Last updated: October 15, 2024
This Privacy Policy explains our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information when you use our website. By accessing and using the website, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please refrain from using the website.
Who we are
Our website address is: http://blogsmarterwithluuk.com.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
We may ask you to provide us with personal data when you interact with our website. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- Cookies and usage data
- IP address, browser type, and version
- Comments left on the website
- Media uploads (if applicable)
- Subscription data (if subscribing to our newsletter)
Usage Data
We automatically collect information regarding your usage of our website. This data includes your IP address, browser details, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. Their privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience. If you disable cookies, some features of the website may not work correctly.
Types of Cookies We Use:
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies stored in your browser while visiting our website. Deleted once you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: Cookies stored on your device for a certain period until manually deleted or expired.
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.
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.
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.
How We Use Your Data
We use the personal data collected for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our website
- To manage your comments and requests
- To send you newsletters, promotional offers, and updates if you have opted in
- To analyze and improve the performance of the website
- To manage our legal obligations and protect the rights of the Company
- To process any requests for password resets or account management
Sharing Your Personal Data
We may share your data with third-party service providers to help us operate our website (e.g., email marketing services, analytics, or spam detection).
Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We do not sell or trade your data for marketing purposes.
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.
Your Rights 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.
Third-Party Social Media Services
If you register or log in via a third-party service (such as Google or Facebook), we may collect information from those accounts. Any such data will only be used per this privacy policy.
Security of Your Personal Data
While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our website does not target anyone under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are aware of such data being provided to us, please contact us.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes via our website or email.