What personal data we collect and why we collect it

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.Media

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.

ANALYTICS

We track website visitors using Google Analytics, this includes country of location.

Who we share your data with

We do not share or sell your personal data with any individual or third party app.

How long we retain your data

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 we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. All mail submissions come directly to the LAAM and will be stored within our Mailchimp service. Your email address is added to a mailing list which you are free to unsubscribe from within the email.

Who can you complain to?

• If you are unhappy about how we are using your information or how we have responded to your request then initially you should contact Sofia Foster (info@thelaam.co.uk)
• If your complaint remains unresolved then you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office, details available at ico.ora.uk

What rights do you have?

You have the following rights under the GDPR:

• Right to be informed

• Right of access

• Right to rectification

• Right to erasure

• Right to restriction of processing

• Right to data portability

• Right to object

• Rights concerning automated decision-making and profiling

Right of access

• You have a right to see the information we hold about you
• To access this you need to provide a request in writing to our data protection officer, together with proof of identity
• We will usually process your request free of charge and within 30 days however we reserve the right to charge a reasonable administration fee and to extend the period of time by a further two months if the request is manifestly unfounded or vexatious and/or is very complex

Right to erasure

• You have a right to ask us to erase your personal data in certain cases (details may be found in Article 17 of the GDPR)

• We will deal with your request free of charge and within 30 days but reserve the right to refuse to erase information that we are required to retain by law or regulation, or that is required to exercise or defend legal claims

• To exercise your right to erasure please contact Sofia Foster (info@thelaam.co.uk)