Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://searchingforshakespeare.co.uk.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Contact forms

This website uses Ninja Forms for its contact forms.

When you contact us, we collect your name, email address, message and the date of submission.

Cookies

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 use Google Analytics to better understand what people look at on our website.

When you visit this website, information about your visit (such as which pages you look at, what your arrival page was, how long you spend on the website, which page you exit from etc) is sent in an anonymous form to Google Analytics (which is controlled by Google).

Individuals cannot be identified from this data, which is collected from anyone who uses this website from your computer.

IP information collected by Google Analytics is partially anonymised.

As analytics information is not personal data, we do not specifically ask for your prior consent.

Who we share your data with

We do not share your personal data with any third parties, without written consent.

How long we retain your data

Contact submissions are stored on the website for a maximum of three months.

What rights you have over your data

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

We may forward your contact messages to relevant members within our team.

We will never forward your information to any third-parties without your consent.

Additional information

How we protect your data

Our website runs iThemes security to protect us from data breaches and unauthorised users access secure areas of the website.

Our website is hosted by Siteground who provide server security.