yourvirtualhost.co recognizes your right to privacy and uses your personal data with respect.
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you
• the kind of data we collect
• why we collect them
• how we use and manage them
• who or who manage them
Now you have complete control over the data you share with us and you have the right to access, edit and delete them at any time.
yourvirtualhost.co follows this privacy policy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR effective from May 25, 2018.
My privacy policy may be amended from time to time in accordance with changes in legislation or other developments. In this case, you can always be informed from this page about any changes. In some cases of changes, I will also inform you through newsletters or using my social networks.
By continuing to use the website and the features provided by it you accept this privacy policy.
Privacy
I collect and process your personal data only when absolutely necessary.
I will never sell, rent, distribute, or make public in any way your personal data.
If you are under 16 years of age, you MUST have your parents’ consent before using the services of this website.
Personal information this website collects and why I collect it
Your information is collected on the Website in the following ways:
• By subscribing to the newsletter (Newsletter)
• Leaving a comment under a post
• Via Google Analytics
• Through website cookies and log files
• Through the special communication forms
Website Traffic Monitoring – Google Analytics
I use Google Analytics provided by Google to track website traffic. Google Analytics collects anonymous data about the location, age, gender and interests of visitors as well as data such as geographic location, device type, browser and operating system you use when you visit my website. However, none of this information reveals or discloses your identity to us. Google Analytics also records your computer’s IP address which could be used to identify you but Google does not give me access to it. Google is a third party data processor which is compliant with the requirements of European legislation.
FORMS OF COMMUNICATION
In case you choose to contact me through the contact forms, you are required to fill in your name, your e-mail and the message you want to send. This information is only used to respond to your message, it is not stored or passed on to third parties unless required by law.
MAILERLITE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
If you choose to subscribe to one of my newsletters (each newsletter is used for a specific purpose and for that purpose only), the email address you submit to me as well as any information you fill in the registration form will be forwarded to Mailerlite which provides services to me marketing for my email. Mailerlite is a third party data processor fully GDPR compliant (read privacy policy here). The email address you submit will not be stored in the database within my website or in any of my blog’s internal IT systems. Your email address and other information you provide during registration will remain in Mailerlite’s database for as long as I continue to use its services for my email marketing or until you explicitly request to be removed from the list. You can do this by using the unsubscribe link contained in all email newsletters I send you. As long as your email address remains in Mailerlite’s database, you will receive informational emails from me only for the purpose for which you signed up.
Privacy of social networks
I am not responsible for the content you post on social networks through the website.
About cookies
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
The term “cookie” refers to a small data file consisting solely of a series of information in text form, which the website transfers to the web browser located on your computer’s hard drive, either temporarily during your visit , or sometimes for longer periods, depending on the type of cookie. Cookies perform various functions (for example, distinguishing you from other visitors to the same website or remembering certain things about you, such as your preferences) and are used by most websites to improve your user experience.
Each cookie is unique to your browser and contains certain anonymous information. A cookie usually contains the name of the field where the cookie came from, the “lifetime” of the cookie and a value (usually in the form of a randomly generated unique number).
TYPES OF COOKIES
The main types of cookies that websites may use are described below
SESSION COOKIES
These are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your device’s browser only during your visit and are deleted when you close the browser.
PERSISTENT COOKIES
These remain in the cookie file of your device’s browser even after the browser is closed, sometimes for a year or more (the exact length of stay depends on the lifetime of each cookie). Persistent cookies are used when the website administrator may need to know who you are for more than one visit (eg to remember your username or your website customization preferences).
FIRST-PARTY COOKIES
These are cookies that are installed in your browser and/or on your device’s hard drive by the website you are visiting. This includes assigning a unique identifier to you for the purpose of tracking your browsing on the website. Website operators often use first-party cookies to manage visits and for identification purposes.
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
These are cookies used by third parties, such as e.g. social networks, to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. The website administrator has no control over these third-party cookies.
COOKIES ON THIS SITE AND HOW TO MANAGE THEM
On this website, we use cookies to improve the experience of using the website by its visitors.
If you would like more information on how to manage certain types of cookies, including how to control or delete them, you can visit: www.aboutcookies.org.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS COOKIES
Google Analytics cookies are performance analysis/recording cookies that allow me to collect anonymous information about how visitors use my website. These cookies can inform me about how many visitors use the site, the time and duration of access, and also provide information about how visitors navigate through the various parts of the site. This information helps me improve the way my website works. It is anonymous information and does not contain personal data.
The information collected by Google Analytics cookies about my website is transferred to and stored on Google servers in accordance with Google’s privacy policy.
For more information regarding the Google Analytics service, you can click on https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
You can disable tracking by Google Analytics by clicking https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en=GB
If you disable these cookies, your use of the website will not be counted, nor will it be used in the statistics I collect to improve the services I provide through the website. Website operation will not be affected.
COOKIES FROM VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDERS (GOOGLE, VIMEO, DAILYMOTION, ETC.)
These providers may place cookies on your device if you watch videos on my website that they provide to me as an external service.
If you disable these cookies, you may not be able to view embedded videos from my website.
COOKIES FROM SOCIAL NETWORKS
Third-party social networks may place cookies on your device if you choose to share material from my website with them by clicking one of the embedded share buttons.
About this website’s server
All internet traffic (file transfer) between this website and your browser is encrypted and transferred via the HTTPS protocol using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).
Our third party data processors
We use a number of third parties to process personal data about me. These agencies have been carefully selected to comply with the legislation mentioned herein.
Data breaches
For all your personal information stored in my database, all necessary measures will be taken to secure and protect it.
I will report any unlawful breach of the database of this website or the database of any third party data processor to any and all directly concerned as well as to the authorities within 72 hours of the breach, as long as it is apparent that the personal data that is stored in a recognizable format, have been stolen.
User rights
According to the GDPR Regulation, you have the right to request full access to your personal data, to edit it, to delete it completely, but also to know how I use this information and how I communicate with you. To update your preferences, ask me to remove your information from my mailing lists, or submit a request, you can contact me as set forth in this privacy policy or at info@yourvirtualhost.co.