Privacy Policy, being conscious of the obligations imposed on it in terms of law, in particular Directive 95/46/EC, Directive 97/46/EC and Directive 2002/58/EC and the Data Protection Act (Cap. 440 of the Laws of Malta), shall abide by the hereunder stated:
Collection of Personal Data shall be resorted to only to the extent that it may be necessary for the technical and commercial operation of its activities;
Users shall be informed of any such collection and shall also be informed of the specific purpose for which it is being collected not later than the moment of collection;
The Personal Data collected shall be used fairly and lawfully for the specified purposes and only for these purposes;
Users shall be given access to their Personal Data;
The Company shall ensure that Users’ Personal Data shall be kept secure using both technical and organizational measures;
The Company shall not pass on Users’ Personal Data to anybody unless a User specifically consents that it can so communicate his or her information; and
The Company shall only store Users’ Personal Data for the length of time required for the purpose for which it is collected
Collection of Data and Information
Users that wish to avail themselves of that part of the Services which requires registration and who submit an online application shall be required to provide the Company with particular information in the form of completing certain fields which the Company may deem necessary for the provision of the Services.
The Company may track Users’ visits to the Website to better understand what appeals most to Users and improve the Services. To this end Cookies may be installed on Users’ computers or such other device as is used to access the Website.
Access and Control to Personal Data
The Company shall ensure that Users’ shall be able to:
view the Personal Data held by the Company on the particular User;
request that any Personal Data that is inaccurate, irrelevant or out of date be amended or deleted; and
choose to stop using the Services and have his or her Personal Data deleted, if such deletion is permissible by law and/or will not prejudice the Company’s position at law
Security
Company employees who have access either to the databases that store User information or to the servers that host the Services shall comply with strict security rules. Sensitive Personal Data shall be stored in encrypted mode.
The Company is not hereby undertaking that no loss, misuse or alteration of data shall occur.
Disclosure of Personal Data
The Company shall only disclose Personal Data if it is bound to do so by law or if it has been expressly authorised to do so by the User concerned.
The Company shall not sell Personal Data to third parties unless it has obtained the User’s consent thereto.
The Company shall store Personal Data for such duration as may be necessary to comply with legal requirements.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://buildreputationonline.com
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
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.
Who we share your data with
We keep safe your data in our database. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, 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 your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.