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webdev.expert is committed to taking your privacy seriously and is compliant with GDPR and DPA 2018 requirements. This policy covers your use of the webdev.expert website, what data will be collected and how that data is stored and processed.

We only handle people’s data in ways they would reasonably expect. We are open and honest and comply with the transparency obligations of the right to be informed.

If you are concerned about your privacy, we urge you to read the policy carefully and contact us with any questions you may have about our privacy practices.

Who we are

webdev.expert (https://webdev.expert) is published by Variserve Systems Limited, the controller for the personal information we process, unless otherwise stated.

You can contact us by email (support@variserve.net) or post. Our postal address is: Variserve Systems Limited, 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU, United Kingdom.

What information we collect

If you email webdev.expert then all data associated with that email will be collected and stored by Google’s Gmail service in accordance with Google’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

When visitors leave comments on this website we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

All website searches performed using the internal site search are logged in the database, including the following information: the search query, the number of hits found, date and time and the user’s IP address. The IP address is stored for security and auditing purposes. The search logs are kept for 90 days before being automatically removed.

We do not collect any data from third parties or process any sensitive personal data.

Use of cookies and other technologies

Comments

If you leave a comment on this website you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is used to collect and analyse anonymous traffic statistics on webdev.expert.

See how the data is collected and used or prevent your data from being used with a browser add-on.

Google AdSense

webdev.expert may use Google AdSense to display advertisements on its webpages.

Find out how Google uses information from sites or apps that use their services, details on ad personalisation and how you can control the information collected.

Automattic

A service from Automattic may be used to gain your consent for the use of cookies.

Find out more about the cookie Automattic sets to do this.

Gravatar

If you leave a comment on this website, an anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.

If you leave a comment on this website, an anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.

Automattic’s privacy policy explains how this is used.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Akismet

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

We collect information about visitors who comment on articles on this website using the Akismet anti-spam service.

This includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).

Embedded third-party content and links to 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 signed in to that website. Details of how the data is used can be found in the relevant organisation’s privacy policy.

Articles on this site may also contain links to other websites. A link to an external website does not constitute an endorsement and Variserve Systems Limited cannot take responsibility for their content and/or data collected by any other organisation.

How we use personal information

Any information provided either by email will solely be used for the purposes of responding to you.

Google Analytics data is for internal research purposes and may influence future business decisions.

Comment and search data may be used to enhance the user’s experience of the website and also to influence future marketing decisions.

What legal basis we have for processing your personal data

If you get in touch with us directly by emailing us, you are providing consent for us to use the personal information provided with that contact.

A notice informing you of cookies being used will be shown to you upon your first visit to this website.

When we share personal data

No other organisations have access to any personal data and we will not share your data with any third parties other than in the ways described above, unless required to do so by law.

Where we store and process personal data

Data may be stored and/or processed outside of the EEA by Google and/or Automattic but will not be accessible by any other third parties.

How we secure personal data

Any personal data held on our website as a result of a comment submission or search is stored in our website database and we have taken numerous security measures to prevent unauthorised access to this.

We also ensure that any data processor we use also implements appropriate technical and organisational measures.

Any collected data is only accessible by senior staff members at Variserve Systems Limited.

How long we keep your personal data for

No data will be retained for longer than the maximum time allowed by local laws and will be securely erased when it is no longer needed.

Your rights in relation to personal data

We know how to recognise a subject access request and understand when the right of access applies.

You can obtain a copy of your personal data as well as any other supplementary information by contacting us in one of the ways described above.

You may also request to have this data amended, erased in accordance with the law, restrict its processing, request a portable copy or object to its processing.

How to contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, your personal information or if you wish to file a complaint, you can either email or write to us using the addresses detailed above.