Who we are
We are IQ Developments and our website address is: https://iqdevelopments.co.uk.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We only periodically monitor cookie information generated by the site and we use that information for demographics analysis. We do not collect any other user information from people visiting this website.
Contact forms
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
Who we share your data with
We do not share data regarding your personal information with any 3rd Parties.
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
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. No other data is sent or shared with any 3rd party.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European law that governs all collection and processing of personal data from individuals inside the EU.
Under the GDPR, it is the legal responsibility of website owners and operators to make sure that personal data is collected and processed lawfully.
A website outside of the EU is required to comply with the GDPR if it collects data from users inside the EU.
Although cookies are mentioned only once in the GDPR, cookie consent is nonetheless a cornerstone of compliance for websites with EU-located users.
This is because one of the most common ways for personal data to be collected and shared online is through website cookies. The GDPR sets out specific rules for the use of cookies.
That’s why, under the GDPR, cookie consent is the most frequently used legal basis that allows websites to process personal data and use cookies.
GDPR requires a website to only collect personal data from users after they have given their explicit consent to the specific purposes of its use.
Websites must comply with the following GDPR cookie consent requirements:
- Prior and explicit consent must be obtained before any activation of cookies (apart from whitelisted, necessary cookies).
- Consents must be granular, i.e. users must be able to activate some cookies rather than others and not be forced to consent to either all or none.
- Consent must be freely given, i.e. not allowed to be forced.
- Consents must be as easily withdrawn as they are given.
- Consents must be securely stored as legal documentation.
- Consent must be renewed at least once per year.
Typically, GDPR cookie compliance is achieved on websites through cookie banners that allow users to select and accept certain cookies for activation rather than others, when visiting a site.