Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how we use and protect any information you give us when using the Leadership Thoughts website.
Leadership Thoughts is committed to ensuring your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide information to identify yourself when using this site you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Leadership Thoughts may change this privacy policy occasionally by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from November 2012 and was last amended May 2018.
Table of Contents
- What We Collect
- Security
- EU user consent policy
- Links to other websites
- Advertising
- Controlling Your Personal Information
What We Collect
We may collect the following information:
- your name, and
- contact information including email address.
We only collect personal information if you opt in and consent to do so.
What we do with the information we gather
We use this information to understand your needs and offer a better service. For instance we may:
- use your information to contact you if you’ve subscribed to a post or comment.
Security
We are committed to ensuring your information is secure. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable electronic procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
EU user consent policy
For end users in the European Union:
- we disclose clearly, and obtain consent to, any data collection, sharing and usage that takes place on Leadership Thoughts, and
- we ensure that an end user is provided with clear and comprehensive information about, and consents to, the storing and accessing of cookies or other information on the end user’s device where such activity occurs in connection with a product to which this policy applies.
We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies.
How we use cookies
To make this site work better for you we sometimes place small data files on your computer. These are known as cookies. They improve things by:
- remembering information you’ve given so you don’t need to keep entering it, and
- measuring how you use this website so we can make sure it meets your needs.
Our cookies are not used to identify you personally. To learn more about cookies and how to manage them visit AboutCookies.org.
Our use of cookies
Leadership Thoughts uses cookies in several places. We’ve listed each of them below including more details about why we use them.
If you have any questions about these cookies or would like more information please get in touch through our contact page.
Measuring website usage
We use Google Analytics and Easy Social Share Buttons for WordPress to collect information about how visitors use this site. We do this to make sure it is meeting user needs and to understand how we can make it better.
Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, together with several other topics. Google does not collect or store your personal information so this information cannot be used to identify who you are. We only allow Google to use or share anonymous analytics data.
Easy Social Share Buttons for WordPress collects similar information and neither collects your personal information nor shares this data.
Social bookmarking
Some visitors like to share some of the information they find on social networking sites. A package called Easy Social Share Buttons for WordPress is installed on certain areas of the Leadership Thoughts website to enable this.
Subscriptions
When leaving comments, our visitors can subscribe to a post’s comments to keep up with the conversation.
Links to other websites
Leadership Thoughts contains links to other websites. When you use these links you are leaving the Leadership Thoughts website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst viewing these sites. Such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question. For ease, all external links include the following symbol: .
Advertising
We may display adverts served using GoogleAdsense. Google does not collect or store your personal information so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.
Controlling Your Personal Information
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the General Data Protection Regulation. A small fee may be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please use our contact page.
If you believe that any information we are holding about you is incorrect or incomplete please contact us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct or remove any information found to be incorrect.