Who we are

We are Martyn Snibson Communications. This website is owned and run by Martyn Snibson primarily as a blog site. Martyn is an Australian Digital Media Communications Graduate specialising in digital marketing, social media and SEO in Ballarat, Victoria. Our website address is https://martynsnibson.com.

Your privacy is taken seriously and is strictly confidential to Martyn Snibson Communications. Without permission, it will never be sold, transferred, or exchanged to third parties.

This Privacy Policy helps to inform website users of the information Martyn Snibson Communications collects and stores and how it is used.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymised 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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

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 exactly 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.

Analytics

We may use third-party software to track and analyse how this website is used.

Google Analytics is a web-based service owned by Google. It gives businesses and website owners essential customer insights and reporting on the traffic and performance of our service.

Google Analytics automatically collects certain data, including but not limited to:

• Device information (e.g., device type, operating system)
• Internet Protocol (IP) address
• Geographic location
• Browser type and version
• Referral source
• Pages that are viewed and the time spent on pages
• Clicks and interactions on the site

This information is collected through the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies. For additional details on the data that Google collects through Google Analytics, please refer to Google’s privacy policy.

2. How We Use Google Analytics Information:

The information collected via Google Analytics is used to analyze user behaviour, improve content, and augment your experience on the Martyn Snibson Communications blog site. We may use aggregated and anonymized data for statistical purposes, such as determining popular pages and identifying current and new trends.

3. Opting Out of Google Analytics:

If you prefer not to have your data collected by Google Analytics, you can opt-out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on. This tool is available for various browsers and allows you to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.

4. Third-Party Disclosure:

We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personally identifiable information to third parties. The data collected through Google Analytics is used solely for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.

5. Security Measures:

We take reasonable measures to protect the information collected through Google Analytics. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

Who do we share your data with

If you suddenly request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are held indefinitely. We do this to automatically recognise and approve any follow-up comments rather than hold them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). The administrators of this website can also see and edit that information.

What rights do you have over your data?

If you have an account held on https://martynsnibson.com, or left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where is your data sent?

Visitor comments could be checked through a service that automatically detects spam.

Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy anytime. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting on this page. You are responsible for reviewing this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect and use your information.

Need to Contact Us?

If you believe we have breached the Privacy Act 1988 or Australian Privacy Principles and wish to complain, or otherwise, if you have any questions or require any further information in relation to this Privacy Policy, you may contact us:

Email us at: hello@martynsnibson.com

This Privacy Policy was last updated on March 8, 2024