Website: https://beautyandaestheticsawards.co.uk
Who We Are
The Beauty & Aesthetics Awards (“BAA”, “we”, “our”) is an independent awards organisation celebrating excellence within the beauty, aesthetics, and wellness sectors.
Our website address is: https://beautyandaestheticsawards.co.uk.
We are committed to protecting your personal data, being transparent about how we use it, and ensuring compliance with UK GDPR and data protection legislation.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect:
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the information entered into the comment form
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the visitor’s IP address
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the browser user agent string
This helps us with spam detection and site security.
An anonymised hash of your email may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Their privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
If your comment is approved, your profile image (if any) will be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract this information from images on the site.
Cookies
Cookies are used to improve your experience and support basic site functionality.
Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This allows you to comment more easily in the future. These cookies last for one year.
Login Cookies
If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie will check whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set additional cookies to remember your login details and display preferences:
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Login cookies last for 2 days
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Display preference cookies last for 1 year
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Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for 2 weeks
Logging out removes login cookies.
Publishing Cookies
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be stored indicating the post ID of the page edited. This contains no personal data and expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our site may include embedded content (for example, videos, images, or articles).
Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the originating website directly.
These websites may:
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collect data about you
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use cookies
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use third-party tracking
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monitor your interaction with their content
This includes tracking interactions if you have an account and are logged into that external site.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments
If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and approve future comments automatically without manual moderation.
Website Accounts
If you create an account on our site, we store the personal information provided in your profile.
You may view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (excluding your username).
Website administrators can also access and edit this information where required.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request:
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an exported file of the personal data we hold about you
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deletion of any personal data we hold about you
This does not include data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make a request, please contact: hello@beautyandaestheticsawards.co.uk
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments and form submissions may be checked using an automated spam detection service.