNameRare.com is an independent website operated by Andy Black. You can contact the site through the contact form.
Information you submit
If you use the contact form, the site processes your name, email address, selected subject, message and basic anti-abuse information such as your IP address. This information is used to respond to your enquiry, investigate corrections and prevent misuse.
Name searches
A name entered into the search tool is used to query the historical database and return a result. Do not enter confidential information. A name search does not create a personal profile and the historical records shown are aggregated public statistics, not records about identifiable individuals.
Server logs
Like most websites, the hosting server may record IP address, browser type, requested URL, time and technical error information. These logs are used for security, reliability and abuse prevention and are retained according to the hosting provider’s operational settings.
Cookies
The site uses a short-lived essential session cookie for security features such as contact-form protection. It also uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website, which pages are most helpful and where improvements can be made.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics may collect information such as page views, session activity, approximate location, browser and device details. It may use first-party cookies, including the _ga cookie, to distinguish visitors and sessions. The site does not intentionally send names, email addresses or contact-form messages to Google Analytics.
Information collected through Google Analytics is processed by Google according to its own privacy terms and controls. You can restrict or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Email delivery
Contact-form messages are transmitted through the configured email service provider. That provider may process message data as necessary to deliver the email.
Legal bases
Where UK data-protection law applies, contact enquiries are generally processed on the basis of legitimate interests in operating and protecting the site and responding to messages. Where information is required to address a legal request, it may be processed to comply with a legal obligation.
Sharing and retention
Personal information is not sold. It may be shared with service providers involved in hosting, security or email delivery, or where disclosure is legally required. Enquiries are kept only as long as reasonably needed for correspondence, record-keeping, security or legal purposes.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction or objection, or to complain to a relevant supervisory authority. Use the contact form to make a privacy request.
External sources and links
The site refers to public-sector data sources and may link to external websites. Their privacy practices are controlled by their respective operators.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated when the site, its providers or applicable requirements change. The latest revision date will appear at the top of this page.