PRIVACY STATEMENT
General Data Protection Regulation 2016
On Friday, 25th May 1981, The Data Protection Act 1988 will be replaced by the General Data Protection Regulation 2016. The GDPR sets out the key principles by which all personal data, i.e. data by which an individual may be identified, must be collected, processed, stored and used by an organisation such as Inspiraology®.In particular, to comply with its legal obligations, personal data must be collected by Inspiraology®:
- for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes;
- processed lawfully, fairly and transparently;
- limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed;
- kept accurate and up to date;
- stored securely and not disclosed to any third party unlawfully;
- retained for as long as is necessary for the reasons it was collected.
In addition, individuals have certain rights regarding their personal data, i.e.
- to be kept informed about how their data is used;
- how to access their data and any rectify incorrect information;
- how to have their data erased; restrict how their data is used;
- move their data from one organisation to another;
- to object to their data being used at all.
- Collecting personal information
Inspiraology® is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. When you register with Inspiraology® as a Member you will be asked to provide certain personal information, for example your name, your address, both postal and email, telephone number, as set out in student Application Form. The Inspiraology® will store this data securely and hold it on computers or in other formats, and use it for the purposes outlined below.
- Use of personal information
Inspiraology® collects personal data for the purposes of administration and communication with its Members, and for processing and validating membership subscriptions. Inspiraology® only uses personal information within the context of the purposes outlined, and it will only keep the information as long as is necessary to support these purposes.
- Controlling access to personal information
Inspiraology® will not pass on your personal information to any third party unless you give it permission to do so, or Inspiraology® is required to do so by law. As a member of Inspiraology® your personal information will NOT be displayed on the Inspiraology® website at https://inspiraology.com/. However, we provide basic information for potential members or clients who may wish to consult us.
- Storing your personal information
Inspiraology® employs strict information security procedures to store and handle your personal information. Inspiraology® protects your information against unauthorised access, unlawful processing, and accidental loss, destruction and damage. For example, emails will only be sent to you as blind copies, so that only your email address is visible when you receive it. Emails will also display the following statement: “Please note that the information below is being sent to you about matters relevant to Inspiraology® of which you are a member. Your name and address are confidential and will not be divulged to any third party. If you do not wish to receive this information, or you wish to amend your name and address, please notify the Secretary at the address below.”
- Data Protection Regulation & Supervision
Under the requirements of both the Data Protection Act 1988 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016.
Who we are: Our website address is: http://inspiraology.com.
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) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
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.
Who we share your data with:
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
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.