Trademark Notice

Sovereign Being® – A Registered Trademark

Sovereign Being® is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom, officially recognised and protected under UK trademark law. The trademark was registered in 2021 with the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), securing exclusive rights to the name Sovereign Being, along with its associated branding, services, and systems.

Trademark Protection

The Sovereign Being® name, logo, and related intellectual property are legally protected. Any unauthorised use, reproduction, or misrepresentation of this trademark is strictly prohibited and may result in legal action under UK trademark law.

Authorised Use

The Sovereign Being® trademark is owned by Maia Mires. If you wish to use the Sovereign Being® name in any capacity—whether for collaboration, citation, or other purposes—you must obtain explicit written permission. Please contact Maia Mires at beingsovereign@protonmail.com for licensing or authorised use enquiries.

Enforcement of Rights

As the trademark owner, Maia Mires is committed to defending the integrity of Sovereign Being® and ensuring its correct use. Any infringement on this trademark will be subject to enforcement under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and appropriate legal action will be taken against unauthorised use.

Trademark Registration Details

  • Trademark Owner: Maia Mires
  • Trademark Name: Sovereign Being®
  • Registered Since: 2021
  • Jurisdiction: United Kingdom (UKIPO)
  • Trademark Registration Number: UK00003621813

For any further trademark-related enquiries, please contact Maia Mires at beingsovereign@protonmail.com.

© Maia Mires, All Rights Reserved.

Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.sovereignbeing.co.uk.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Contact Forms

If you submit a contact form, we collect the information you provide in order to respond to your enquiry.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences:

  • Login cookies last for two days.
  • Screen options cookies last for one year.
  • If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks.
  • If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

We may use analytics tools to track website traffic and improve user experience.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not share your personal data with third parties unless required by law or necessary for website functionality (e.g. spam detection services).

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile.

  • All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).
  • Website administrators can also see and edit this information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided.

You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your Contact Information

If you have any privacy-related concerns or requests, please contact us at:
📧 Email: beingsovereign@protonmail.com

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place

In the event of a data breach, we will take immediate action to investigate, mitigate risks, and notify affected individuals if necessary.

What Third Parties We Receive Data From

We may receive anonymised data from analytics providers to improve user experience and website performance.

What Automated Decision Making and/or Profiling We Do with User Data

We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling that significantly affects users.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

We comply with all applicable UK data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.