Who we are

Our website address is: http://michaelturnerstudios.devsite.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

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.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

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.

Analytics

Who we share your data with

We do not share your data with any thrid party suppliers. Your data will strictly be kept on our own database.

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 who 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.

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 we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

We may use your information to process orders

We may need to contact you to discuss potential issues with a certain product or service

We may use your information to contact you with any future promotions or new products that you might be interested in.

Additional information

Links to other websites

Our website may contain other links to websites.  Please be aware, that if you do use these links, and leave this site, you will be doing so at your own risk, as we do not have any control over any of these websites’ security.  Therefore we cannot be held responsible for the protection and privacy of your data that you choose to give to any of these external websites. Please check the said website’s own Privacy and protection statement to ensure your data is secure.

Security

We are committed to ensure all of your data is secure and have in place suitable standards to ensure whilst using this site your information is safe.  When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that is treated securely. Michael Turner Studios website has a secure encryption certificate, that creates a very good level of security.  When you are using this site, you will see a lock alongside the web browser which keeps information private as its sent to and from this site. In addition, your information is securely kept within Michael Turner Studios database.

Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. 

We have in place safety measures, should any of this information be compromised, we will manage accordingly and contact you directly in any event.

How we protect your data

We will never pass on any of your details to any other organisation, and any data you have given will be kept safe and secure within the Michael Turner Studios customer database.

What data breach procedures do we have in place?

We take data security very seriously and have implemented robust measures to protect your personal information. In the event of a data breach, we will promptly notify affected individuals, investigate the incident, and take appropriate steps to mitigate any potential harm. We are committed to transparency and will provide regular updates on the situation.

What third parties do we receive data from

We do not receive data from any third parties