Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how SeriousPlayPro.com community website and its team uses and protects any information that you give when you use this website. SeriousPlayPro.com is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This privacy policy is created in line with the current EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. SeriousPlayPro.com may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes

Who we are and what is this community website?

SeriousPlayPro.com has been created by a group of activists who love using LEGO SERIOUS PLAY methodology and other creative tools in their training and facilitation practice. Check our team page for details about who we are.

What we collect

As a community, this website collects the following information that is submitted via user registration page at SeriousPlayPro.com/register, namely:

• name and job title
• contact information including email address
• demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
• information about completed LEGO SERIOUS PLAY training or interests toward attending future training sessions.

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 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: 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 any images, videos or voice recordings to the website, you should avoid uploading them with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website, which would allow them to trace those back to your location.

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to build a better functioning of the community, inter alia for:

• Internal record keeping.
• To improve our products and services.
• To occasionally send emails about the community news which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided (e.g. newsletters and promotional information about training events, information about facilitation business opportunities, discussion forum posts, case studies etc).
• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes.

Secure logging

We are not using https protocol in this server. For this reason, we suggest not to use public unsecured networks to log in to this community website because your communication may be intercepted and your password stolen.

Security of your information

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. All user passwords are stored in an encrypted manner. Nobody of our team members have got access to user passwords nor user data. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical and electronic safeguards to secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies and analytics

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We are using Google Analytics services to collect anonymous analytics data about users movement on our website.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and it is not linked to individual users. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that allows you to opt in or out of any e-mail updates you receive.
• if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information, you may change your mind at any time by writing to us or unsubscribing yourself from the mailing lists.
  
• You may also delete your personal profile and all the data by selecting your user profile -> settings -> delete account.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize 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.

If you have any further questions that have not been covered in this document then please get in touch with us.