Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 2025

Welcome to LittleboroughLocal (“we”, “our”, or “us”). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website at www.littleboroughlocal.co.uk (the “Site”).

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and store the following types of information when you visit or interact with our site:

a) Personal Information You Voluntarily Provide

When you leave a comment, you may provide your name, email address, or a link to your website or blog.

If you contact us directly (e.g., via email), we may keep a copy of that correspondence.

b) Automatically Collected Information

Blogger and its partners (including Google) may automatically collect certain information through cookies and similar tracking technologies, such as:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Operating system
• Referring website
• Pages viewed
• Time spent on site

This information is used for analytical purposes and to improve the content and performance of the blog.

2. Cookies

Our site uses cookies provided by Google (Blogger's platform host) to analyse traffic and provide ad personalization and security services.

By using this site, you consent to the use of cookies. You can learn how Google uses your data here:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings.

3. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services on our blog, including:

• Google Analytics (to track traffic and user behaviour)
• Google AdSense (for displaying advertisements, if applicable)
• Social media plugins (e.g., sharing buttons for Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

These services may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

4. Comments

When you leave a comment on our blog, the data shown in the comments form is collected, and your IP address and browser user agent string may be used to help spam detection.

Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

5. Links to Other Websites

Our blog may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those sites.

6. Children’s Privacy

Our content is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from anyone under this age.

7. Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.

8. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us.