Market Your Agency

Who we are

Our website address is: https://marketyouragency.co.uk

Comments

Comments are generally switched off but if one has snuck through on a post where I'm not pre-approving them, feel free to let me know. If you go ahead and leave a comment then data gets collected in the comments form along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. I don't recommend leaving a comment. It's not 2001. 

An anonymised 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/. In the event that someone in the business approves of your comment, which, let's face it, is highly unlikely, then your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. So, maybe be careful what you comment, if you do decide act like it's the dawn of the internet. 

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. Although why you'd want to be uploading images to a stranger's website is beyond me, but people are strange. Also, if you do manage to upload anything to the website and are so daft to leave your metadata showing where you are, then expect it to get given a silly file name. Or deleted. Most likely deleted. 

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. 

That's all the legal business. Look, we all hate those cookie pop ups. I'm sorry that you've had to click yet another one. I'll do my best with the settings so that you're not bombarded at every visit. As a marketer, I quite like cookies. They let me find out stuff about you and what you love or hate. I'm very unlikely to retarget you with Meta adverts unless I somehow win the lottery and want to spaff a load of money and become one of those "famous" marketing gurus. But if I won the lottery, I can promise you that I'd spaff a load on charity donations, art equipment, going on one of those fancy writing retreats, and my kids university fund before I ever gave a quid to Meta. And before any of that happens, I'll be buying a camper van. Not throwing a load of adverts at you. 

Embedded content from other websites

If I've got around to creating a YouTube channel or that long-awaited podcast, then you might see embedded content on here. I've probably not got to that part of my to-do list yet. I'm too busy looking at what record I'm going to buy or wondering what the hell to get my parents for the next gift-giving occasion. But let's pretend that I have created a video podcast channel and embedded it on here. 

The website the imaginary video sits on will probably collect data about you, use cookies and have third-party tracking if you've got an account and are logged in. They might spaff some money on Meta to retarget you with adverts. I can't help that I'm afraid. 

Who we share your data with

No one. I mean, you might fill out a form somewhere to sign up to a newsletter but that task is only slightly above the whole "start a podcast" one on my to-do list so I reckon you'll be safe. And also, I don't sell or share data with other folks. It seems like a massive administrative nightmare and I'm not built for admin. 

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, (and let's face it, if you've managed that, then I probably need to go have a bit of a lie down and a cup of tea to recover), then the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. It's a bit like a queue for passport control when you land in Europe during peak school holidays. Doesn't move very far or fast. 

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 (ha!), you can ask for an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including anything you've given me. You can also ask that I delete any personal data I 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. It sings the Monty Python song as it goes through the service, possibly even doing a little dance.