Who We Are

Gary Moyle Digital Marketing operates this website. Our website address is: https://garymoyle.co.uk. If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy or your data, please contact us at: hello@garymoyle.co.uk

What Data We Collect and Why

We collect personal information from you when you visit our website, fill out forms, or use certain features of the site. This may include your name, email address, IP address, and other information you provide voluntarily. We ensure that your personal data is processed in compliance with UK GDPR and PECR regulations.

1. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymised string (hash) created from your email address may be shared to verify your use of the service. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible publicly in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from these images.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience and to collect analytics data. Our cookies are split into two categories:

• Essential cookies: These are necessary for the basic functioning of the website, such as login functionality and remembering your preferences.
• Non-essential cookies: These include tracking cookies used by services such as Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our site and how we can improve it.

You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie consent banner that appears when you first visit our site.

Cookie Types:

• Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will last for one year.
• Login Cookies: If you log in to our site, temporary cookies are set to store your login information and screen display choices. These cookies expire after two days (or persist for two weeks if you select “Remember Me”).
• Editing or Publishing Articles: When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

For more detailed information about the cookies we use, or to change your preferences, you can manage your cookie settings.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party websites you engage with.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymised data about visitor behaviour, including which pages are visited, how long users spend on our site, and interactions with our content. This data helps us improve the functionality of the site and the user experience. Google Analytics collects this data using cookies, which are non-essential and require your consent to be activated.

You can read more about how Google handles data here: Google’s Privacy Policy.

If you wish to opt-out of Google Analytics tracking, you can disable cookies in your browser or use Google’s opt-out tool.

Forms and HubSpot

When you submit a form through our website, we collect the data entered (e.g., your name and email address) for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or following up with relevant marketing information, if consent has been given. We use HubSpot to manage this data, and all information is stored securely.

HubSpot's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy.

How We Protect Your Data

We take data protection seriously and use appropriate technical and organisational measures to secure your data. These include encryption, secure hosting environments, and regular monitoring of our systems to prevent unauthorised access.

Who We Share Your Data With

We may share anonymised data with trusted third-party services such as Google Analytics and HubSpot to help us understand visitor behaviour or manage marketing communications. These third parties are required to comply with UK GDPR and maintain high standards of data security.

We do not sell or share personal data with any other third-party organisations unless required by law.

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 recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
• Registered Users: For users who register on our website, we store personal information in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Administrators can also view and edit that information.

Your Data Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Access: You can request to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: You can request the correction of inaccurate data.
• Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, except where we are required to retain it for legal or security purposes.
• Objection to Processing: You can object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@garymoyle.co.uk.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service, such as Akismet. Data collected through HubSpot forms or Google Analytics is stored securely by those platforms in compliance with their privacy policies.

Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect legal or regulatory changes or new practices. Any updates will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review it regularly.

By updating your privacy policy with these recommendations, you’ll ensure it complies with UK GDPR, cookie consent regulations, and includes necessary details about how tools like Google Analytics, HubSpot, and WordPress handle user data.