Nicola Haken believes that privacy is important to the success and use of the Internet. This statement sets forth Nicola Haken’s Privacy Policy for www.nicolahaken.co.uk and describes what information is collected, how it is used and with whom it is shared.

• What data and information do we collect?

When subscribing to this site, leaving a comment, or using the contact form, you will be asked to leave your name and email address. Similarly, if you choose to sign up to Nicola Haken’s newsletter or enter any competitions or sponsored contests, you will also be asked to provide your name and contact details. By doing this, you agree to the collection and use of this information in relation with this policy. The personal information that we collect are used for providing information and updating subscribers/contestants only. We will never wilfully use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. 

• Automatically gathered information

Whenever you visit this website, your browser will collect and send us, what is known as, Log Data. This information may include things such as your computer’s IP (Internet Protocol) address, the date and time you visited, the operating system you chose and the browser you used, and the URLs of the pages you clicked. This data will never be shared with anyone other than Nicola Haken. 

• Sharing your information

We will never wilfully share any personal information with a third party without the explicit consent of the user. Any data or personal information gathered will only ever be seen by us, with the exception of our webhosting service who are integral to the operation of the site. However, we reserve the right to share personally identifiable information if the release of which is required in order to comply with the law, or to protect other’s rights and/or safety. 

• Do we use Cookies?

Yes. When visiting our site, you will be asked to consent to the use of cookies. Cookies are pieces of information that a website places on your device when you visit a website. Cookies may involve the transmission of information from us to you and from you directly to us, to another party on our behalf, or to another party in accordance with its privacy policy. We may use cookies to bring together information we collect about you, such as your preferences and how often you visit, to enable us to offer you the best experience we can in the future. You can choose to have your device warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. 

• Links to other sites

Our website may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

• Sponsored links, affiliate tracking & commissions

This website contains no affiliate, sponsored, or commissioned links. 

• Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

• CHANGES TO THIS POLICY:

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page.

Updated June 2021