Who we are
Our website address is: https://techembrace.com.
This website (Website) is operated by Techembrace Ltd (Techembrace). Techembrace is the data controller in respect of all personal data collected by us on this Website or otherwise. This means that we are responsible for ensuring that we do so in full compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (to be replaced by the General Data ProtectionRegulation when it comes into effect in May 2018),
This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we may collect about you, how we use it, and the steps we take to ensurethat it is kept secure. We also explain your rights and how to contact us.
Links to other websites
Please note, this Website may contain links to other websites that are not controlled by us. These links are provided for your convenience. We are only responsible for our privacy practices and our security. We recommend that you check the privacy and security policies and procedures of each and every other website that you visit and each organisation that holds your personal data.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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.
We may obtain personal data face to face, electronically, on paper (such as any form you complete – including any online form) or verbally (such as during any telephone conversations we have with you).
The information may come to us:
- directly from you such as when you make an enquiry, register on or use our website, sign up for and/or useone of our products or services, raise any concerns or complete one of our surveys
- from another organisation for example, where you obtain one of our software products through a reseller
- from social media sites or If your settings and preferences allow, we may collect information (includingpersonal data) from social media services such as Facebook and Twitter
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.
Contact forms
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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
We do not sell personal data but if, for example, we hold an event in conjunction with another organisation, we may share information between us, in which case, we will make that clear to you when you provide the personal data.
In order to provide our products and services, we may, occasionally, appoint other organisations to carry out some of the processing activities on our behalf. These may include, for example, technology hosts, printing companies and mailing houses. In these circumstances, we will ensure that your personal data is properly protected and that it is only used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We use third party electronic payment providers to administer some transactions. They have their own privacy policies andwe encourage you to read them.
In the event we sell our business or any of its assets, we may disclose your information to the prospective buyer but will take appropriate steps to safeguard your personal data if we do so.
Regulatory disclosure requirements
On a very rare occasion, we may need to disclose your details, if required, to the police, regulatory bodies or legal advisors or to comply with a court order or a legal obligation. In these circumstances we will be careful to only provide information that we are required to provide.
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.
Monitoring
We may monitor or record telephone calls for security purposes and to improve the quality of the services we provide to you.
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 we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Privacy laws and practice are constantly developing and we aim to meet high standards. Our policies and proceduresare, therefore, under continual review. We may, from time to time, update our security and privacy policies. If we want to make any significant changes in how we will use your personal data we will contact you directly and, if required, seek your consent.
We will ensure our Website has our most up to date policy and suggest that you check this page periodically to review our latest version.
IP addresses and other technical information
In order to understand how users use this Website and our services, we may collect Internet Protocol addresses (also known as IP addresses). Your IP address is a unique address that computer devices (such as PCs, tablets and smartphones) use to identify themselves and in order to communicate with other devices in the network. We may alsocollect details of the computer operating system and browser you use.