Schindlers On Tour Privacy Policy

Schindlers On Tour found at: https://www.schindlersontour.com (“the website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Your privacy is very important to us.  We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it and your personal data.  The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to let you know what personal data the website may collect and how it may be used.

If you do not accept the following terms and conditions of this privacy policy please do not use this website.

What information we collect

We may collect personal information from you, such as your name and email address.  For example, you may voluntarily submit personal information when subscribing to our newsletter/blog, commenting on the website, or submitting information in a contact form.

We may receive information about you from other sources.  This website uses third party service providers to acquire information on our users.  Please see ‘Third-party use of personal information’ below.

We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the website.  For example, when you use the website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the website.  We may also collect information about actions you take when using the website, such as links clicked.

How your information may be used

We may use information collected in the following ways:

• To operate and maintain the website;
• To send you promotional information such as newsletters (each email promotion shall provide information on how to opt-out of future promotions and emails);
• To respond to your comments or enquiries on the website;
• To track and measure advertising and user-traffic on the website;
• To improve the user experience on the website;
• To protect, deter and investigate any illegal or unauthorised activity.

Third-party use of personal information

The website may use third-party providers to enhance and service the website.  Each third-party service provider’s use of personal information is governed by their respective privacy policies.

The website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Google Analytics – this service tracks usage and traffic flow to the website, and provides information such as user actions on the website.  Google Analytics may capture your IP address to provide this information, but it will not capture any of your personal information.

For further information on Google Analytics and its privacy policy, please visit:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB

Mailchimp – this service is used to provide email communications and newsletters.  Mailchimp stores your name and email address in order to provide this service.

For further information regarding Mailchimp and its privacy policy, please visit:

https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/

Comments

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.

If you choose to comment on the website, certain information such as your name or website URL may be visible publicly.  Your email address will not be availalbe publicly, unless you explicitly and voluntarily choose to include it in a comment on the website.

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.

Contact Forms

If you use the contact form on the website, we collect the data this is shown in the form.  We only collect the data for the purpose of contacting you back.  This data is not passed on to third parties.  We will not add you to any marketing or mailing lists without prior consent.

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

We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the website.  We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalised experience on the website.

If you leave a comment on our website 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 have an account and 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.

The website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users choose to access, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same advertisements, customise website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the user sends.  Cookies may also be used by third-party service providers, such as Google Analytics as described above.

Website users may, at any time, prevent the use of cookies by the website, by using a corresponding setting in their internet browser and therefore permanently disable the use of cookies.  Users may delete existing cookies through their internet browser or any other software programme.  If users choose to deactivate cookies, some areas of the website may be affected.

Advertising

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve advertising and marketing content when visiting the website, which may use cookies, as noted above.

The website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party providers, such as Google, Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest, in order to market the website and drive traffic.  These providers may use cookies to serve advertisments based on the users’ past visits to the website.

The website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the website.  If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees from qualifying purchases by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. 

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this website 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 recognise 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.

What rights you have over your data

You may notify us at privacy@schindlersontour.com if you wish to be removed from our mailing list.  Alternatively, you may choose to opt-out of future communications by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails.

You have the right to access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to privacy@schindlersontour.com.

If you have an account on this website, or have left comments, you can request via privacy@schindlersontour.com 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 via privacy@schindlersontour.com 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.

Contact Information

If at any time you have queries regarding this Privacy Policy please email privacy@schindlersontour.com.

The Privacy Policy was last updated in February 2022 and shall be reviewed at least annually.