Pigzine Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy sets out how the administrators of PigZine.com use and protect any information that you give when you use this website.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
The administrators of PigZine.com may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page regularly to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 16 May 2018.
What we collect
PigZine.com pull through content via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram that is already in the public domain.
We also collect names and emails in association with uploaded content submitted to our site. We ask that users supply an optional ‘pen’ name or ‘nickname’ that they would like their content to feature under.
Users who would like to sign up to Pig News by way of an email newsletter will submit their name and email address only by way of opting in using the opt in facility on PigZine.com
Controlling your personal information
Users are not required to provide contact information in order to use PigZine.com, except if they wish to post comments or opt into our Pig News.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we are required by law to do so.
If you provide us with your email address, we may contact you to let you know about issues related to PigZine.com. We will desist from this if you inform us that you do not wish to be contacted. You can contact us using the contact details on our page.
We will not use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the General Data Protection Regulation from May 2018 for no charge, and this will be made available to you within one month of the request being made. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, please contact us via our contact details on PigZine.com.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible through our contact page. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Cookies
We use Google Analytics to monitor site usage anonymously.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this Privacy Policy. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
GDPR statement
A new EU regulation will soon come into effect that will impact how all organisations collect and process people’s personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation becomes law on 25th May 2018.
As we approach this date, PigZine.com is focused on GDPR compliance efforts. During our implementation period for the Regulation, we are evaluating new requirements and restrictions imposed by the GDPR. This is a new website launched during this period of regulation change and we are taking whatever action is necessary to ensure that we handle personal data in compliance with applicable law. All users are invited to ‘opt in’ when sharing data through the above mechanisms and can unsubscribe from Pig News newsletters at any time.
As a platform, we hold very limited personal details on our users and supporters. If you have any questions about how we are implementing GDPR then please do not hesitate to contact us on 01392 437750.