Who I am
My website address is: https://becfowler.co.uk.
Introduction
Bec Fowler is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. This Privacy Policy (Policy) explains what information I collect about you and why, what I do with that information, and how I handle that information.
For the purposes of the applicable data protection laws (the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), together with any implementing legislation, in particular, the Data Protection Act 2018), the company responsible for your personal information is Bec Fowler. This Policy incorporates the Bec Fowler Terms & Conditions and applies to information obtained by me through your use of the information, software, products and services made available through the www.becfowler.co.uk website.
Collection of Personal Information
Bec Fowler collects information that alone or in combination with other data, could be used to identify you (Personal Information), such as your e-mail address, name, telephone number. Bec Fowler may also collect anonymous demographic information which is not unique to you, such as your postal code and preferences (Non-Personal Information). Non-Personal Information is not linked to your Personal Information (for example, your IP address). Bec Fowler will collect your Personal Information in a number of ways, including when you contact me through the website, by telephone, post, e-mail or through the other means set out below.
More simply put:
I collect information that could be used to personally identify you, such as your name and contact details. I may also collect information that is not personal to you and not linked to your personal information.
I also collect this Personal Information as you use the website:
User Content: this consists of all text, documents, content or information uploaded, entered, or otherwise transmitted by you in connection with your use of the website.
More simply put:
If you upload any user content to my website, this may contain your personal information, which I may collect and use for the purposes described here. Automatically collected information when you visit my website: I automatically collect information about your computer hardware and software such as your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, operating system, cookie information, referring website addresses, pages visited, links clicked, text entered, and Internet Service Provider.
I analyse and use this information to better understand how users use my service, to maintain and improve my service, and in some cases, to publicly disclose aggregated statistics regarding my services.
More simply put:
I automatically collect certain information about you when you visit my website. I use this information to analyse your use of the website and to improve my services.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site I 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 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.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on my 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.
Use of cookies
The website uses cookies to help you personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed by me or our remarketing partners on your hard drive by a web page server. My cookies do not run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to your computer, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to your computer.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenient feature to save you time. The cookie tells the server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalise the website pages, or register with the website, a cookie helps the website recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your Personal Information, such as your billing address or site preferences. When you return to the same website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the website features that you customised.
I may place the following cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of the website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of my website or make use of e-billing services.
Analytical/performance cookies. They allow me to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the website when they are using it. This helps me to improve the way my website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to the website. This enables me to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to the website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. I will use this information to make our website more relevant to your interests and for remarketing as described below.
If you want to check or change what types of cookies you accept, this can usually be done within your browser settings. Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which I have no control.
How to reject cookies
If you do not want to receive cookies, you can usually choose to opt-out by modifying your browser settings to decline them. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of, or to fully experience the interactive features of, the Bec Fowler services or web pages you visit.
For more information, generally on cookies, including how to disable them, please refer to aboutcookies.org. This site also provides details on how to delete cookies from your computer.
More simply put:
I use cookies to enhance your online experience. If you do not want to receive cookies, you can reject them by opting out or modifying your browser settings.
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.
Links to other websites:
My Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by Bec Fowler.
Bec Fowler has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Bec Fowler shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.
I strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party web sites or services that you visit.
Use of Your Personal Information
Bec Fowler collects and uses your Personal Information as necessary to perform our contract with you and for our legitimate business interests, including to:
Operate the website and deliver the services.
Communicate with you about the services you use, as well as respond to requests for assistance, including account verification support if you’re having difficulty accessing your account.
Bec Fowler will send a welcome email following registration to all registered users. I also periodically send service updates to registered users.
Display user content associated with your account and make sure it is available to you when you use our services.
Understand and improve how users use and interact with my services.
Publicly disclose aggregated statistics regarding users’ use of my services.
When you register with me and set up an account to receive my services, the legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and me and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract. When I process any payment made by you, I process your Personal Information to prevent or detect fraud, including fraudulent payments and fraudulent use of the website. The legal basis for this processing is compliance with my legal obligations.
More simply put:
I collect your personal information to perform the contract you enter into with me when you sign up to use my services. I also collect certain information when I have a good reason to do so.
How long I retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so I can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, I will only hold your Personal Information on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Policy, or until you request that the information be deleted in accordance with your right of erasure (see ‘Your Rights’ section below).
Even if I delete your Personal Information, I reserve the right to maintain a copy for legal, tax or regulatory purposes, but in such event, I will do so only as long as necessary to fulfil those legal, tax or regulatory purposes. Please contact: [email protected] for more information.
More simply put:
I’ll retain your personal information for no longer than is necessary. For more information, please contact [email protected] for more information.
Who I share your information with
I will only disclose Personal Information to third parties:
when I use vendors, lawyers and service providers to assist me in meeting business or operating needs, such as providing legal services, hosting our website, communicating with users, delivering and improving our services, e-mail communication, invoicing and payments, customer support services and analytics. These service providers may only access, process or store Personal Information pursuant to my instructions and to perform their duties to me, and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations; or
when I have your explicit consent to share your Personal Information; or
when I determine that disclosure is required to protect the rights, property,
or personal safety of users of the website, or to respond to lawful subpoenas, warrants, or requests by public or regulatory authorities, including requests by law enforcement authorities; or
if I sell some or all of our business or assets, I may disclose your Personal Information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets, and if the transaction closes, then your Personal Information may be transferred to the buyer.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Data Security and Integrity
Bec Fowler is committed to taking reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the Personal Information that I hold from misuse, loss, or unauthorised access. I do this by using a range of technical and organisational measures including measures to deal with any suspected data breach.
The website is designed to secure the Personal Information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, with protections from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. When Personal Information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
However, while I do my best to protect your Personal Information, I cannot guarantee the security of all data which is transmitted to the website or to another website via the internet or similar connection. If I have given you (or you have chosen) a password to access certain areas of the website, please keep this password safe.
More simply put:
The Bec Fowler website is designed to keep your personal information safe, however, I cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted over the internet or similar connection.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data I hold about you, including any data you have provided to me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Under the GDPR, you have various rights in relation to your Personal Information, such as the rights of access, rectification, restriction, objection, portability, and erasure. Please note that these rights are subject to certain limitations set forth in applicable law.
To exercise these rights, please contact me. I will seek to deal with your request without undue delay, and in any event in accordance with the requirements of applicable laws. Please note that I may keep a record of your communications to help me resolve any issues you raise.
More simply put:
You have rights in relation to your personal information. Just contact me to find out more.
If you believe that I have not complied with this Policy or your data protection rights, you have the right to file a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, however, I hope that you’ll attempt to resolve the complaint with me first.
Complaint Resolution
Please contact me for more information.
More simply put:
If you’re not happy with the way I have handled your personal information, you have the right to bring a complaint. Please contact me to find out more.
Third Party Advertising
I do not use any remarketing services to advertise my products to you on third party websites after you have visited my website.
More simply put:
I don’t use targeted ads on other websites you subsequently visit.
Children
I do not intend to solicit or collect Personal Information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are under 18, do not enter information on this website or engage my services. If you believe a child or yours under the age of 18 has entered Personal Information, please contact me to have the data removed and terminate the child’s account.
More simply put:
No one under the age of 18 should use the Bec Fowler website.