This privacy policy sets out the basis on which any information that we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Some of this information will be personal data, which is specifically protected under the Data Protection Act 1998.
By accessing and browsing our website, you confirm that you accept and give your consent to the processing of your personal data as described in this Policy.
You are advised to read this Policy carefully before using our website and the services provided through it.
OUR INFORMATION
This website is owned and operated by Mk3 Design Limited, a company formed in England and Wales.
Our registered office is located at The Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1QU.
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.
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
We ask for information from the user on our enquiry form. Information gathered through this form will be held in a database at our offices in accordance with GDPR and ISO 9001 regulations. This information may be used periodically for marketing and business compliance.
COOKIES
Our website uses small text files, called cookies, which are automatically stored on your device when you access and use certain features of our website. Cookies are unique so we use them to identify you from other users for the purposes as described above. To find out more about cookies, how to refuse them and how to change your device’s cookie settings, you should visit ‘All About Cookies.’ Please note that if you refuse to accept cookies or change your device’s cookie settings, you may not be able to access all of our website’s features.
Our website uses the following categories of cookies based on guidance produced by the International Chamber of Commerce:
Strictly necessary cookies: these are cookies that are required for the operation of our website.
Analytical/performance cookies: these cookies allow us to recognise new and returning visitors to our website and see how they move a round our website.
Functionality cookies: these are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember any preferences set by you.
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.
ANALYTICS
We use Google Analytics to see how you found your way to our website and to measure how you interact with our website’s content. These cookies do not store any personal information about you. Find more information about Google’s privacy policy on their website. We also use pixels/cookies from Facebook and LinkedIn. Please consult the individual technology providers for more on how they store this data.
WHO WE SHARE
YOUR DATA WITH
We may share your personal information with:
Our website developers, analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our website (though such information will be anonymised where possible so that you cannot be identified).
Other third parties we use to help us run our business, e.g. sub-contractors.
Any actual or prospective buyer of our business or its assets.
As required by law or any order of a court or other competent authority.
HOW LONG WE
RETAIN YOUR DATA
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can 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 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.
WHERE WE
SEND YOUR DATA
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
CONTACT
INFORMATION
If you have any questions, comments or requests regarding this Policy please contact us at admin@mk3design.co.uk.
COMPLAINTS
If you are unhappy with the way you have been treated in relation to the data we collect and our processing of it you can raise a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
How we protect your data
We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted and any transmission is therefore at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict internal procedures and security measures to try to prevent unauthorised access.
What data breach procedures we have in place
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. In the event of a data breach we will contact our regulatory bodies and the Information Commissioners Office within the required time frames of the breach and follow the guidelines and best practice imposed.