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Privacy Policy

The Seriously Digital website takes user privacy seriously. Our privacy policy will underline how we use your data, how we will communicate with you and how you can opt out from marketing communications. Our site also uses cookies which remember your preferences each time you visit the site, and they also tell us what pages you visit during your time on our website. We use this information to improve the quality of our content so you can find services or answers without any issues.

Using Our Contact Forms

When you use our contact forms, we'll make sure we protect your interests. Seriously Digital promises never to sell your data to any third parties and by using our contact forms, you do NOT automatically get opted into any marketing communications. By using our contact forms, you consent to receive an email or phone call back from us to the number or email address you provided.

Use Of Cookies

The Seriously Digital website uses Google Analytics 4 to analyze website traffic and improve user experience. Google Analytics 4 is designed with privacy in mind and offers enhanced data controls. You can read more about Google Analytics 4 and its privacy features here: Google Analytics 4 Data Collection and Privacy

How Can You Opt Out Of Marketing Communications?

We want to assure you that Seriously Digital does not engage in email marketing or send promotional content via email. Our communication with you will be strictly limited to addressing your specific enquiries or questions. If you have any concerns about our communication practices, please don't hesitate to contact us through our contact form.

I Have Another Concern, How Can I Get In Touch With You?

We take your concerns about privacy and security seriously. If you need to contact us regarding anything that you may be worried about, please use the contact form on our 'Contact Us' page and leave a message. We'll respond to you within 24 hours and help put your mind at ease.

What Kind Of Personal and Business Information Does Seriously Digital Process:

When you enquire through the Seriously Digital website, we will need to collect additional information about your business to provide you with the best possible service. To cover the information we collect is carried out through a document entitled 'Privacy and Rights Documentation' and the information we ask for includes (but may not be limited to):

  • Information About Your Business
  • Google Ads Login Details
  • Google Analytics Login Details
  • Google Business Profile Manager Login Details
  • Google Search Console Login Details
  • Bing Webmaster Login Details
  • Bing Places Login Details
  • Social Media Login Details
  • Website Hosting Login Details
  • I.P Address
  • Certain Bank Account Details
  • Email Address and Login Details
  • FTP Login Details
  • WordPress Login Details
  • Hotjar Login Details And Account Access
  • Tawk.to (Live Chat) Login Details And Account Access
  • SEMrush Login Details And Account Access
  • Your Contact Details

What Is The Source Of Your Personal Information:

Seriously Digital will collect information from the following sources:

  • From Our Contact Forms
  • Direct Emails
  • Phone Calls
  • Social Media

What Do We Use Your Personal Information For:

Seriously Digital will use your information to carry out website optimisations and digital advertising services for your business:

  • Updating Our Website Content
  • Search Engine Optimisation
  • Google Ads Set Up
  • Google Analytics Set Up
  • Bing Ads Set Up
  • Updating Your Information
  • To Improve How Seriously Digital Delivers Our Services
  • To Invoice You For Our Services
  • To Perform Marketing and Web Design Tasks On Your Behalf

What Are The Legal Grounds For Our Processing Of Your Personal Information:

Seriously Digital relies on the following legal bases to use your personal information:

  • To Provide You With Our Business Services
  • When It Is In Our Legitimate Business Interest To Do So
  • To Adhere and Comply With Legal Obligations
  • To Do So With Your Consent

When Does Seriously Digital Share Your Personal Information With Other Organisations:

Seriously Digital does not currently share your personal information with any other organisations. If we are ever required legally to share information with an organisation, we will inform you as to why and what your options are with regards to this decision.

How Can You Remove Your Consent And How Long Does It Take To Do So:

To withdraw your consent and remove your data you can do the following:

Withdrawing Your Information: You can withdraw your consent at any time (though please note this will affect the services we provide you with) by contacting our data protection officer using the following email address: hello@seriouslydigital.co.uk. You can also refer to your 'Privacy and Rights Documentation' to find out how this will affect your relationship with us. Seriously Digital will remove your information within one working month of receipt of your request to erase your data with us.

