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 February 2016.
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,
- contact information including email address,
- demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests, and
- other information relevant to customer surveys and offers.
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 the information to improve the products or services we offer,
- periodically send promotional emails about new products or services, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided,
- use your information to contact you for market research purposes, and
- use the information to customise Leadership Thoughts according to your interests and membership subscription.
Security
We are committed to ensuring your information is secure. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial 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 WordPress.com Jetpack 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.
WordPress.com Jetpack 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.
Membership and free resources
Access to some resources on Leadership Thoughts may require membership. Currently this service is provided free of charge. Should you register, we will collect basic information including user name and password.
We also use the WordPress.com Jetpack to manage subscriptions. This allows any visitor to subscribe to all of our posts via email through a widget in the blog’s sidebar. Every time we publish a post, WordPress.com will send a notification to all our subscribers.
Likewise, when leaving comments, our visitors can also subscribe to a post’s comments to keep up with the conversation.
Mailing list and newsletter
Until 5th March, 2016 we used Mailchimp to manage mailing lists and newsletter membership.
However, from 6th March, 2016 we have moved our mailing lists to a self-hosted solution at leadershipthoughts.email.
If you provide us with personal information including, but not limited to your name and email address or have done so in the past, via our websites, publications or surveys, we may use that information to send you updates on our latest services and promotions. We may also contact you occasionally so we can learn more about you and improve the services we offer.
By giving us your personal information you consent to us processing your personal information for the Data Collection Purposes.
You can choose to withdraw your consent or ‘opt out’ from permitting us to use your personal information for the Data Collection Purposes by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of our emails at any time.
We gather statistics around email opening and clicks using industry standard technologies to help us monitor and improve our newsletter.
We take your privacy extremely seriously, and we neither sell lists or email addresses nor send unsolicited email.
All newsletter subscribers complete a double opt-in process and we will promptly remove you from our lists if requested.
New and returning visitors
Cookies are sometimes used to distinguish between new and returning visitors to Leadership Thoughts. New visitors may see a small box above each post containing a welcome message.
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.
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 Data Protection Act 1998. 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 any information found to be incorrect.