We aim to collect and process a minimum amount of data but some functions on our site do of course require it. We want everyone to feel comfortable with the way we are collecting and processing data. Therefore, this privacy and cookie policy gives a comprehensive overview of exactly that. We’ll try to reduce the legal language to a minimum so that it’s hopefully not a pain to read!
Personal data that we may collect
Personal data is information that can identify, or be linked to, a particular individual or particular household. If you are just reading the articles on our site, we are not asking for any personal information. However, if you decide to leave a comment or use the contact form, we require your name and email address. It’s up to you whether you share just your first name, your first and last name, or even just a nickname or pseudonym.
This information is needed so that we can get in touch with you if needed and, in case of the commenting system, to uniquely identify you as a commenting user and show a Gravatar image. In case you subscribe to notifications about new comments on an article, we’ll use your email address to send you these notifications.
During any usage of our site, we’ll collect your IP address as part of customary server-client interaction and server-side logging of client requests. Additionally, we collect your IP address when using functions such as the commenting system and the contact form, in order to combat spam.
Analytics data that we may collect
We collect information about your usage of our website through Google Analytics. This data is anonymized and thus can’t be traced to a particular individual or household. Such anonymized analytics information may include your location, duration of site visit, browser name and version, pages you viewed, links you clicked, any search terms you entered and other data in relation to your site visit and usage.
Embedded content
We may include content from other websites on some pages of our site. An example of this could be an embedded video. Embedded content works similarly to a website that you are visiting directly. Therefore, the third party website that hosts the content may track how you interact with the embedded content. We have taken steps to prevent such third party websites from placing cookies without your consent if applicable regulations require this. However, such third parties might still be able to track your interactions with their embedded content. For example, via your IP address and/or if you are logged into their website/system in the browser you are using to visit our website.
Cookies
You are probably familiar with cookies but just in case: cookies are text files that we may store on your device. Cookies contain data which can be accessed by your device and our web servers. Below is an overview of cookies you can come across when using our site.
Table listing the cookies our site uses, along with an explanation of their purpose
Changing your cookie consent status
If you would like to change your cookie consent status: just use the following link to open the cookie consent screen, and follow the instructions.
Sharing data
We don’t sell any of the data that we collect, and we don’t share any such data with third parties for the purpose of direct marketing by third parties.
We do share data with certain third parties who process such data in order to be able to provide us with services. We share analytics data with our analytics partner(s) although such data is anonymized and therefore not traceable to a particular individual or household.
When you post a comment on our website, we share the details you provide with an external service provider’s system (Akismet) that helps us to combat spam as well as a provider (Gravatar) that allows us to display your Gravatar image (if you have one). Furthermore, the name that you provide will, along with the comment message, be published on our website if your comment is approved. This information will be visible to anyone who visits our website. Your email address will be stored in our system but will not be published and will not be visible to the public.
In case you request us to contact you or if you subscribe to any automated messages from our website, we will share your data with our mail system provider in order to be able to send emails to you.
If we have a legal obligation to do so, we may share your data with certain authorities. Such a legal obligation can occur for example in case of a court order, or in relation to an investigation by a regulator or other relevant authority.
Right of access
In case you want to access the data we hold in relation to you, please send us a message via our contact page.
Right of deletion
If you want your personal data to be deleted, please send us a message via our contact page. Please note that we may not be able to honor your request in case we have a legal obligation to retain the data you are asking us to delete.
Right of objection
If you have subscribed to receiving certain automated emails from our website, such as updates about new comments from other users, you can stop such emails at your discretion. You may simply click the unsubscribe link in any such email.
Data security
We keep up-to-date with, and apply, best practice safeguards and measures when it comes to data security. Keeping our website and systems secure is an ongoing focus point for us. There is, however, no such thing as 100% security and thus a residual risk of data breach always remains. One small thing you can do yourself is the following. When commenting on articles on our website, we offer you the possibility to save your name and email address in your browser. Please do not use this option in case you are using a device that you don’t own and/or share with others.
Questions regarding our privacy and cookie policy
That’s it, you’ve made it to the end of our privacy and cookie policy. Hopefully, it’s now 100% clear how BeatingGravity.com handles privacy and cookies. If you still have questions though, feel free to contact us.