What Actions Should You Take If Your Information Changes:

To make changes to information held by Seriously Digital you can update us the following ways:

Updating Your Information: You can email us to request that we update your records or you can request access to your information and we'll send you a document over via email (or via Google Docs) for you to update.

Do You Have To Provide Seriously Digital With Personal Information:

Providing Seriously Digital with your personal information allows us to carry out ongoing and single contract work for your business:

  • Do I Have To Provide My Personal Information: You will have to provide us with personal information for us to carry out our digital advertising and web design services as we will be unable to offer our services without specific knowledge. If there is specific optional information you can provide us with we will make it clear that this information is optional (though we may highlight how it may be of benefit to your business).
  • What If I Do Not Wish To Provide Personal Information: That's fine! However, Seriously Digital will be unable to offer you our digital advertising and web design services as a result.

How Long Is Your Personal Information Retained By Seriously Digital:

Seriously Digital will require specific information to provide ongoing monthly services or for single purpose contracts and will need to keep information on record to carry out our digital services without delay:

How Long Do We Keep The Information For: For clients that pay us a monthly retainer, we will keep your personal information on record until such a time where you choose to take your website or digital advertising services to another provider and away from Seriously Digital. For clients that use us for one-off contracts we will retain a copy of your information for six months from the date we completed the work for you. We do this in case you return to us or if you wish to query any of the work we carried out on your behalf. You can refer to your 'Privacy and Rights Documentation' for more information on this.

What Are Your Rights Under The New Data Protection Laws (GDPR):

  • The Right To Be Informed
  • The Right To Have Your Personal Information Updated or Corrected
  • The Right To Object To The Processing Of Your Information
  • The Right To Restrict Processing
  • The Right To Erasure
  • The Right To Request Access
  • The Right To Data Portability
  • The Right To Not Be Included In Automated Decision Making
  • The Right To Lodge A Complaint

The Right To Object:

Seriously Digital respects your right to object to any or all ways in which we process your personal information:

Objecting To The Way In Which Your Information Is Processed: You can object to certain ways Seriously Digital processes your information. E.g. if you are unsure if we have a legitimate legal reason to handle the specific information you can request more information or make a formal objection.

Changing This Privacy Notice:

Seriously Digital will periodically update this privacy notice and notify you when we do so:

Changes To Our Privacy Policy: As the GDPR rolls out Seriously Digital will continue to make changes to this policy to ensure we comply with new data protection laws and regulations.

Contacting Us Regarding Your Privacy:

Seriously Digital is available to answer any or all concerns you may have with regards to your privacy when paying for our services:

Contact Us: Contact our data protection officer or use our contact page if you wish to raise any issue with this policy or points contained within your 'Privacy and Rights Documentation'.

GDPR:

Seriously Digital is in the process of updating privacy practices and how we gather consent from clients. To read more about the steps we're taking please refer to our GDPR documentation for more information.

Information Collected Through Our Website:

The Seriously Digital website will collect session data through Google Analytics. The collection of session data tells us which pages engage you as a customer or provide you with the information you were searching for. We also gain insights on how much time you spend on a single given page and whether or not you made a successful enquiry by using one of our contact forms. We also collect your data through our online enquiry forms and is limited to the fields on any given form: your full name, contact number, email address and your request). Should you request a call back from us, we may ask you for the following articles of information depending on what your request is: your full name, email address, website URL, marketing spend, marketing goals and what industry you operate in.

Third-Party Advertising and Analytics:

If ever we advertise for third parties we will make it clear that links affiliated with certain products or services are made clear. Our site uses Google Analytics to help us understand what information and pages you find useful after we have this information we then aim to improve content on these pages or add additional pages to help you get the information or services you need.

