Visitors to my website
I collect anonymous information about the use of my website to find out information such as the parts of my site that are most and least used.
When someone visits www.lordknows.co.uk I use standard web server logging to record requested website pages and files and the IP address from which requests are made. The IP address does not identify individual users.
I also use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect information such as pages visited, actions taken, location of the user (at the level of region or city) and technology used. This information is anonymous.
What information do I collect about you?
I only collect information about you if I have a reason to do so – for example, to provide services or information more tailored to your needs, to communicate with you, or to improve my services. Usually, this is your name, organisation, email address and enquiry or preferences.
People who make an enquiry via the website
If you submit an enquiry form on my website I will securely retain your contact details and enquiry until you request me to delete your details by emailing adam@lordknows.co.uk
People who sign up to receive newsletters via the website
If you sign up to receive newsletters on my website I will securely retain your contact details and preferences until you request us to delete your details by emailing adam@lordknows.co.uk or following the ‘unsubscribe’ link on a newsletter email.
Your name, organisation, email address and preferences will be held securely on MailChimp’s servers. View MailChimp’s privacy policy.
Retention of personal information
In some cases, there are legal requirements to keep personal data for a minimum period, for example, if it must be retained by court order or where Lord Knows Ltd is under a contractual obligation to retain it. If there is no such legal requirement, I will only keep the personal data for so long as it is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as expressly consented. If I no longer need your personal information, I will delete it. Even if I delete your personal data, it may persist on backup media for an additional period of time for legal, tax or regulatory reasons, or for legitimate and lawful business purposes.
Sharing of information
I will never share or sell your personal information with any other organisation.
Cookies
I use cookies on my website to track user activity and to enable various types of functionality. While I will endeavour to keep the list below updated, the site relies on many third party services and the list may, therefore, become out of date if those services alter the cookies they use.
Please note that all of these Cookies exist to enable functionality on the website and not for advertising purposes. If you do not wish these cookies to be tracked you can disable them in your browser, but this may negatively affect your experience on the site.
There are two types of cookie you may encounter when using this website:
First party cookies: these are my own cookies, controlled by me and used to provide information about the usage of my site.
Third-party cookies: these are cookies found in other companies’ internet tools which I am are using to enhance my site, for example, Facebook or Twitter have their own cookies, which are controlled by them.
First party cookies
| Name | Purpose |
| w3tc_referrer | WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin cookie. Stores a session ID needed to aid the website performance. Expires at the end of the session. |
| PHPSESSID | Used by WordPress to identify a specific user session. Expires at the end of the session. |
| wwsgd_visits | Used by the ÒWhat Would Seth Godin DoÓ WordPress plugin to display customised messages depending on whether a visitor has visited the site before. |
| __jid | Expires at the end of the session. |
| Cookies with names prefixed by __utm | Stores information used by Google Analytics to track user activity on the site. |
Third party cookies
| Name | Purpose |
| UID, UIDR, CSCompanyWebSite, CSCompanyWebLang, CSCompanyWebSession, CSCookieTest | Used by the comScore service to help measure audience size. |
| pid, k, guest_id, _twitter_sess, original_referer, external_referer, js, | Twitter cookies which allow content from Twitter to be shown on website pages and pages to be shared on Twitter. |
| disqus_unique, testCookie | Used by the Disqus service to enable commenting on articles. |
| __qca, mc, d | Used by the Quantcast service to collect anonymous information about your usage of the site. This information includes IP address, referrer, search terms and time of use. |
| datr, lu, s, locale, c_user, xs | Facebook cookies which allow sharing of a page on Facebook. |
| JSESSIONID | Used by the Viddler video hosting service to enable videos to be embedded in the site. |
If you have any questions or concerns about the cookies used on this site feel free to contact , me at adam@lordknows.co.uk and I will do my best to help.