Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Patch Marketing

Last Updated: December 18, 2025

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Patch Marketing (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website at https://patch.marketing (the “Site”).

2. Who We Are

Patch Marketing is a digital marketing service provider. Our website address is: https://patch.marketing.

For privacy-related inquiries, please contact us at: [insert contact email]

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Information You Provide

When you interact with our Site, we may collect:

Contact information (name, email address, phone number, business name)
Information submitted through contact forms or service inquiries
Comment data if you leave comments on blog posts or articles
Account information if you register for services

3.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we automatically collect:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device information
Pages visited and time spent on pages
Referring website addresses
Cookie data (see Section 5)

4. Comments

When you leave comments on the Site, we collect:

The data shown in the comments form
Your IP address
Your browser user agent string (to help with spam detection)

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/

After approval, your comment and associated profile picture become publicly visible.

5. Cookies

5.1 What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us provide and improve our services.

5.2 How We Use Cookies

Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

Authentication Cookies: When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days; screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks.

Session Cookies: Temporary cookies to determine if your browser accepts cookies. These are discarded when you close your browser.

Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish content, a cookie indicating the post ID is saved for one day.

5.3 Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may limit your ability to use certain Site features.

6. Media and Uploaded Content

If you upload images or other media to the Site:

Avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS)
Visitors can download and extract any location data from uploaded images
We are not responsible for privacy implications of location data you include in uploads

7. Embedded Content

Articles and pages on our Site may include embedded content from other websites (videos, images, social media posts, etc.). This embedded content behaves as if you visited those third-party websites directly.

These third-party websites may:

Collect data about you
Use cookies
Embed additional tracking
Monitor your interaction with embedded content

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third-party services.

8. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

Provide and improve our services
Respond to inquiries and service requests
Send marketing communications (with your consent)
Prevent spam and fraudulent activity
Analyze Site usage and performance
Comply with legal obligations

9. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with:

Service providers who assist in operating our Site and business
Professional advisors (lawyers, accountants, auditors)
Law enforcement when required by law
Third parties in connection with a business transfer or acquisition

Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

10. Data Retention

Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to enable automatic approval of follow-up comments.

User Accounts: Personal information provided in user profiles is stored for as long as your account remains active. You can request deletion at any time.

Other Data: We retain other personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.

11. Your Rights

Under applicable data protection laws (including UK GDPR), you have the right to:

Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data
Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal obligations)
Restriction: Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
Objection: Object to processing of your personal data
Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise these rights, contact us at: [insert contact email]

12. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

13. International Data Transfers

If you access our Site from outside the United Kingdom, your information may be transferred to and processed in the UK. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

14. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.

15. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

17. Contact Information

For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:

Patch Marketing
info@patch.marketing

18. Supervisory Authority

If you are in the UK or EU, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe we have not handled your personal data appropriately.

UK: Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – https://ico.org.uk