Last Updated: 18 March, 2020
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We care about the use of personal information online so let me give you an overview of the privacy practices implemented on our site www.errorpreventioninstitute.com.
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What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Opt-in Forms
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When visitors sign up to receive our Newsletter or download a free PDF file available, we collect your Name & Email address. Please note: You can “Unsubscribe” from the mailing list anytime by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link on the bottom of each email you receive.
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Comments
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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.
After approval of your comment, your name (as input in the form) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
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Cookies
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Cookies are small files that are download to your computer and stored on your browser cache or hard drive. Cookies contain information about your interaction with our site. Our site uses cookies and similar technologies to track visitors. This tracking is used in our analytics. It enables us to see which tutorials are useful and how users interact with our site. We use cookies for customizing your experience and providing you and offering information that is relevant to your interests. You may block these cookies by adjusting your browser settings.
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When you submit data to through a web form such as those found in comments or subscription forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
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We also use social media buttons and plugins on our site that allow you to easily connect with your social networks – for example to quickly share blog posts. We currently use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google plus. For these to work, these social network sites will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to their data collection which is outlined in their own privacy policies.
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Embedded content from other websites
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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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
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errorpreventioninstitute.com contains video tutorials that are embedded from YouTube.
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Who has access to the data we collect?
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We use a third-party service to process the email addresses collected on our site. This tool is used for email communication. The third-party service we use is complaint with GDPR requirements.
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How long we retain your data
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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.
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What rights you have over your data
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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.
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Where we send your data
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Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Information on Name and Email address provided is sent to our third-party email communication service.
Contact information
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You can contact info@errorpreventioninstitute.com in case you have any questions.
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Your Right to Withdraw Consent
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You have the right to withdraw your consent and leave our mailing list anytime you want. You can use the “unsubscribe” link in each email message you receive from us to withdraw consent and stop the mailings. Alternatively, you can send an email to info@errorpreventioninstitute.com
Additional information
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We also may collect or obtain information from third parties, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and/or other third-party social media sites.
Should we sell this website or the business, your personal information will be an asset which is transferred to the new owner.
The Privacy Policy is effective as of the date stated at the top of this page. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.