Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy describes how the personal information of users/visitors (“you”) to hillviewstudio.co.uk (the “Site”, “Data Owner/Controller”, “we”, “our”, “us”) is processed, collected, used, and shared when visiting the Site.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect the same basic information that most websites collect. We use common Internet technologies, such as cookies (refer to section below) and web server logs, to collect information.

When you visit the Site, we automatically log usage data that contains information about your device, including the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your web browser type, version, time-zone setting and your operating system/platform.

As you browse the Site, we also automatically collect the complete URL (Uniform Resource Locator) you used to reach the Site and all URLs of pages you visit on the Site, including the date and time you accessed those pages.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We may use your information (including any information we collect as described in this Privacy Policy) for various purposes, including:

  • Providing, managing and improving the Site;
  • Protecting the Site and our users;
  • Analysing and researching usage in the aggregate of the Site for potential improvements;
  • Understanding and resolving Site crashes and other reported issues;
  • Screening for risk, fraud or undesired access to the Site.

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with select third parties for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:

  • Companies that provide website hosting;
  • Companies that provide website security.

We may also share your personal information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

WEBSITE LINKS AND REDIRECTS

The Site may contain links to other public websites not controlled by or covered under this Privacy Policy. We do not share your personal information with such websites, and are not responsible for the privacy and security of any personal information they may collect. You should refer to the privacy policy for such websites for more information.

YOUR RIGHTS

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information listed in the Contact section at the bottom of our homepage. Other visitors to the Site from any other country may also make such requests.

USE OF THE SITE BY MINORS

The Site does not provide services directly to children under 13 years of age and does not intentionally collect their personal information. By visiting and using the Site, you represent that you are 13 years of age or older.

TRANSFERRING DATA

We may transfer personal information outside of Europe, including to the United States, for the purposes described above. In such instances, the data transmission abroad remains subject to this Privacy Policy.

We implement and maintain reasonable safeguards for the privacy, security and integrity of your personal information, however it is not possible to guarantee that any data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

COOKIE POLICY

Please refer to the Site’s Cookie Policy.

DATA RETENTION

Personal information, as described above, may be retained for the purposes outlined in this policy.

In limited cases, such as to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to protect our rights, or to protect the Site from misuse, we may retain technical information indefinitely. For example, if we detect usage of the Site that poses a threat to its security or availability, we may record the details of such activity permanently, and we may also permanently block the traffic’s IP address from accessing the Site.

CHANGES

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. If you continue to use the Site after changes are in effect, you agree to the revised policy.

This Privacy Policy was last updated 15th August 2022.