Privacy Policy
This policy explains how this website collects, uses and protects any information about you as you browse.
The data this website collects
The may collect the following information about you when browsing:
- Your first name
- Your email address
- Your IP address
It is necessary to collect IP address information for security purposes.
When you provide personal information about you, (such as your name or email address) you can be assured that it will only be collected with your consent and be used in accordance with this privacy policy.
Analytics
This website does not use Analytics. So you are not tracked at all on this website.
Cookies
This website does not use tracking cookies, so it does not track you.
What is done with the information collected
I require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- To fulfil legal obligations in the prevention or detection of fraud or other illegal activities
- To block malicious IP addresses
- To contact you by email for market research purposes
- To send occasional promotional emails about new services or offers using the email address which you have provided
Where your data is used
Wherever possible, your information will only be used internally within the UK.
This website will never sell or lease your personal information to third parties.
Where your data is stored on third-party systems, I try to ensure that your data remains in the UK, or inside the EU. For example, this website is hosted in the UK, with the web hosting provider, Krystal.
How long is your personal data retained
Personal information collected from you is retained for as long as there is an ongoing legitimate business need to do so. For example, this may be in the normal activities of providing services to you or as required by financial obligations or applicable laws.
Links to other websites
This website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave this website site, you should note that this website does not have any control over that other website. Therefore, this website cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting other sites, and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy.
Security
In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, this website has in place suitable physical and electronic procedures to safeguard and secure the information collected.
This website and email systems are secured using a secure socket layer (SSL). Wherever personal information from you is requested digitally, Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is used to ensure your data is safely transmitted to the server via SSL. Web browsers typically indicate that a website is secure by showing a padlock icon in its address bar.
Data breach notifications
Should a data breach that adversely affects your privacy be detected, you will be contacted you as soon as possible and within the 72 hours required by data protection laws.