GDPR Privacy Notice for Indpendent Fixer
At Independent Fixer, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal data from you when you interact with our blog. This includes but is not limited to:
- Contact Information: Email address, name, and other contact details when you subscribe to our newsletter, contact us, or comment on blog posts.
- Technical Data: Information automatically collected when you visit our website, such as IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing behavior (e.g., pages visited, time spent on the site).
- Comments: If you leave a comment on our blog, the data you provide (name, email address, website URL) will be stored for the purpose of publishing and responding to your comment.
2. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To provide and improve our blog content and services.
- To communicate with you, including responding to your comments, inquiries, or requests.
- To send you newsletters, updates, or other marketing communications (only if you have opted in).
- To analyze how visitors use our blog to improve user experience and site performance.
3. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: When you subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment, or provide other personal information, you give us explicit consent to process your data.
- Contractual Necessity: To provide the services or content requested (e.g., responding to inquiries).
- Legitimate Interest: For activities like improving our website, analyzing user behavior, and sending communications related to our blog (e.g., newsletters).
4. Your Rights Under GDPR
As a user, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: If your personal data is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to request corrections.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You can request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request the restriction of processing your data in certain situations.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data for marketing or other legitimate interests.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If you’ve given consent for processing, you can withdraw it at any time by contacting us.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at independentfixer@gmail.com.
5. How We Protect Your Data
We take the security of your personal data seriously and use industry-standard measures to protect it from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. While we strive to protect your data, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
6. Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services to help operate our blog, such as email marketing tools, website analytics, or social media integrations. These third parties may collect and process data on our behalf. We ensure that these services comply with GDPR standards to protect your data.
7. Cookies
We use cookies on our website to enhance user experience and collect data for analytics. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
8. International Data Transfers
If we transfer your data outside the EU, we ensure that adequate protections are in place to comply with GDPR, including using contracts or relying on other safeguards for international transfers.
9. Retention of Data
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about how we handle your personal data or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:
- Email: independentfixer@gmail.com