Who we are

Our website address is: http://bark.london.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

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.

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.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

When you fill out a form on our website, you consent to receiving occasional insights and invitations from us. You may opt out at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in our communications or by contacting us directly.

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 that 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 also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for 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 simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 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 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.

Analytics

We may use third-party analytics services to monitor and analyse web traffic. These services may collect information about your usage of the website, including your IP address and browsing behaviour.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. However, we may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you, subject to strict confidentiality agreements.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that 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). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you.
Request correction of incorrect or incomplete data.
Request deletion of your personal data where applicable.
Object to processing of your data.
Request data portability.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How we protect your data

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, or misuse. This includes encryption, secure servers, and access controls.

What data breach procedures we have in place

In the event of a data breach, we will assess the risk and notify affected individuals and the relevant regulatory authorities where required by law.

What third parties we receive data from

We may receive data from third-party analytics providers, advertising networks, and social media platforms to improve our services and user experience.

What automated decision-making and/or profiling we do with user data

We do not engage in automated decision-making that has legal or significant effects on individuals. Any profiling we conduct is used solely for marketing insights and website optimisation.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

We comply with all relevant UK data protection regulations, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.