The policy: This privacy policy notice is served by [Free Competitions,117 Chiltern Heights, Amersham, HP7 9RX, UK] under the website; [www.freecompetitions.co]. The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information through the business and while you browse or use this website. If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website, and or refrain from submitting your personal data to us.
Policy key definitions:
- “I”, “our”, “us”, or “we” refer to the business, [Business name & other trading names].
- “you”, “the user” refer to the person(s) using this website.
- GDPR means General Data Protection Act.
- PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.
- ICO means Information Commissioner’s Office.
- Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device.
Key principles of GDPR:
Our privacy policy embodies the following key principles; (a) Lawfulness, fairness and transparency, (b) Purpose limitation, (c) Data minimisation, (d) Accuracy, (e) Storage limitation, (f) Integrity and confidence, (g) Accountability.
Processing of your personal data
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and/or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.
- We are registered with the ICO Data Protection Register under the reference ZA536786
- Lawful basis: Consent
Where our purpose for processing is: to update subscribers with updates and offers they have consented and wish to receive
Which is necessary because: we would not be able to communicate these offers, news and updates otherwise.
We process your information in the following ways: segmenting mailing lists to deliver more relevant offers and newsletters.
Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists. Once consent has been withdrawn we delete customers details immediately.
Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.
Lawful basis: Legitimate interests
Where our purpose for processing is: When you explicitly consent to subscribing to our email mailing list.
Which is necessary because then we can send you emails with the latest updates to our website that are more relevant to you.
We process your information in the following ways: Securely with protective measures to prevent a data breach.
Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.
If, as determined by us, the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information changes, we will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. We shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.
Your individual rights
Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in details here;
- the right to be informed;
- the right of access;
- the right to rectification;
- the right to erasure;
- the right to restrict processing;
- the right to data portability;
- the right to object; and
- the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.
You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.
We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.
Log Files
Like many other websites, freecompetitions.co makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, the number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, tracking user’s movement around the site and gathering of demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Freecompetitions.co does use cookies to store information about visitor’s preferences, to record user-specific information on which pages the user accesses or visit, to customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners are Google Adsense.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on freecompetitions.co send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.
Freecompetitions.co has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions on how to opt-out of certain practices. freecompetitions.co’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, other such advertisers or web sites.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
Data security and protection
We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.
Fair & Transparent Privacy Explained
We have provided some further explanations about user privacy and the way we use this website to help promote a transparent and honest user privacy methodology.
Sponsored links, affiliate tracking & commissions
Our website may contain adverts, sponsored and affiliate links on some pages. These are typically served through our advertising partners; Google Adsense, Monetise, Max Bounty, EBay Partner Network, Amazon Affiliates, or are self-served through our own means. We only use trusted advertising partners who each have high standards of user privacy and security. However, we do not control the actual adverts seen/displayed by our advertising partners. Our ad partners may collect data and use cookies for ad personalisation and measurement. Where ad preferences are requested as ‘non-personalized’ cookies may still be used for frequency capping, aggregated ad reporting, and to combat fraud and abuse.
Clicking on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links may track your actions by using a cookie saved to your device. You can read more about cookies on this website above. Your actions are usually recorded as a referral from our website by this cookie. In most cases, we earn a very small commission from the advertiser or advertising partner, at no cost to you, whether you make a purchase on their website or not.
We use advertising partners in these ways to help generate an income from the website, which allows us to continue our work and provide you with the best overall experience and valued information.
If you have any concerns about this we suggest you do not click on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links found throughout the website.
Competitions & Offers
The majority of competitions on this website are through other businesses online as we just promote and publish them. We aim at providing our visitors with a safe and user-friendly experience so if for any reason you are unhappy with any of the competitions from these other businesses please contact us via our contact form to inform us with a valid reason and we would be more then happy to take the competition down off the website.
Email marketing messages & subscription
Under the GDPR we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our newsletter or marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the “Processing of your personal data” above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through an EMS, email marketing service provider. An EMS is a third party service provider of software/applications that allows marketers to send out email marketing campaigns to a list of users.
Email marketing messages that we send may contain tracking beacons / tracked clickable links or similar server technologies in order to track subscriber activity within email marketing messages. Where used, such marketing messages may record a range of data such as; times, dates, I.P addresses, opens, clicks, forwards, geographic and demographic data. Such data, within its limitations will show the activity each subscriber made for that email campaign.
Any email marketing messages we send are in accordance with the GDPR and the PECR. We provide you with an easy method to withdraw your consent (unsubscribe) or manage your preferences / the information we hold about you at any time. See any marketing messages for instructions on how to unsubscribe or manage your preferences.
Our EMS provider is; SendinBlue. You can read their privacy policy below in the resources and further information section. All marketing emails sent via SendinBlue include an unsubscribe link. When contacts click on ‘Unsubscribe‘, they are automatically brought to an unsubscribe page and blacklisted from the contact list.
We hold the following information about you within our EMS system;
- Email address
- I.P address
- Subscription time & date
- Name
For subject access requests or other data purposes requests
Contact – [email protected]
