Ensuring all submitted information remains private  

We are committed to ensuring the information you submit to us remains private and is used only for the purpose for which you provided it and is not made available to third parties without warning.

The information given to us, including uploaded files and e-mail addresses, is termed ‘personal data’ under the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998. We follow the principles set out in that Act when we process personal data.

Brilino Solutions Ltd (owning Bril Blog) is the ‘data controller’ for the purposes of the Data Protection Act. We also abide by the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the European Union. Please note that clicking on to external links may result in your transferral to another website where data privacy practices may be different to ours.

We want you to understand the types of information we collect as you use this website

We collect information to provide better services to all our users — from figuring out basic stuff like which language you speak, to more complex things like which ads you find more useful, the information which matters most to you online, or which videos you might like. The information search engine collects, and how that information is used, depends on how you use our services and how you manage your privacy controls.

When you’re not signed in to a account, we store the information we collect with unique identifiers tied to the browser, application, or device you’re using. This helps us do things like maintain your language preferences across browsing sessions.

When you’re signed in, we also collect information that we store with your account, which we treat as personal information.

We use data to build better services

We use the information we collect to customize our services for you, including providing recommendations, personalized content, and customized search results.

Depending on your settings, we may also show you personalized ads based on your interests. For example, if you search for “architecture” you may see an ad for architecture software or architecture literature when you’re browsing a site that shows ads served by Google.