Who we are
Data Companion Ltd operates the website www.datacompanion.co.uk. This page is used to inform users of how data is used within our services, including this website, the data that we collect and how we process it. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.
The Data we collect and how we use it
When browsing and using our website we collect the following information:
- Your IP Address.
- Data contained in cookies (see the cookie section below).
- How you interact with the website e.g. the pages you visit, the buttons you click etc.
- Comments you leave on our blogs and the personal data mentioned in the Comments, Media and Cookie sections.
- Any information you give us on the contact us form. This can also include the personal data mentioned in the contact us form and Cookies sections.
We use and process this data to:
- Deliver our website and services to you.
- Monitor and improve our website and services.
- Operate our blog.
- To communicate with you, including for marketing purposes.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized 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, like a profile picture for example, 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.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to collect information and improve our services. You can choose to accept or reject these cookies. If you choose to reject these cookies then some parts of this website and our services may not work correctly.
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 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 will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
We also use services from the companies below and also link to their websites. These are websites not operated by us so we cannot control the content on them. We strongly advise you to check their privacy policies.
- We use various Google services and cookies on our website. Their privacy policy can be found here.
- We use various Facebook services and cookies on our website. Their privacy policy can be found here.
- We use various LinkedIn services and cookies on our website. Their privacy policy can be found here.
- We use various Twitter services and cookies on our website. Their privacy policy can be found here.
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 has visited the other website. Please see their privacy policies in reference to how they process your data.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize 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.
We routinely delete personal data in respect of interaction data with our website users who have not interacted with the Website, App, Browser Extension or Emails for more than 30 months and location data after 2 months from creation. We delete such data at the next routine deletion following the relevant period, which will be within 90 days. Any photos that we required for verification purposes will be deleted no more than 7 days after verification
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 to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not aimed at children under the age of 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect, store or process personal data from children under 13 years of age. In the event we discover any data from a child under the age of 13 we delete the data immediately. If you learn that a child under the age of 13 year of age has provided us with data, please notify us immediately at [email protected].
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any adjustments to the policy will be posted on this page and are effective when the amendments are posted
Data Companion Contact Details
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, comments or requests regarding this privacy policy. We can be contacted at : [email protected].
