Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: www.staffordshirehistory.org.uk

This website is designed and hosted by OrangeLeaf Systems Ltd on behalf of Staffordshire Archives and Heritage Service, a service jointly funded and administered by Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City

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.

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.

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.

Who we share your data with

We do not share personal data with any third parties.

We operate an opt in system for our email newsletter which you can unsubscribe from at any time.

If you have registered for the Archives Card in order to use the research room please visit the ARA Archives Card website for full details of their terms and privacy notice.

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.

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 your data is sent

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

Staffordshire County Council Privacy & Data Protection

More information about privacy, personal data and contact details for the data protection officer can by found on the Staffordshire County Council’s Privacy Notice page.