Legal - Macska Digital - How Your Data is Processed

Terms and Conditions

1.1 By using this website you agree that Macska Digital (“We” and “Our”) Terms and Conditions apply at all times. If you do not accept our terms then you should not use this Website.

1.2 Our Terms and Conditions were posted on 1 January 2020 and last updated on 1 January 2020. It governs the terms of our website, located at www.macska.co.uk, and the tools we provide you (the “Website” or the “Service”). By accessing this Website, you are agreeing that any disputes between you and us will be governed by the law of England and Wales except in those circumstances where this legal jurisdiction is not appropriate. This page is accessible at: www.macska.co.uk/legal.

1.4 We will accept no liability for any detriment suffered by you in tort, contract or otherwise foreseeable in the use of this website or reliance upon the content. This does not constitute advice tailored to your circumstances it is intended as general information only. All of the information on our site is generic and you should always obtain specific advice in relation to your individual circumstances. Any free information is for general information purposes only and should not under any circumstances be interpreted as specific advice.

1.5 You must not attempt to gain unlawful access to this website or knowingly introduce harmful software. We will exercise our legal rights to report any such offences to the relevant authorities and we can disclose your identity to achieve this aim. In the event of any such breach, your right to visit this website shall cease immediately and indefinitely.

1.6 You may not establish or suggest that any form of association exists without prior approval. Links may not be formulated to suggest any form of endorsement on our part where this does not exist. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission. You must not use any part of the provider’s content for any commercial gain or without the explicit consent of the provider in any case. Those works are protected in law.

1.7 We will not accept liability for websites that we link to. There is no way to control the contents of such sites as they are operated by third parties and you follow hyperlinks at your own risk.

1.8 Macska Digital has taken reasonable measures to ensure the safety of this website but cannot provide a guarantee that it will be safe from all bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your own virus protection and take necessary precautions to promote your safety on the internet. We will never ask for your bank details via email.

1.9 You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees, arising from or related to your use of our Website or any Contracts or Services you purchase through it.

Privacy Policy

1.1 Our Privacy Policy was posted on 1 January 2020 and last updated on 1 January 2020. It governs the privacy terms of our website, located at macska.co.uk, and the tools we provide you (the “Website” or the “Service”). Any capitalised terms not defined in our Privacy Policy, have the meaning as specified in our Terms of Use accessible at: www.macska.co.uk/legal

External Links

1.2 Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. As affirmed in our Terms of Use, we have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

GDPR and Data Protection

1.3 If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it. We may process your Personal Data because:

We need to perform a contract with you
You have given us permission to do so
The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not overridden by your rights
For payment processing purposes
To comply with the law

1.4 If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us. In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information

1.5 We require identification to verify the authenticity of any data request. This is a precaution used to ensure that your data does not become compromised and it will be destroyed after your data request is handled. If you want to place a subject access request do not hesitate to contact us via our online form here.

Service Handlers

1.6 We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

1.7 Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports this Website’s traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

1.8 You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

1.9 For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

Updates to Our Policy

2.0 We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Cookie Policy

1.1 This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorised as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyse and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.

1.2 Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. This is why we provide cookie information to you when you visit the website and allow you with an option to opt out of these cookies.

1.3 Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

1.4 If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

1.5 If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

1.6 When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

1.7 If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

1.8 Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

1.9 If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

2.0 For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

2.2 When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

2.1 Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Requesting Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. We require identification to verify the authenticity of any data request. This is a precaution used to ensure that your data does not become compromised. If you want to place a subject access request do not hesitate to contact us via our online form here.