GDPR Compliance

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://collabcreativeagency.co.uk.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data entered in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This data helps us detect and prevent spam.

An anonymised string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy.
After your comment is approved, your profile image (if available) may be publicly visible in connection with your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, we recommend avoiding images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location information from such images.

Cookies

To enhance your experience on our website, we use cookies in the following ways:

• Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and will last for one year.

• Login Cookies: When you visit the login page, we use a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  When you log in, we create cookies to save your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last two days; screen preference cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

• Editor Cookies: When editing or publishing an article, a cookie will be saved indicating the post ID. It contains no personal data and expires after one day.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

Embedded Content From Third-Party Websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, social posts). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the third-party site directly.

These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and implement third-party tracking. They may also track your interactions with their content, especially if you have an account and are logged into their platform. Please refer to their privacy policies for more information.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties, except when necessary to:

• Provide services you’ve requested (e.g. password reset emails, hosted contact forms).

• Meet legal obligations.

• Protect our rights or comply with legal processes.

In the case of password reset requests, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to help us identify and approve future comments without delay.

• For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time, except for usernames. Website administrators can also access and manage this data.

Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.

• Request an export of your personal data.

• Request the correction or deletion of your personal data.

• Withdraw consent (where applicable).

• Object to certain types of processing.

• Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been mishandled.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at [hello@collabcreativeagency.co.uk].

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service. We use secure data handling practices and ensure third-party processors comply with GDPR standards.