Last Updated: 05/10/2023
At Startupmash.co (“Startupmash,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as other relevant UK and international data protection laws.
1. Information We Collect
Comments: When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect data provided in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.
Media: If you upload images to our website, please ensure that they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies: We may use cookies to enhance your experience on our site. When you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are designed for your convenience, reducing the need to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies typically remain valid for one year. Additionally, we use temporary cookies to determine if your browser accepts cookies, and these cookies contain no personal data and are discarded when you close your browser. If you log in, we will set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account will remove the login cookies. When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser with no personal data; it indicates the post ID of the edited article and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites: Articles on this site may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) that behave similarly to if you visited the external website directly. These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their embedded content, including tracking your interactions if you have an account and are logged in to their website.
2. How We Use Your Data
We use the information collected as follows:
- To improve user experience on our website.
- To manage and display user comments.
- To personalize your experience through the use of cookies.
- To provide, maintain, and improve our services.
- To respond to your inquiries or requests.
- To comply with legal obligations.
- To prevent and address fraud, security, and technical issues.
- To provide information about our products, services, and updates with your consent.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
We may share your data with:
- Service providers and partners who help us with website operations.
- Legal authorities if required to comply with legal obligations.
- Other users when you interact with the site’s features, such as comments.
- Third-party service providers when required to provide you with our services.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically, avoiding moderation delays.
For registered users on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (excluding username changes). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
5. Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you have the following rights:
- Request access to your personal data.
- Request correction or deletion of your personal data.
- Object to the processing of your personal data.
- Request the restriction of processing your personal data.
- Data portability of your personal data.
- Withdraw consent for data processing.
Please contact us at [insert email address] for any data-related inquiries or requests.
6. Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
7. GDPR Compliance
Startupmash.co is fully committed to GDPR compliance and adheres to the following principles:
- Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency.
- Purpose limitation.
- Data minimization.
- Accuracy.
- Storage limitation.
- Integrity and confidentiality.
- Accountability and transparency.
8. Updates to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in data protection laws and our data handling practices. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your personal data or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [insert contact information].
Thank you for entrusting Startupmash.co with your information. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a secure and seamless experience on our platform.
71-75 SHELTON STREET
COVENT GARDEN
LONDON, WC2H 9JQ
UNITED KINGDOM
