Discover Peterborough
Privacy Policy
We believe privacy information should be clear and easy to understand. This page explains what information may be collected when you use Discover Peterborough, how website technologies such as cookies work, and the choices available to you.
Privacy at Discover Peterborough
Clear information about your data
Your privacy. Explained simply.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected and handled when you use discoverpeterborough.co.uk.
Discover Peterborough provides destination, visitor, cultural and heritage information about Peterborough. Like most websites, some information may be processed when you browse the site, interact with its features or submit information to us.
We aim to be transparent about that activity and to give you appropriate control over technologies such as cookies.
Different services or embedded third-party content may have their own privacy arrangements. Where relevant, links are provided so you can find out more.
Information we may collect
The information collected depends on how you interact with the website. In some situations you may provide information directly, while other technical information can be generated automatically when your browser accesses the site.
- Information you enter into forms or other interactive areas of the website.
- Your IP address and browser user-agent information where this is required for security or spam detection.
- Information associated with a website account, if registration functionality is available and you choose to create one.
- Information generated through cookies or similar technologies, depending on your consent choices.
Comments
If commenting functionality is available and you leave a comment, the information entered into the comment form may be collected together with your IP address and browser user-agent string to assist with spam detection.
An anonymised string generated from an email address may also be supplied to the Gravatar service to determine whether an associated profile is being used. If a comment is approved, a Gravatar profile picture may be visible publicly alongside that comment.
You can read the Automattic privacy policy ↗ for further information about Gravatar.
Images and media
If the website allows you to upload an image, you should avoid including embedded location information such as EXIF GPS data unless you are comfortable making that information available.
Location information embedded within an uploaded image may be downloadable or extractable by other website visitors.
Embedded content from other websites
Discover Peterborough may contain embedded material such as videos, maps, images, social content or other resources supplied by third-party websites.
Embedded content can behave as though you had visited the third-party website directly. That provider may therefore collect information about you, use cookies or similar technologies and record your interaction with the embedded content.
If you are logged into an account with that third-party service, your interaction may also be associated with that account according to the provider's own privacy policy.
Who your information may be shared with
Information may be processed by services required to operate, secure or support the website. For example, comments may be checked through an automated spam-detection service where commenting functionality is in use.
If password-protected account functionality is available and you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the password-reset email.
How long information may be retained
Where comments are enabled, a comment and its associated metadata may be retained so that legitimate follow-up comments can be recognised without automatically returning them to moderation.
Where registered user accounts exist, information entered into the user profile may also be stored. Users can ordinarily view, edit or remove their personal profile information, although the account username itself may not be changeable.
Website administrators may be able to view or edit account information where this is necessary to administer the website.
Your information
Your choices matter
Access it. Question it. Control it.
If Discover Peterborough holds personal information about you, you may have rights over how that information is accessed, retained or used. Some rights depend on the circumstances and legal basis under which the information is being processed.
Request your data
If you have an account or have submitted personal information, you can contact us to ask about personal data held about you.
Request deletion
You may request deletion of personal data where appropriate, subject to information that must be retained for legal, administrative or security purposes.
Manage cookies
Where consent controls are provided, you can choose which optional categories of cookies and similar technologies you permit.
Privacy questions
Something unclear? Talk to us.
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy or about personal information associated with your use of Discover Peterborough, please contact us.