What is this Privacy Policy for?
This privacy policy is for this website [www.cozywebdesign.co.uk] and served by [COZYWEBDESIGN] and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it.
The policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this policy.
The Website
This website and its owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies to all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy.
External Links
Although this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links, users are advised adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website. (External links are clickable text / banner / image links to other website.
The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.
The Laws and Regulations
The laws that govern personal data in the UK are:
- until (but excluding) 25th May 2018 the Data Protection Act 1998 and any laws or regulations implementing Directive 95/46/EC (Data Protection Directive);
- from (and including) 25th May 2018, REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) (“GDPR”).
The independent authority that upholds information rights in the public interest in the United Kingdom is the Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”). Further information can be found at https://ico.org.uk.
Information we may collect from you
[www.cozywebdesign.co.uk] may collect information from you because we have a legal reason (allowed by law or under contract) to collect the information, or because you have consented for us to do so for a specific purpose.
The information you give us
You may give us information about you with your consent, for example:
- By filling in a form or sending us an e-mail
This information may be personal, financial, educational, or related to your employment history.
You may give us information for legal reasons, such as to enter into a contract with us.
Cookies
Cookies are used to:
- measure how you use the website so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
- remember the notifications you’ve seen so we don’t show them to you again
[www.cozywebdesign.co.uk] does not use cookies to identify you personally but to gain useful knowledge about how the site is used so we can keep improving it for our users.
You will normally see a message appear on the site before we store a cookie on your computer.
Find out more about how to manage cookies by visiting www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org
Content Management System
We use the drupal content management system on this website, which also sets a number of cookies:
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| has_js | Allows the website to determine whether your browser is javascript compatible | Browser session |
| SESSxxxx | Used to determine whether the user is already logged on to the site | 23 Day |