1. Introduction
This privacy notice provides you with details of how we collect and process your personal data through your use of our site https://www.history-of-kirkby.org. By providing us with your data, you confirm you are over 13 years of age.
2. 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, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
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
What is a cookie
A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer or electronic device when you access our website. It is used to identify your computer and how you move about our website.
How we use cookies
We use cookies to track your use of our website. This enables use to understand how you use our website and improve your visit experience.
Content for cookies
In most cases we require your consent in order to use cookies on this website. The exception is where a cookie is essential to the function of the website. For non-essential cookies we will ask for your consent via the cookie banner at the bottom of the page when you first visit.
You may choose to reject our cookies by disabling them in the cookie banner.
Third-party cookies
We work with third party suppliers who may also set cookies on our website. These cookies and their third party supplier are listed below. By consenting to the use of these cookies on our site you will be consenting to the use of these cookies.
We use Google Analytics to obtain information about your computer and any other electronic device which you use to access our website: such as your IP address, browser, and/or referral path.
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.
Analytics
We use the Monster Insights plugin which works with Google to keep track of customer user of our website. This includes data about the use of our website and online services such as IP address, login data, details about your browser, page views, length of time of individual pages, number of times you listed our website and time zone settings.
3. Who we share your personal data with
We may have to share your data with the parties below:
- Other companies in our group who provide services to us
- Service providers you provide IT and administration services
- Professional advisers including lawyers, bankers and accountants
- Government bodies where required to report processing activities
4. International Transfer
Some of our third party service providers are based outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Therefore their processing of your data will involve a transfer outside the EEA. We only use third parties who are deemed to provide the same level of security within the EEA; as approved by the European Commission or the EU-US Privacy Shield in the United States.
5. About this website’s server
This website is hosted by a UK based company whose datacenter is housed in the UK and is audited to ISO 27001 standards:
Their external Certifications include:
• ISO 27001: Information Security Management System
• ISO 14001: Environment Management System
• ISO 9001: Quality Management System
6. How long we retain your data
We only retain data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose we collected it for (analytics) and to satisfy any legal or accounting requirements.
By law we have to keep basic information about our customers (including Contact, Identity, Financial and Transaction Data) for six years after they cease being customers for tax purposes.
7. 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.
8. Contact Information
Contact Details
Our full details are:
Full name of legal entity:
Email address:
Postal address:
It is very important that the information we hold about you is accurate and up to date. Please let us know if at any time your personal information changes by emailing us at editor@history-of-kirkby.org.
9. Additional information
If you use your site for commercial purposes and you engage in more complex collection or processing of personal data, you should note the following information in your privacy policy in addition to the information we have already discussed.
How we protect your data
In this section you should explain what measures you have taken to protect your users’ data. This could include technical measures such as encryption; security measures such as two factor authentication; and measures such as staff training in data protection. If you have carried out a Privacy Impact Assessment, you can mention it here too.
What data breach procedures we have in place
In this section you should explain what procedures you have in place to deal with data breaches, either potential or real, such as internal reporting systems, contact mechanisms, or bug bounties.
What third parties we receive data from
If your web site receives data about users from third parties, including advertisers, this information must be included within the section of your privacy policy dealing with third party data.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
If your web site provides a service which includes automated decision making – for example, allowing customers to apply for credit, or aggregating their data into an advertising profile – you must note that this is taking place, and include information about how that information is used, what decisions are made with that aggregated data, and what rights users have over decisions made without human intervention.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
If you are a member of a regulated industry, or if you are subject to additional privacy laws, you may be required to disclose that information here.
