Privacy Policy

At GT Systems, we value your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have over your personal data.

1. Information We Collect

We collect data to provide a better experience and maintain site security.

• Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the information shown in the form, along with your IP address and browser user agent to assist in spam detection.

• Gravatar: An anonymized string (hash) created from your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to see if you use it. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public. Gravatar Privacy Policy.

• Media: If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract this info.

2. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience:

3. Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). This content behaves as if you visited the third-party website directly. These sites may:

• Collect data about you.

• Use their own cookies.

• Monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

4. Data Retention & Sharing

• Comments: If you leave a comment, the text and metadata are retained indefinitely to allow us to recognize and auto-approve follow-up comments.

• User Profiles: For registered users, we store the personal info provided in your profile. You can view, edit, or delete your information at any time (username changes excepted).

• Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be processed through an automated third-party spam detection service.

5. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you have the right to:

1. Request an export of the personal data we hold about you.

2. Request the erasure of your personal data.

Note: This does not include data we are legally or administratively required to keep for security or regulatory purposes.

6. Security & Compliance

We take data protection seriously. We implement industry-standard security protocols to prevent unauthorized access or data breaches. In the event of a breach, we have procedures in place to notify affected users and relevant authorities as required by law.

7. Analytics & Tracking

We use data to understand how visitors interact with our site so we can improve our services.

• Google Analytics: We may use Google Analytics to track site traffic and user behavior. This data is aggregated and does not personally identify you.

• Opt-Out: You can prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

8. How We Protect Your Data

The security of your data is a priority at GT Systems. We employ several layers of protection:

• Encryption: We use SSL/TLS encryption to ensure that data sent between your browser and our servers remains private.

• Access Control: Access to user data is strictly limited to authorized administrators who require it to perform specific tasks.

• Breach Procedures: In the unlikely event of a data breach, we have a response plan to identify the source, contain the incident, and notify affected users and relevant UK regulatory bodies within 72 hours.

9. Contact Information

For any privacy-specific inquiries, requests to export data, or requests for deletion, please contact our Data Protection lead:

• Entity: GT Systems Ltd

• Email: [email protected]

10. Additional Disclosures

• Automated Decision Making: We do not use your personal data for automated profiling or automated decision-making processes that have a legal effect on you.

• Regulatory Requirements: We operate in accordance with the UK GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and the Data Protection Act 2018.