Privacy Policy

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Welcome to White Scribbles LTD's main Privacy Policy for online publications and services. This policy applies to all our sites and brands. Please read this carefully, as your use implies consent to the outlined data practices.

Overview:

This Policy outlines White Scribbles Ltd.'s commitment as the data controller to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring secure processing of information from various channels.

Third-Party Content and Links:

Our sites may link to third-party content with its privacy policies. We are not responsible for their practices.

Usage of Your Information:

By using our services, you permit us to use your information as described in this Policy. 'We' and 'our' refer to White Scribbles Ltd, operating from Building Sixty Two, York Road, Birmingham, B28 8BB.

Your privacy is vital. Contact us with questions via the details in "How To Contact Us."

Who We Are & Our Promise:

White Scribbles Ltd, a multichannel media company, is guided by the mission of empowering individuals to flourish in a barrier-free world. Committed to transparency and privacy, we prioritise safeguarding your information.

Data Usage:

We use your personal information to provide services, enhance user experience, and manage our business. Your data is employed for advertising, but we prioritise anonymity, with no identification by name. Interactive features like comments and forums are facilitated by your information. Communication is personalised, respecting your preferences and serving only the permissions granted. Data helps optimise site presentation, track patterns, and improve user experience.

Enjoy a Safe Experience:

We strive to ensure your privacy while you enjoy our site, employing industry best practices.

Security Measures:

Your information is stored securely, with multiple measures against unauthorised access. While we implement robust security, remember that no system is entirely impenetrable. If you have login details, keeping them confidential is vital, and you are responsible for any activity under your credentials. We retain your data only as long as necessary or required by applicable law.

Your privacy is our priority. Explore our site with confidence, knowing we're dedicated to protecting your information.

Information Collection Overview:

We collect various types of information to enhance user experience, personalise content, and deliver services effectively. The following summarises the information we gather and how it is utilised:

• Information You Provide: Obtained when you create an account, subscribe, participate in promotions, order products/services, or post comments. Includes personal details like name, email, address, and payment information when necessary.
• Device Information: Indirectly collected data about your device, including type, operations, unique identifiers, settings, network details, and cookies. Enables tailored experiences based on device interaction.
• Transaction Information: Details of purchases or financial transactions made on our platforms, excluding payment information. Information forwarded to suppliers responsible for order delivery.
• Third-Party Sources: Information obtained from companies with your permission, publicly available sources, social media engagement, or cookies placed on your device during visits to third-party sites.
• Post & Comments on Articles: Content submitted in conversations, comments, emails, or other mediums may be displayed indefinitely in relevant contexts. Caution is advised when sharing personal details in public areas.
• Social Media Logins: Logging in through third-party platforms (e.g., Facebook) grants permission to share user information. Revoking access to White Scribbles from third-party settings limits data availability.
• Information About Others: Providing information about someone else requires confirmation of authorisation or appointment. Sharing details of another person requires explicit permission from the individual.

How We Use Your Information:

• Delivering, Providing, and Managing Services: Communication related to accounts, service updates, and support. Customer service, business management, and records maintenance. Running competitions, obtaining reviews, and conducting market research.
• Communicating with You: Direct marketing communications via post, telephone, email, or SMS. Newsletters, promotional offers, and product/service updates.
• Personalisation/Identifying Your Interests: Tailored experiences using data submission, cookies, IP addresses, web beacons, and mobile ad identifiers. Overlaying demographic and lifestyle data for insight and marketing (profiling).
• Tailored and Targeted Advertising: Contextual and online behavioural advertising using cookies and similar technologies. Protection mechanisms for cookie data when arranging advertisements.
• Location-Based Services and Advertising: Device location is utilised for personalised experiences and targeted advertising. Permission-based access to device location for advertising purposes.
• Measurement and Analytics: Use of information to measure the effectiveness and distribution of advertisements and promotions. Improving Services and Products: Monitoring and improving products, content, and services. Statistical, technical, and logistical analysis for strategic development.
• Message Boards, Blogs, and Public Forums: User-generated content becomes public information. Monitoring and storing communications records for various purposes, including legal compliance. Please refer to our Cookies Policy for further details.

Legal Bases For Processing Your Data:

To comply with data protection laws, we process your personal data only when we have a legal ground to do so. The legal basis is typically one of the following:

• Performance of Contract: We process your data as part of fulfilling our contractual obligations, such as managing stages when you apply for products and services.
• Consent: If you've given consent, such as receiving marketing emails, you can withdraw it at any time, and we'll stop processing and delete your data.
• Legitimate Interests: We process some data in our legitimate interests, like understanding our readers or promoting services, subject to appropriate controls and safeguards.
• Compliance: We may process your data when legally obligated to do so.

How We Share Your Information:

Sharing with third-party partners:

• Service Providers/Business Partners: Companies we partner with to fulfil orders and provide services process data under our instructions.
• Promotions: If you enter promotions with other companies, they use information per their privacy policies.
• Affiliates: Industry affiliates collect marketing permissions and share data back for campaign effectiveness.
• Functionality: Information may be shared with suppliers for service provision, and processed according to their privacy policies.
• Advertisers: We provide advertisers with aggregate statistical data, excluding contact details.
• OBA Partners: We share cookie information for tailored advertisements on other sites.
• Marketing Personalisation: Matching data for lifestyle insights to make our marketing more relevant to you.
• Change of Control: Data transfer may occur due to a sale, merger, or reorganisation, with efforts to ensure compliance.
• Required by Law: Disclosure may happen in good faith for legal obligations.

Details Of Transfers:

Data collected may be transferred to organisations based outside the EEA, governed by contractual restrictions or technical limitations. Adequate safeguards are ensured, and transfers are made only to countries providing an adequate level of protection.

Contact:

We may contact you for various reasons, including contractual notifications, thanking you, or notifying you of winnings. If you raise a query or complaint, we may contact you to resolve it.

Your Rights Under The GDPR:

Rights include access, deletion, rectification, revoking consent, objecting to automated profiling, objecting to legitimate interests, and the right to complain. Valid proof of identification is required for requests, processed within one month.

Using Children’s Personal Data:

Our products and services are not aimed at children under 16. If you're under 16, please do not provide information or use our sites.

How Long We Keep Your Personal Data:

We retain data for as long as needed, ranging from days to several years, depending on the purpose. We delete data when no longer needed or upon withdrawal of consent.

Cookies Policy:

We collect information through cookies and tracking technology. Refer to our Cookies Policy for details.

Updates To This Policy:

We reserve the right to make changes, with revised policies becoming effective upon posting.

How To Contact Us:

For queries, concerns, or exercising GDPR rights, contact us at [email protected], with the subject line: Data Protection Officer. Emails will be handled by the Data Protection Officer and responded to within 30 days.

Glossary:

• Personal Data: Information identifying you.
• Data Controller: The company decides how personal information is used.