Privacy policy

We are RetroTechCollection ("we", "our", "us"). We're committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. If you have questions about your personal information please contact us.

Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal information is RetroTechCollection. You can contact us regarding data protection matters at /misc/contact or by writing to: [Your Address]

What information we hold about you

The type of data that we collect and process includes:

  • Your name or username.
  • Your email address.
  • Your IP address.
  • Information from OAuth providers (such as Google) when you choose to authenticate using their services.
  • Technical information collected by Google reCAPTCHA for bot prevention.

Further data may be collected if you choose to share it, such as if you fill out fields on your profile.

We collect some or all of this information in the following cases:

  • You register as a member on this site.
  • You authenticate using OAuth providers (e.g., Google, Facebook).
  • You fill out our contact form.
  • You browse this site. See "Cookie policy" below.
  • You fill out fields on your profile.
  • You interact with forms protected by Google reCAPTCHA.

Legal basis for processing

Under UK data protection law, we must have a legal basis for processing your personal information. We process your data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent: When you register for an account and accept our terms.
  • Legitimate interests: For maintaining the security and functionality of our website, preventing spam, and improving our services.
  • Performance of a contract: To provide you with the services you've signed up for.
  • Legal obligation: Where we need to comply with legal requirements.

How your personal information is used

We may use your personal information in the following ways:

  • For the purposes of making you a registered member of our site, in order for you to contribute content to this site.
  • We may use your email address to inform you of activity on our site.
  • Your IP address is recorded when you perform certain actions on our site. Your IP address is never publicly visible.
  • To prevent spam and abuse through Google reCAPTCHA verification.
  • To facilitate login and authentication through OAuth providers.

Third-party services

We use the following third-party services that may collect and process your data:

  • Google reCAPTCHA: Used for bot prevention and security. Google may collect information about your device and browsing behavior. Google Privacy Policy
  • OAuth Providers: If you choose to authenticate using services like Google or Facebook, we receive limited profile information from these providers. Please review their privacy policies:

International data transfers

Some of our third-party service providers (including Google) may transfer and process your data outside the UK and European Economic Area (EEA). Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

  • Standard contractual clauses approved by the UK authorities
  • The provider's participation in approved frameworks

Data retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Specifically:

  • Account information: Retained for the lifetime of your account plus 30 days after deletion
  • IP logs: Retained for 12 months
  • Email communications: Retained for 24 months

Other ways we may use your personal information

In addition to notifying you of activity on our site which may be relevant to you, from time to time we may wish to communicate with all members any important information such as newsletters or announcements by email. You can opt-in to or opt-out of such emails in your profile.

We may collect non-personally identifiable information about you in the course of your interaction with our site. This information may include technical information about the browser or type of device you're using. This information will be used purely for the purposes of analytics and tracking the number of visitors to our site.

Children's privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information.

Keeping your data secure

We are committed to ensuring that any information you provide to us is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable measures and procedures to safeguard and secure the information that we collect.

In the event of a data breach that is likely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify you without undue delay and within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach.

Cookie policy

Cookies are small text files which are set by us on your computer which allow us to provide certain functionality on our site, such as being able to log in, or remembering certain preferences.

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential cookies: Required for the operation of our website
  • Functional cookies: Used to remember your preferences
  • Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site
  • Third-party cookies: Set by services like Google reCAPTCHA

We have a detailed cookie policy and more information about the cookies that we set on this page.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights:

  • Access: You have a right to access the personal data we hold about you or obtain a copy of it.
  • Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Restriction: You can ask us to restrict processing of your data.
  • Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.
  • Object: You can object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Automated decision-making: You have rights related to automated decision-making and profiling.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://ico.org.uk

Automated decision-making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects you.

Acceptance of this policy

Continued use of our site signifies your acceptance of this policy. If you do not accept the policy then please do not use this site. When registering we will further request your explicit acceptance of the privacy policy.

Changes to this policy

We may make changes to this policy at any time. You may be asked to review and re-accept the information in this policy if it changes in the future. We will notify registered users of material changes via email.

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