Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.socialgains.co.uk. We are located at Peel House Studio, Westby-with-Plumptons, FY4 5JX. We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under registration number ZB693061. Our registration date is 22 May 2024 and it expires on 21 May 2025. We email prospects under the legitimate interest section of GDPR.

Comments

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.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

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.

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.

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.

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.

Embedded content from other websites

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.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

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.

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.

What rights you have over 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.

Where your data is sent

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

Tracking Technologies

We use various tracking technologies, including Facebook Pixel and other tracking tags, on our website to enhance user experience and for marketing purposes. These tracking technologies help us understand how visitors interact with our site, allowing us to tailor content and advertisements to their preferences.

  • Facebook Pixel: This tool allows us to measure the effectiveness of our advertising by understanding the actions people take on our website. Data collected through Facebook Pixel may be used to ensure our Facebook ads are shown to the right audience. It also allows us to build custom audiences for future ads and retarget people who have visited our site.
  • Other Tracking Tags: We may use additional tracking tags to collect data about user interactions on our site. These tags help us analyze website traffic, track conversions, and optimize our online marketing strategies.

You can manage your preferences for tracking technologies through your browser settings. For more information on how to opt-out of Facebook Pixel tracking, visit Facebook’s opt-out page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Social Gains
Peel House Studio,
Westby-with-Plumptons,
FY4 5JX
Email: support@socialgains.co.uk