Privacy Policy

Responsible

The controller for the data processing described below is the body named in our imprint.

Data Protection

We take Data protection serious at Fraendi. Website users decide themselves which personal information they wish to reveal to us.

When a user visits the website and/or reads the newsletter, Fraendi automatically receives information that can be used to find out more about the user’s browsing habits and interests when it comes to the website, newsletter and other information.

Personal details (name, address, etc.) are required if users wish to register for our newsletter or comment on our blog. We treat this personal data confidentially at all times. This data is anonymised before being processed. With the exception of requests processed by external service providers, all personal data is used by us only to inform clients/website users (according to their interests and needs) as well as for statistical and marketing purposes for Fraendi and pro action learning Ltd.

If you leave a comment on the website, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. 

For users that 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.

When visitors leave comments on the website, 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 anonymized 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.

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.

By using data in the way mentioned above, Fraendi can adapt its website and content to better suit the needs of its users. Data is also used for market analysis and to find out more about which of the many aspects related to Fraendi and our services are the most interesting for users. Personal data is not used in any other way, including selling personal data to third parties. Website users can contact Fraendi to find out more about their personal data that has been collected.

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. 

Beware: Internet data transfer can be subject to security loopholes. It is impossible to guarantee 100% protection from third parties accessing data. Fraendi assumes no responsibility for damage resulting from such security loopholes.

WordPress

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 anonymized 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.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that 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.

Rights

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.

Indirect Data Collection

DigitalOcean

The host and provider of this website is DigitalOcean, LLC (hereinafter: DigitalOcean). When you visit our website, DigitalOcean collects data in various log files, including your IP addresses.
Details can be found in DigitalOcean’s privacy policy: https://www.digitalocean.com/legal/privacy-policy

This website embeds the Storymatcher tool on a subpage. The Storymatcher tool directly accesses an service also operated by DigitalOcean, LLC (hereinafter: DigitalOcean). This service does not store any personal data itself.
However, when the service is accessed, DigitalOcean collects data in various log files, including your IP addresses.