Privacy Policy
Updated 1 September 2023
This privacy policy is here to help users of this website understand what personal data may be collected, how it is collected, as well as how it is processed and protected
Fizzy Vortex Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number: 11594078, operates https://ourstoriestoldbyus.com. By using this website you signify your acceptance of this policy.
The type of personal data we may collect
Website Usage Data
Like many website operators, we collect data that your browser sends whenever you visit our website. We may collect data like, your IP address in an anonymised format, the operating system that your device uses, the name and version number of the browser used to connect to this site
Contact Data
If you contact us directly via email or other channels including social media or phone we may collect data such as your contact details, name, email address, company details and user name.
Newsletter Opt-in
Email address submissions to subscribe to the Our Stories Told By Us newsletters via the various forms on this website are collected by PositiveEast. Their privacy policy regarding newsletter sign ups can be found here https://www.positiveeast.org.uk/privacy-policy/. Fizzy Vortex Limited does not collect this data
Embedded content from other websites or links to other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites may behave in the 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.
This privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website you should read their privacy policy
Cookies
Cookies are small files that contain data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies can be sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.
Cookies are used on this site to remember user preferences and also as part of Youtube’s embedded video feature their privacy policy can be found here https://www.youtube.com/privacy
If you prefer not to receive cookies from our website or wish to prevent the storage of cookies on your computer in the future, you can modify your web browser settings to decline and/or delete cookies. Refer to the ‘Help’ section in your browser’s menu for instructions on how to accomplish this.
Please be aware that adjusting cookie settings may impact specific functionalities on this website
Data security
We have adopted appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, updates, disclosure or deletion of your personal information. Access to your data is limited to employees and third parties who have a business reason to see it
How we use collected data
We use the date collected to provide customer support, notifying users about changes to this website or the service we provide, addressing technical issues and improving the service
The lawful basis to collect and process this personal data
We collect and process data under multiple lawful bases, most data collection and processing will be based on our legitimate business interest requirements in providing this service to you. We may also collect and process data under the consent and contract basis. We also may need to comply with law enforcement under legal obligation. In the unlikely event the data we collect could help preserve life we would process this under the vital interests basis
If you have given your consent for us to process your data and would like to withdraw it please contact us at privacy@fizzyvortex.com
Retention of personal data
We will retain your personal data for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy and to the extent necessary to comply with any legal obligations
Your rights
In relation to your personal data, you have the right to request a copy of your personal data, update your personal data, to delete your data in certain circumstances, to request the transfer of your personal data to another party in certain circumstances, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Changes
We keep this privacy policy under regular review and place any updates on this website. Please see the top of this page to learn when it was last updated
Contact
If you would like to contact us about this privacy policy please use privacy@fizzyvortex.com