Welcome to Digital Cloud UK's Privacy Policy

Here, we outline how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website, your privacy is of utmost importance to us, and we strive to maintain the highest standards of data protection and transparency. By using our website, you consent to the practices outlined in this policy.

Collection of Information

 

Comments: When you leave a comment on our website, we collect the data you provide in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string. This information aids in spam detection and ensuring a safe and engaging environment for all users.

Gravatar Service: We may provide an anonymised string created from your email address to the Gravatar service to identify if you are using it. Your profile picture, if linked to Gravatar, may be visible alongside your comment after approval.

Media: When you upload images to our website, we advise against including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to protect your privacy. Visitors to our website can download and extract any images without location data.

Cookies: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies expire after one year.

Additionally, temporary cookies are set when you visit our login page to determine if your browser accepts cookies. These cookies contain no personal data and are discarded when you close your browser.

Embedded Content: Articles on our website may contain embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles, from other websites. Embedded content behaves similarly to if you visited the other website directly and may collect data about your interactions, including tracking your activity if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Data Sharing: Your IP address may be included in a password reset email if requested.

Data Retention: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments. User profile information provided during registration is stored for all users and can be viewed, edited, or deleted at any time.

User Rights: If you have an account or have left comments on our website, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you or request the deletion of your personal data, subject to administrative, legal, or security obligations.

Automated Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service to maintain the integrity of our platform.