Privacy Policy for Michaelisherwood.com
**Last updated: 23/06/2023**
At Michaelisherwood.com, accessible from https://www.michaelisherwood.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that are collected and recorded by Michaelisherwood.com and how we use it.
Information we collect
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
When you register for an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
– Provide, operate, and maintain our website
– Improve, personalize, and expand our website
– Understand and analyze how you use our website
– Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
– Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
– Send you emails
– Find and prevent fraud
Google AdSense
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Log Files
Michaelisherwood.com follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, Michaelisherwood.com uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.
For more general information on cookies, please read [“What Are Cookies”](https://www.privacypolicyonline.com/what-are-cookies/).
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:
– Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
– Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected from them.
– Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal information, not sell the consumer’s personal information.
– Request that a business that discloses a consumer’s personal information for a business purpose disclose the categories of personal information that the business collected about the consumer.
You have the right under this law to exercise these rights yourself, or to designate an authorized agent to act on your behalf to exercise these rights. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your rights under the CCPA.
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
– The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
– The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
– The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
– The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
– The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
– The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
Absolutely, here’s a section on The Data Protection Act 2018 that you can include in your privacy policy. However, please consult with a legal professional to ensure the language used is fully compliant and accurate.
The Data Protection Act 2018 (UK)
The Data Protection Act 2018 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which updates data protection laws in the UK. It is a national law which complements the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and replaces the Data Protection Act 1998.
The Data Protection Act 2018 controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government. Under the Data Protection Act 2018, users have the right to:
– Be informed about how your data is being used
– Access personal data
– Have incorrect data updated
– Have data erased
– Stop or restrict the processing of your data
– Data portability (allowing you to get and reuse your data for different services)
– Object to how your data is processed in certain circumstances
You also have rights when an organisation is using your personal data for:
– Automated decision-making processes (without human involvement)
– Profiling, for example to predict your behaviour or interests
As a user, you can make a request to exercise any of these rights at any time, and we are obliged to respond within one month. If you wish to make a request, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section of this policy.
Please note, we are allowed to refuse or charge for requests that are manifestly unfounded or excessive. If we refuse a request, we will tell you the reasons why and you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority and to a judicial remedy.
Your data is protected under the Data Protection Act 2018 and we take this responsibility seriously. We will always strive to protect your data and use it responsibly.
Children’s Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
Michaelisherwood.com does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at mike@michaelisherwood.com.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 23/06/2023.