At barcelonalowdown.com we understand that the privacy of your personal information is very important. Here is information on what types of personal information we receive and collect when you use and visit barcelonalowdown.com and how we safeguard your information.
Like most websites, this site uses cookies to improve functionality, as described below. You can choose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings or by managing preferences in Internet security programs. You can find out how to do this at the browsers’ / programs’ respective websites.
Log Files
As with most other websites, we use 3rd party services to monitor the use of our website and to help prevent comment SPAM. These services are provided by our internet host company (IONOS), Google Analytics (see below for more information) and Akismet (a plugin that helps fight comment SPAM).
In order to provide these services, all three companies collect and use data contained in log files. The information in the log files includes your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider), the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer, Safari or Firefox), the time you visited our site and which pages you visited throughout our site.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Web Security
This site is scanned for potential malware and vulnerabilities by Sucuri’s SiteCheck. We do not send personal information to Sucuri; however, Sucuri could find personal information posted publicly (such as in comments) during their scan. For more details, please see Sucuri’s privacy policy.
This site is part of a network of sites that protect against distributed brute force attacks. To enable this protection, the IP address of visitors attempting to log into the site is shared with a service provided by ithemes.com. For privacy policy details, please see the iThemes Privacy Policy.
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.
Comment Policy
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. The comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
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. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt into 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.
This site uses Akismet, a 3rd party service designed to reduce comment spam. You can learn how your comment data is processed here.
Contact Form
When visitors contact us using the contact form, we collect the data shown in the form and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. The message and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
Contact via email
The owners of barcelonalowdown.com may also use email addresses or other personally identifiable information to contact visitors who directly communicate with us. For example, to respond to questions.
Any such contact by barcelonalowdown.com is deemed to be at your request and with your permission. In some instances, where specified, personal information submitted by visitors may be used for marketing and promotional purposes relating to the Website or other informational properties.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have contacted this site or 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.