  • Affiliate Links: Seriously Digital does not currently (14/08/2024) use affiliate links to generate money to keep our site running or promote new services. When this changes, we will clearly state which links on our website are affiliate ones.
  • Sponsored Content: At this present time (14/08/2024) Seriously Digital does not run sponsored content. If this ever changes we will mark any and all posts as 'sponsored'.
  • Analytics: As stated previously, our site uses Analytics to assess the pages you visit while using the Seriously Digital website and how you find our site through search engines.

Data Retention Period:

While you are an active client of Seriously Digital we will retain copies of all email correspondence between yourself and us should you ever wish to refer back to emails when you initially start communicating with us. You are an active client if:

  • We Manage Your Website: If you paid for a website using Seriously Digital we provide content update services free of charge until a time where you decide to move on from us and have your website created elsewhere.
  • We Manage Your Monthly Advertising Accounts: If Seriously Digital manages your Bing Ads, Google Ads or Search Engine Optimisation efforts each month (a service billed on a month-to-month basis) then you are considered an active client. We will retain information with regards to advertising platforms, social media and analytical accounts until such a time where you decide to move on from Seriously Digital and have your advertising managed elsewhere. If you do not meet the above criteria, then you are not considered as an active client. If this is your case, Seriously Digital will retain copies of your email correspondence with for six months before deleting them permanently.

Disclaimers:

The star ratings used on the Seriously Digital website gets taken from our Google My Business, Trustpilot and Facebook pages. These reviews get reflected on an individual basis; meaning we do not use the same review across multiple platforms to inflate our total number of reviews. The rating widgets found on the Google results pages are unique reviews, and the average star rating given for each unique review applies the same principle (again: we do not use duplicate reviews across multiple platforms to inflate our star rating value). We do take unique reviews from different platforms and add them to our overall star rating score. We do this because some clients find it easier to leave a review on Facebook than they do on Google and we like to be flexible in the way we allow clients to leave feedback for services we've provided.

At Seriously Digital, we craft unique, tailor-made websites using cutting-edge HTML and PHP technologies. Our expert team creates every site from the ground up, ensuring a truly bespoke digital experience for your brand. When you choose us to build your website, you're investing in custom-coded solutions that perfectly align with your business needs, unparalleled expertise in content optimization and SEO strategies, advanced analytics implementation for data-driven decision making, skilled technical troubleshooting to keep your site running smoothly, and Google Ads mastery to maximize your online visibility and ROI.

Our approach combines technical prowess with creative flair, resulting in websites that not only look stunning but also perform exceptionally well. We're committed to delivering a web presence that sets you apart from the competition and drives real results for your business. Choose Seriously Digital for a website that's as unique as your brand – handcrafted, optimized, and ready to help you succeed in the digital landscape.

In addition to creating your bespoke website, Seriously Digital offers comprehensive ongoing support to keep your online presence thriving. We provide regular updates and refinements to your site's content, images, and marketing elements, helping you attract more business and stay competitive in the digital landscape.

As part of our service, we offer basic changes to your website as agreed upon during the initial project scope, ensuring your site remains fresh and relevant. Our team stays at the forefront of search engine optimization, continuously adapting our strategies to align with the latest algorithm updates from Google and other major search engines.

We optimize your site for crucial ranking factors such as Core Web Vitals, mobile-first indexing, and page experience signals, which have become increasingly important in recent years. By focusing on these elements, we ensure your website not only meets but exceeds the current standards for search engine performance, user experience, and loading speed, giving you a competitive edge in today's fast-paced online environment.

Your Continued Protection:

Seriously Digital has gone a step further with our dedication to user security, as of the 14th of August 2024 we now use an SSL certificate to encrypt any transmitted data that comes through our website (look in your browser bar for the green padlock) in a continued effort to provide useful and secure services to website visitors. Your security when using our site is paramount, and if you are not satisfied with anything on our site, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us so we can put your mind at ease.