Privacy Policy
It is important to us that you know how your information is collected and shared. When you visit our website, make comments, send us emails and share content you are giving us a job! Thank you. When visiting our website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
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This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which The Auld Romantics collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users. This privacy policy applies to this website and all products and services offered by Kristy Ashton and Richard Jackson as Artists under The Auld Romantics.
Our main website address is : www.theauldromantics.com
Your Personal identification information
The Auld Romantics may collect personal identification information from Users (that’s you!) in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our sites, register on the site, subscribe to the blog, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources made available on the Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name and email address. You may, however, visit this site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from you only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. You can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain site related activities.
Non-personal identification information
We may collect non-personal identification information about you whenever you interact with our site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilised and other similar information.
Types of data collected
Web Browser Cookies: We use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site, which device they have accessed the site on, whether they accessed via Google or social media, and their geographical location. This information is processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting the website.
Mailing List: ** This is currently not set up but the following will apply in the coming months**. We plan to set up a mailing list so that we can send out an email newsletter, some personal data is collected. We want to obtain data such as your email address and name in order to send you relevant email updates with travel tips, announcements, new blog content, discounts and competitions. Our newsletters will be delivered through a third party service and require opt-in consent and GDPR consent for marketing permissions by email. Consent may be revoked at any time by clicking the Unsubscribe button at the bottom of any newsletter. Personal data is used for no other purpose than to send emails relating to the blog, and is not passed on to anyone else out-with The Auld Romantics.
Comments: When leaving a comment on this blog, you will be required to enter some basic personal information, such as your name and email address. This data is only used to keep you updated with any replies to your comment in that thread. This data is not used to contact you outwith the blog, and is not passed on to any third parties. This data is hosted within our WordPress blog.
How we protect your information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site. You may access the personal information we have about you by contacting us.
Sharing your personal information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. We may use third party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys.
Third party websites
At our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Please refer to our disclaimer for information on our affiliations.
Sensitive personal information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Site. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy. The Site does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable or sensitive information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Site has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately and, where possible, steps will be taken to remove such information.
Updates to this Policy
This Policy is kept under regular review and please refer to this page for any alterations and updates. This page was last updated 4th September 2020.
If you have any questions about the Privacy Policy please contact us.