What personal data we collect

Personal data we process

We store the following personal information about you: Name, E-mail address, IP address and website (if provided). This information is saved in connection with you leaving comments on the page and we only save this information for security purposes- In other words, we will not use the information in advertising via email or the like.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the data displayed in the comment form and also the visitor’s IP address and the browser’s user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called hash) can be sent to the Gravatar service to see if you use it. The privacy policy for the Gravatar service can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in connection with your comment.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata will be retained indefinitely. This is so that we can recognize and approve all follow-up comments automatically instead of keeping them in a moderation queue.

Contact forms

When you send us a message via the contact form, your name, email address and message are saved on our mail server. These are saved indefinitely.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our website, you can choose to save your name, e-mail 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 a year.

Google Analytics

We use a plugin on our website which is developed by Google and is called Google Analytics. This tool gives us useful data as statistics and gives us a better insight into how our visitors use the site. The general information such as gender and age, for example, may be shared with advertisers so that they know the target audience for which their ads are displayed.

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.

Who we share your data with

Some data from Google Analytics may be shared with advertisers on our site to better target your ads to the right audience.

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.

What rights you have over your data

If you have submitted comments, you can request an export file with the personal information we have about you, including all information you have given us. You can also request that we delete all personal information we have about you. This does not include any information that we are required to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.

reCAPTCHA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Comments submitted as well as messages sent via the contact form can be checked via the automatic spam detection service reCAPTCHA.

Your contact information

When you send us a message via the contact form, your contact information (email address) is saved on our webmail service.

How we protect your data

In accordance with the GDPR, we do not share any information to third parties or anyone outside the company.

What data breach procedures we have in place

Data breach is a crime where someone illegally souls or gives himself access to digital data. The crime can result in a fine or up to six years in prison, depending on how serious the crime is.

What third parties we receive data from

We currently only use Google Analytics to collect data.