Privacy policy
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how the Margaret Aberdeen website collects, uses, protects or otherwise handles your Information in accordance the GDPR.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our website?
When contacting us, we collect
- Your name
- Your email addresses
- Your contact details
- Your message
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you access our website or contact us through the ‘Contact’ page. We also collect your information when you subscribe to our mailing list on our website.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you surf the website or contact us in the following ways:
To personalise your experience
To understand how visitors use our website
To follow up with you after correspondence
We do not share your personal information with any third party without explicit consent.
How do we protect your information?
We take your privacy seriously and strive to keep it safe. To achieve this, we take appropriate steps to keep your data safe including:
The use regular Malware Scanning.
We use encryption on our servers.
We restrict access to your data to only key personnel and IT staff. Anyone with this access is subject to strict contractual confidentiality obligations and may be disciplined or terminated if they fail to meet these obligations.
What will we do in the event of a data breach?
No IT-enabled system is 100% secure and there is always a risk of unauthorized access. If the worst should happen and your data is lost, destroyed or accessed by an unauthorised person or entity, we will notify you of this via e-mail within 14 days.
Do we use ‘cookies’?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognise your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, they are used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
Why do we use cookies:
Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
Ensure you are a ‘human’ person when using our “Contact” page.
If you do not wish to use cookies, you can make your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You can do this through your browser settings. Since each browser is a little different, use your browser’s ‘Help Menu’ to learn the correct way to modify your cookie preferences.
Who do we share your information with?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personally Identifiable Information to thirds parties.
This website uses third-party tools and services which do collect and use your information in accordance with the GDPR. These services are:
reCAPTCHA by Google Inc. We use the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Inc. (Google) to protect your submissions via internet submission forms on this site. It is only used on the “Contact” page. This plugin checks if you are a person in order to prevent certain website functions from being (ab)used by spam bots (particularly comments). This plugin query includes the sending of the IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the Google reCAPTCHA service. For this purpose your input will be communicated to and used by Google. However, your IP address is previously truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states which are party to the agreement on the European Economic Area and is, as such, anonymized. Only in exceptional cases is a full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address provided by reCaptcha from your browser shall not be merged with any other data from Google. This data collection is subject to the data protection regulations of Google (Google Inc.). For more information about Google’s privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ . By using the reCAPTCHA service, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Third-party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may link to third-parties on our website. These third-party websites 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.
Contacting Us
If there you have any questions regarding this privacy policy or wish to contact us to find out what (if any) Personally Identifiable Information we hold about you, you may contact us using the information below.