Privacy Policy Version 1.4
Overview
Thank you for visiting our website sallybibb.com. We want to explain to you what ‘personal data’ the website collects and what we do with it, including our use of ‘cookies’.
The website doesn’t itself collect any personal data like names, email addresses etc. as it doesn’t use a contact form or an embedded mailing list signup form. You may contact us directly by email. Although we use Workspace by Google which encrypts emails, we can’t guarantee that your email will be encrypted at all stages of its life.
The website collects an obfuscated (md5-hashed) version of your IP address for security purposes. Please see Section 1. below which explains why we do this and what this means for you.
Since 25 July 2022, the website does not place new cookies because we stopped using Google Analytics for tracking purposes and therefore no new Google Analytics cookies will be placed. Prior to 25 July 2022, the website placed Google Analytics tracking cookies and these may be stored in your browser until they expire. If you declined them via our ‘Cookie Notice’, then new Google Analytics cookies were not placed. Please see Section 2a. below which explains what Google Analytics cookies the website placed.
YouTube videos on this website are embedded using iFrame technology, which means that YouTube may place its own tracking cookies via the iFrame. However, for your privacy, iFrame content on our website will be blocked until you accept it via our Cookie Notice. Please see Section 2b. below which explains your options with respect to iFrames on this website.
Any data that is sent between your device and our website is encrypted — you can see the word Secure and/or a little padlock next to the url in your browser.
Section 1. IP address collection by Limit Login Attempts Reloaded security software and (previously) Google Analytics tracking
The website uses Limit Login Attempts Reloaded security software which tracks IP addresses to limit the number of login attempts from any IP address. This helps to prevent brute force attack login attempts by unauthorised users. We do this to keep our website protected and secure. However, we opt to turn on GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance, so all logged IP addresses get obfuscated (md5-hashed), which means you can’t be personally identified.
Prior to 25 July 2022, the website used Google Analytics tracking software so we could evaluate the effectiveness of the site in general terms, but we set it to ANONYMISE the IP addresses it collected, so you couldn’t be personally identified. You can read more about how this anonymisation worked and what it meant at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en.
Section 2. Cookies placed by our website
Section 2a. Google Analytics cookies
Prior to 25 July 2022, we used Google Analytics to monitor the effectiveness of our website. Google Analytics placed Third Party (placed by a Third Party rather than by our own website function) tracking cookies to monitor website traffic, and in particular whether a visitor to our website was a new user or a returning user. The cookies placed (along with their time to expiry and their purpose) were:
_ga 2 years Used to distinguish users.
_gid 24 hours Used to distinguish users.
_gat 1 minute Used to throttle request rate.
For more details please read https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage.
Since 25 July 2022, no new Google Analytics cookies will be set.
Section 2b. iFrame cookies
You may use our Cookie Notice Decline option to block iFrame content, and any cookies it may place.
Until you Accept, as well as if you Decline cookies, then content embedded with iFrames, i.e. our YouTube videos, on our website will be blocked and replaced with a ‘placeholder’, however an alternative ‘text link’ to the video on YouTube is provided so that you may still view the content on YouTube; in that case, please see Section 3. below regarding other websites we may link to from this website.
If you Accept cookies, then our embedded YouTube videos will be displayed to you using iFrame technology, and you are therefore accepting that YouTube may place tracking cookies on your device via our website.
Changing your mind
If you have previously accepted cookies and you want to decline them from now on so that no new cookies are set, use the Reset your consent button that will appear below; if you have previously declined cookies and wish to accept them from now on, please use the Accept cookies button that will appear below.
Please note that whether you click Accept or Decline, First Party (placed by our website rather than by a Third Party website) ‘necessary and functional’ cookies may be placed by our WeePie Cookie Allow plugin to remember your preference (Accept or Decline) for 365 days, so we don’t keep annoying you with cookie notices every time you visit. These cookies are wpca_consent and wpca_cc.
Section 3. Other websites that we link to from our website
There may be links on this website to other websites. Once you leave our website and arrive at another website (where the url does not begin with https://sallybibb.com), your use of that website will be governed by that website’s processes, and not by this sallybibb.com Privacy Policy nor by our sallybibb.com processes.
Section 4. The sallybibb.com mailing list
If you were previously on the sallybibb.com mailing list, or the Engaging Minds Topical Updates mailing list, please note that these mailing lists have now been deleted.
Section 5. Updates to this Privacy Policy
We are constantly reviewing data protection laws and reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The Privacy Policy will always have a version number in the heading, so if you contact us with questions, please quote the version number of the Privacy Policy that you are asking about.
Section 6. How to contact us if you have any questions about the use of your personal data
Please email hello@engagingminds.co.uk and we will do our best to help you.