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Silver Haired Gappies Privacy & Cookies Policy

Silver Haired Gappies is established to provide impartial travel advice.  It currently does not allow third party advertisers, should this change the policy below will change accordingly.  The website does not currently sell merchandise so no financial data is stored, nor is there  need for  account passwords etc.  The website will only acquire particular user information if the contact form is submitted.

What data we collect

The following information is collected or stored if you register on the site, fill out a form, leave a comment or join a mailing list. Our mailing lists require you to double opt in.

  • email address

  • phone number

  • name

We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including ip addresses, page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page.   This information is used to analyse trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information.This information is stored in log files which are are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.  The legal basis for processing this data is to provide you with the service you have opted into.

Why we need it

We collect personal data in order to:

  • create a user account

  • set up and send email notifications about new blog posts

  • allow you to leave a comment

  • know you’re a real person and respond to your comments on our blog posts

  • create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services; 

We will share your data if we are required to do so by law – for example, by court order, or to prevent fraud or other crime.

How do we store your data

Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.  

How long do we keep your data

We will retain your account and email data for as long as you continue to want to receive a service from us.

Children’s privacy protection

Our services are not designed for, or intentionally targeted at, children 13 years of age or younger. It is not our policy to intentionally collect or maintain data about anyone under the age of 13.

Cookies

Also known as browser cookies or tracking cookies, cookies are small, often encrypted text files, located in browser directories. They are used by web developers to help users navigate their websites efficiently and perform certain functions.

Due to their core role of enhancing/enabling usability or site processes, disabling cookies may prevent users from using this website.

The site also uses cookies to store information about visitors’ preferences, to record user-specific information on which pages the site visitor accesses or visits, and to personalise or customise content based upon visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser. 

Withdraw consent

If you don’t want us to process your data anymore, please contact us at the email address below.

Changes to this notice

We may modify or amend this privacy notice at our discretion at any time. When we make changes to this notice, we will amend the last modified date at the top of this page. Any modification or amendment to this privacy notice will be applied to you and your data as of that revision date.

How to contact us

Contact us if you either:

  • have any questions about anything in this document

  • think that your personal data has been misused or mishandled

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