Privacy Policy

Last updated: 21st September 2024

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://websiteagents.co.uk.

Introduction

At Website Agents, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

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 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. 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.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies are small files stored on your browser or device.

Comments 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 you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Account Cookies:

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one 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.

Google Analytics Cookies:

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics sets cookies on your browser or device to gather data such as pages visited, time spent on pages, and other relevant statistics. This information helps us improve our website and services.

• Data Collected: Anonymized IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent on pages.

• Purpose: To analyze website traffic and user behavior to enhance user experience.

• Opt-Out: You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Managing Cookies:

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). 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.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. However, we may share your data with trusted third parties to help us operate our website and services, such as:

• Service Providers: Companies that provide services on our behalf, including website hosting, analytics, and payment processing.

• Legal Requirements: If required by law, we may disclose your personal data to comply with legal obligations.

How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments: 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.

• User Accounts: For users that register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. 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.

• Analytics Data: Data collected via Google Analytics is retained for 60 months

Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

1. Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

2. Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.

3. Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data under certain conditions.

4. Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your data.

5. Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer your data to another organization.

6. Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at seo@websiteagents.co.uk.

Where We Send Your Data

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

Data collected via Google Analytics may be processed outside of the UK. Google complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, ensuring adequate protection of your personal data.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Email:seo@websiteagents.co.uk

• Address: Suite 2, 5a Charnwood Park, Clos Marion, Cardiff, CF10 4LJ

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Disclaimer: This policy is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice.