Privacy & Cookie
Policy
My details
George Smith Creative Designs
gsmithcreativedesigns@gmail.com
Your details
I collect data from “gscreativedesigns.co.uk” to understand how my site is being used so I can improve the user experience to gain more clients (using Google Analytics). I receive enquiries from my contact form as leads to help gain more sales.
What personal details do I collect?
Your name, email address, telephone number and your message
Google Analytics Data (see below)
How your personal information is used
I need your personal information so I can contact you when you have made an enquiry via the contact form or my email link.
The email is sent to gsmithcreativedesigns@gmail.com.
I do not actively share any of your information with third-parties.
What personal details What rights you have over your data
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.
Google Analytics and Cookies
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in a user’s web browser while a user is browsing a website. When the user browses the same website in the future, the data stored in the cookie can be retrieved by the website to notify the website of the user’s previous activity or preferences.
Opting Out of Cookies
If you prefer, you can restrict, block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings.
Which Cookies Do I Use?
I use Google Analytics to help me understand more about my existing and potential customers. This is the information that analytics provides:
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The number and time of previous visits
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The time you’ve spent on my website
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How long you stay on a page
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Which page you exit on
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Whether you found my website via a search engine, Google Ads or whether you accessed our site directly
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Which pages and links you clicked on
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Which operating system you use
The above information does not personally identify anyone.
More information on cookie usage and Google Analytics here:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage
Managing Cookies
Most modern browsers allow you to refuse to use cookies. It may be possible to do so selectively, or for all cookies from this site. For example:
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in Microsoft Edge you can block cookies using the cookie handling override settings available by clicking “Settings”, “Advanced Settings” and then “Cookies”;
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in Firefox you can block all cookies by clicking “Options”, “Privacy & Security”, “History”, and selecting “Use custom settings for history” which will show you options for blocking cookies;
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in Chrome, you can block all cookies by accessing the “Customise and control” menu, and clicking “Settings”, “Advanced” and “Content settings” under “Privacy & security”, and then clearing “Allow sites to save and read cookie data” under the “Cookies” heading.
You can also delete cookies already stored by your web browser. For example:
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in Microsoft Edge, you can delete cookies by clicking “Settings”, “Clear browsing data” and then selecting “Cookies and saved website data”, and then clicking “Clear”
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in Firefox, you can delete cookies by clicking “Options”, “Privacy & Security” and then “Remove Individual Cookies”, and then clicking the link to “clear your recent history” or to “remove individual cookies” selectively;
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in Chrome, you can delete all cookies by accessing the “Customise and control” menu, and clicking “Settings”, “Advanced” and “Clear browsing data” under “Privacy & security”, and then selecting “Cookies and other site data” before clicking “Clear Data”.