ET Speaks From Home found at https://etspeaksfromhome.co.uk/ (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of my site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using immediately.
If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at eileen.lichfield@yahoo.com.
At etspeaksfromhome.co.uk, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by etspeaksfromhome.co.uk and how it is used.
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Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
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“Account”
means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of My Site;
“Cookie”
means a small text file placed on your computer or device by My Site when you visit certain parts of My Site and/or when you use certain features of My Site. Details of the Cookies used by My Site are set out in Part 14, below; and
“Cookie Law”
means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003;
INFORMATION ET SPEAKS FROM HOME COLLECTS
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website or via Disqus: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form. In addition, you are able to create a user profile, which allows you to create a username and password. We will store the username, but your password will not be visible in our records.
Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources. You may link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile. If you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile, we will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account. The Website utilizes Disqus commenting system, so if you choose to comment on a Website post, your profile picture will appear.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
COOKIES AND WEB BEACONS
etspeaksfromhome.co.uk does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
Depending upon your use of My Site, I may collect some or all of the following personal data https://jetpack.com/support/cookies/
DoubleClick DART Cookie
.:: Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on etspeaksfromhome.co.uk.
.:: Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to etspeaksfromhome.co.uk and other sites on the Internet.
.:: Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
INFORMATION ET SPEAKS FROM HOME COLLECT DIRECTLY FROM YOU
We collect information directly from you when you choose to participate in our competition via Gleam/Rafflecopter, email us, or otherwise provide information directly to us. This is to arrange your prize. The following are examples of information we may collect directly from you:
- Name
- Email address
- Postal address
- Telephone
EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM YOUTUBE
Articles on this site may include embedded content (YouTube videos). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
YouTube 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.
We as API Client is using YouTube API services, users are agreeing to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service.
For Handling YouTube Data and Content Policy : to store the public data temporarily, but not more than 30 days and the stored data will be either be refreshed or deleted after 30 days.
HOW LONG WILL YOU KEEP MY PERSONAL DATA
I will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Your personal data will therefore be kept for the following periods (or, where there is no fixed period, the following factors will be used to determine how long it is kept):
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- The life of this website
HOW AND WHERE DO YOU STORE OR TRANSFER MY PERSONAL DATA
I will only store or transfer your personal data in the UK. This means that it will be fully protected under the GDPR.
HOW ET SPEAKS FROM HOME USES THIS INFORMATION
We use the information we collect to arrange your prize to deliver to you via brands/PR or ourself.
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
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- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account;
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
- To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
- To provide you with user support;
- To track and measure advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
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THIRD PARTY USE OF INFORMATION
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information. Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include:
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- Google Adsense (Only on ET Speaks From Home’s YouTube Channel)
- Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
- Gleam – this service is used to administer competitions and giveaways. We store your name and e-mail address for the purpose of contacting you should you win a prize. Please refer to Gleam’s privacy policy for further information.
- YouTube – We as API Client is using YouTube API services https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/developer-policies#a-api-client-terms-of-use-and-privacy-policies https://www.youtube.com/t/terms – Users are agreeing to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service.
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At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
ANONYMOUS DATA
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION
When leaving a comment on the website you will be asked to fill in your name, e-mail and there’s the options to link to your website if you have one.
Users will see your username, avatar and website information.
AFFILIATE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
ET Speaks From Home is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on etspeaksfromhome.co.uk send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see.
etspeaksfromhome.co.uk has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. etspeaksfromhome.co.uk’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we can not control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Amend – You may contact us at eileen.lichfield@yahoo.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to eileen.lichfield@yahoo.com
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your NI number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at eileen.lichfield@yahoo.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
I may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if I change My business in a way that affects personal data protection. Any changes will be immediately posted on My Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of My Site following the alterations. I recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
Last updated: 18th May 2023
