Short summary
I will not:
- Sell your data.
- Share it with anyone who should not have it.
- Send you email you have not signed up for.
I will:
- Only collect data that I need to run Useful Words and provide a good service.
- Work with reputable third parties I trust to keep my data – and yours – properly protected.
- Keep data that helps me comply with the law.
Full privacy policy
This policy will help you understand what data this site collects, why it is collected, and what your rights are.
Owner and data controller
- Karl Turner
- Contact: karl@usefulwords.co.uk
Data collected
The personal data collected by this site and the services used to build it includes:
- How you are using the site.
- Unique device identifiers for advertising.
- Date of birth.
You can find full details either in this policy or when a service starts collecting your data.
Some data may be collected automatically when you start using the site.
If you refuse to provide your data when asked, some parts of the site may not work as intended.
The mandatory data is usually about how you are using the site. If you have questions, you can contact me.
This site uses cookies. Full details are in the cookie policy.
You are responsible for any third-party personal data obtained, published or shared when using the site.
Data processing
Method of processing
I take appropriate steps to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification or destruction of the data collected by this site.
Your data is processed almost entirely using computer software, and by me as the site owner. It is processed in ways strictly related to the purposes indicated.
In some cases, other people may need to process your data, including third parties such as providers of technical services, lawyers and other appointed processors. You can ask for a list of these people at any time.
Place
Your data is processed in a range of locations. This may involve the transfer of your data to another country.
Retention time
Your data will be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose it has been collected for.
Purposes of processing
This site collects data to enable me to:
- Build and run the site.
- Comply with legal obligations.
- Respond to enforcement requests.
- Protect my rights and interests, and those of the site’s users and services.
- Detect any malicious or fraudulent activity.
- Display content from external platforms.
- Understand how the site is used.
Detailed information on the processing of data
Analytics
Services to monitor and analyse how people are using the site:
- Google Analytics 4 – provided by Google LLC and processed in the United States. Data being processed: user behaviour and cookies.
- Google Analytics Advertising Reporting Features – provided by Google LLC and processed in the United States. Data being processed: cookies.
- User ID extension for Google Analytics – provided by Google LLC and processed in the United States. Data being processed: cookies.
Building and running this site
This site is built and run using WordPress, hosted by 34SP.com. WordPress processes data in the United States and European Union. Data being processed: date of birth.
Displaying content from external platforms
This site uses Google Fonts, which makes typefaces available without installing them. Google Fonts is provided by Google LLC and processed in the United States. Data being processed: cookies.
Tag management
This site uses Google Tag Manager to manage computer code, which means your data may be processed or retained by Google LLC in the United States. Data being processed: cookies.
Traffic optimisation and distribution
To make the site work better, content may be distributed using servers located in different countries. Which data is processed depends on the way these services are implemented. Because of the way these services work, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the data may be transferred.
- Google Hosted Libraries – provided by Google LLC and processed in the United States. Data being processed: cookies.
Cookie policy
This site uses cookies and other tracking technology. For more details, visit the cookie policy.
Users in the European Union
Legal basis of processing
I may process your personal data for one or more of these reasons:
- You have given your consent for one or more specific purposes.
- It is necessary because of an agreement between us.
- It is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
- It relates to a task that is carried out in the public interest.
- I, or third-party services I use, have a legitimate interest in processing it.
If you want to clarify the legal basis for processing your personal data, you can contact me.
Retention periods
Your data may be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose it has been collected for:
- If your data relates to a contract between us, I will keep it until the contract has been fully completed plus three years.
- If your data has been collected for my legitimate interest, I will keep it for as long as needed to fulfill that purpose.
- I may need to keep your data for a longer period to fulfil a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
I may also keep your data for a longer period provided you have given your consent to the processing, and have not withdrawn your consent.
Your right of access, right to erasure, right to rectification and right to data portability may not be enforceable until after the retention period expires. Afrer the retention period expires, your data will be deleted.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Under the GDPR, you have rights over the way your personal data is processed. You can:
- Withdraw your consent at any time.
- Object to processing of your data, if the legal basis of processing is not consent.
- Access and get a copy of your data.
- Check the accuracy of your data and ask for it to be corrected.
- Restrict the processing of your data. If you do this, I will only store the information.
- Have your data erased.
- Get your data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if feasible, have it transmitted to another controller without hindrance.
- Complain about how your data is processed and bring a claim before the relevant data protection authority.
This policy sets out the legal basis of transferring your data to countries outside the European Union and the security measures I take to safeguard your data. If you have further questions, please get in touch.
The right to object to processing
If your data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in me or for my legitimate interest, you may object to processing by providing the relevant context to justify your objection.
If your data is processed for marketing purposes, you can object at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. I will delete your data.
How to exercise your rights
If you wish to exercise your rights please get in touch using the contact details. Such requests are free of charge and will be answered as quickly as possible and always within one month.
If you ask to correct or erase your data, I will tell you who has received it. I will contact the recipients to progress your request unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.
Additional information about data collection and processing
Legal action
Your data may be used in legal action arising from improper use of this site or its related services.
I am making you aware that I may be required to reveal personal data if requested by public authorities.
Additional information about your personal data
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, you can ask for further information about how your data is collected and processed by particular services.
System logs and maintenance
For operation and maintenance purposes, this site may collect files that record your interaction with it (system logs) or use other personal data (such as the IP address) for this purpose.
Information not contained in this policy
You can ask for more details about the collection, processing or storage of your personal data at any time.
Changes to this policy
I reserve the right to make changes to this policy at any time by notifying users of this site on this page. If it is technically and legally feasible, I may also email you using the contact details you have provided.
If processing affects your consent, you may be asked to give your consent again.
If you need help
What you can do
You can ask:
- What information we hold about you.
- To correct information we hold about you.
- To delete the information we hold about you.
- To move your data to another service.
If there is a problem, I will try to fix it – just get in touch.
Contacts
Karl Turner, Hazelhurst Road, Worsley, M28 2SX