Who we are
Our website address is: https://groovelikeapig.eu.
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 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.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Cookies
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 utilize analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve user experience, optimize content, and enhance our services.
These tools may collect data such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on our site.
We use this information in an aggregated and anonymized form, and it is primarily for internal analysis. We may use services like Google Analytics, and those services have their own privacy policies.
Who we share your data with
We are committed to protecting your privacy. We only share your personal data with third parties in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, such as payment processors, hosting providers, and email marketing services. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and only use it for the purposes we specify.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data if required by law or in response to a valid legal request, such as a court order or government inquiry.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your data may be transferred as part of the transaction. We will notify you of any such transfer and provide you with choices regarding your data.
- With your consent: In cases where you have given us explicit consent to share your data.
- We do not sell your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.
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. 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.
Your contact information
- Collection and use: We collect your contact information (name, email address, etc.) only when you voluntarily provide it to us, for example, when subscribing to our newsletter, submitting a contact form, or creating an account. This information is used to communicate with you, respond to your requests, and provide you with the services you have requested.
- Confidentiality: We are committed to protecting the confidentiality of your contact information. We do not share it with third parties unless it is necessary to provide you with our services (e.g. with a payment provider) or if we are legally obliged to do so.
- Security: We implement appropriate security measures to protect your contact information against unauthorized access, modification, disclosure, or destruction.
Additional information
- Cookies: We use cookies to improve your browsing experience on our site. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings.
- Embedded content: Our site may contain embedded content from other websites (videos, images, etc.). These sites may collect data about you. We invite you to consult their respective privacy policies.
How we protect your data
We use industry-standard security protocols (SSL/TLS) to encrypt sensitive data transmitted between your browser and our server. We store your data on secure servers and implement strict access control measures.
We perform regular backups of our data to prevent any loss. We use security plugins to increase the protection of our websites.
What data breach procedures we have in place
In the event of a data breach, we undertake to inform you as soon as possible, in accordance with legal requirements. We will implement all necessary measures to limit the consequences of the breach and restore the security of our systems.
What third parties we receive data from
We may receive data from third parties, such as payment providers, web analytics services, or social networks, as part of our activities. We ensure that these third parties comply with the same data protection standards as us.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
We do not carry out fully automated decision-making with legal effects on our users. We may use profiling to personalize your experience on our site and offer you relevant offers.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
We are committed to cooperating with data protection authorities if necessary. We comply with all applicable data protection laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
