Privacy Policy

Daniel Kirkwood, trading as Fourth Act. Last updated: 20 October 2026

Who we are

This website is run by Daniel Kirkwood, a sole trader, trading as Fourth Act (“Fourth Act”, “we”, “us”). We are the data controller for personal information collected through this website.

Fourth Act works in partnership with Sonic Labs. This website publishes posts about that work and links to the Sonic Labs website. Sonic Labs is a separate organisation. When you click through to its website, its own privacy policy applies, not this one.

You can contact us about privacy at privacy@fourthact.cc.

What this policy covers

This policy explains what personal information we collect through this website, why we collect it, how we use it, and what rights you have. We follow the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

What we collect and why

Comments and accounts. This website does not accept comments, and visitors cannot sign up or log in. We collect no personal information through either.

Search. If you use the search box, the search terms are processed to show you results. We do not link them to you.

Contact by email. If you email us, we use your email address and message to reply. Our legal basis is our legitimate interest in answering your enquiry. If your enquiry is about a contract or service, the legal basis is taking steps at your request before entering a contract.

Server and security logs. Our web host and WordPress record technical information such as your IP address, browser type, pages requested and the time of each request. We use this to keep the website secure, find faults and block abuse. Our legal basis is our legitimate interest in keeping the website safe and working.

Website administration. Only the site owner logs in, to manage the website. We hold the administrator’s name, email address and username to run that account. Our legal basis is our legitimate interest in managing the website securely.

Links to Sonic Labs

Many links to Sonic Labs on this website include a tag such as utm_source=fourthact. The tag tells Sonic Labs that your visit came from this website. It does not contain your name, email address or any other personal detail. Once you arrive on the Sonic Labs website, Sonic Labs is responsible for any information it collects about you.

Cookies

This website does not set cookies for visitors. WordPress sets login cookies only when the site owner signs in to manage the website, and these are removed when the owner signs out or after a short time.

We do not use advertising cookies. We do not load fonts or scripts from Google or other third parties: the fonts used on this website are stored on our own server.

Who we share information with

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with:

• our web hosting provider, Namecheap, which stores the website and its data on our behalf;
• professional advisers, regulators or law enforcement, if the law requires it.

Where a provider handles your information outside the UK, we make sure a lawful transfer mechanism is in place, such as the UK’s International Data Transfer Agreement or an adequacy decision.

How long we keep information

• Server logs are kept for 30 days.
• Emails are kept for 12 months after we last reply, unless we need them for longer for legal or contractual reasons.

Your rights

You have the right to:

• ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you;
• ask us to correct information that is wrong or incomplete;
• ask us to delete your information;
• ask us to restrict how we use it;
• object to us using it where we rely on legitimate interests;
• ask for information you gave us in a portable format, where it applies.

To use any of these rights, email privacy@fourthact.cc. We will reply within one month. We may ask you to confirm who you are first.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, please tell us first so we can put it right. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

Security

We keep the website updated and protect it with access controls. No website can be completely secure, so we cannot guarantee the safety of information sent over the internet.

Children

This website is not aimed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.

Changes to this policy

We will update this page if our practices change and show the new date at the top. Please check it from time to time.