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, the visitor’s IP address and the browser, user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see 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) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Personal data is captured when someone submits a contact form. We keep contact form submissions for as long as necessary per applicable laws for customer service purposes, but we do not use the information submitted through them for marketing purposes.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our website, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will 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 will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember me” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and 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 (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These 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 with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
We have direct control over as many processes as possible. However, your data may be transferred to third-party providers and partners. These authorised third parties may be engaged in technical support, processing of payments as an example.
We use Paypal to process all our payments. As such, Paypal will collect personal data about you when you visit their sites and use their services. Please check Paypal Privacy Policies for further information: https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-prev
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. To recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide 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 that 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 details you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any details we hold about you. It does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be verified through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
For privacy-specific matters, please contact us at info@bricabracuk.co.uk
How we protect your data
Personal data is subject to additional safeguards to ensure this data is processed securely. For example, we protect customer data with the following site features:
We use SSL/HTTPS on our website. These encrypt our user communications with the servers so personal identifiable information is not captured by third parties without authorisation. Access to this data is strictly limited to a minimum number of individuals and subject to confidentiality commitments.
We will take all steps necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and per this Policy. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our utmost to protect your data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to any of our websites; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to prevent unauthorised access. When possible, encryption is used, both in transit and storage. Access control within the organisation limit who may access information.
What data breach procedures we have in place
Once we become aware of a data breach, we will notify all our customers without delay and provide information relating to the data breach as it becomes known.
What third parties we receive data from
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics data to enhance our marketing and business development strategies.
Youtube: We use Youtube as part of our marketing development strategies.
Facebook: We use Facebook as a part of our marketing strategies.
Pinterest: We use Pinterest images and videos as part of our marketing strategies.