Who we are
Our website address is: https://mysitesidekick.com.
What Personal Data We Collect
We collect and process personal data to operate this website effectively, respond to enquiries, and analyse site usage for improvement.
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 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/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact Forms
When you contact us via our contact form, we collect the following personal data:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your message
This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry and manage communication.
We retain contact form submissions for 1 year for customer service purposes, then securely delete them. We do not use contact form information for marketing or share it with third parties.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect anonymised, aggregated data about how visitors use our website.
This helps us understand website traffic and usage patterns to improve content and performance.
Google Analytics may collect data such as your device type, browser, general location, and pages visited.
We do not use Analytics to identify or profile individuals.
Google Analytics data is processed by Google LLC. For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by using Google’s opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Cookies
Cookies are small files stored on your device to improve your experience on our site. Our website uses both essential and analytical cookies.
Essential cookies will always be set to ensure the website functions correctly.
Analytics cookies will only run if you consent via the cookie banner.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings.
Essential Cookies
These are required for the website to function correctly. For example:
- Technical cookies: Used by WordPress to determine if your browser accepts cookies and to manage basic site functionality.
- Comment cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our site. These cookies help us analyse traffic sources, popular pages, and visitor behaviour, but do not personally identify you.
You can block these cookies through your browser settings or via the cookie consent banner on your first visit.
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
We do not sell or share personal data with third parties for marketing.
Data may be processed by:
- Google LLC – for Analytics (see above)
- WordPress.com / Automattic Inc. – as the hosting platform and for security/spam detection services such as Akismet
- We use CookieScript (CookieScript Limited) to manage user consent and cookie preferences. CookieScript may process your anonymised consent data (such as your IP address and chosen settings) to record and verify consent in compliance with UK GDPR.
If you request a password reset (for applicable forms), your IP address may 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 recognise 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.
Contact form submissions are retained for 1 year.
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.