Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://incubation-nation.co.uk

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

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.

Where and how your data is stored

When you contact us via a form on our website:

  • All data we collect is done so over encrypted connections (https).
  • All data is stored behind state of the art firewalls, managed by our host provider’s security team.
  • All systems storing personal data have access logging maintained by the host provider.
  • All systems are subject to regular penetration testing and are monitored for vulnerabilities and attacks by the host provider.

When you pay for your purchase, you are directed towards Paypal, as our preferred online payment system. Paypal will store your details securely on their system (you have access to this information via your own Paypal account).

If you choose to use the Stripe payment option, and what to know how your data is handled by them, you can review their Privacy Policy here: https://stripe.com/gb/privacy

How we protect your data

We treat all data with the utmost care and take appropriate steps in compliance with data protection regulation to ensure it is kept safe. It is stored within our host provider’s data centre (20i).

  • All data we collect is done so over encrypted connections (https).
  • All data is stored behind state of the art firewalls, managed by our host provider’s security team.
  • The hosted data centre conforms with ISO 27001 Information Security policy.
  • All systems storing personal data have access logging maintained by the host provider.
  • All systems are subject to regular penetration testing and are monitored for vulnerabilities and attacks by the host provider.

What if there is a data breach?

We take every precaution to minimise the possibility of a data breach, but in such an event, we will immediately notify the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) and take steps to minimise the impact, and to ensure that those affected are kept informed.

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/report-a-breach/