Summary
In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Life In The UK Test Web (a trading name owned by Nomic Digital Ltd (see Our Details below). “Our Site” refers to the website www.lifeintheuktestweb.co.uk, and “Our Services” refers to the practice tests which are provided to help people pass the Life in the UK Test.
We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and people who use Our Services (“our customers”). For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679), and the UK GDPR, this policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to our customers where we determine the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data.
1. Usage and Storage of your Personal Data
In this section we have set out the general categories of personal data that we may process, the purposes and legal basis for which we may process this data, as well as our data retention policy.
We have classified your personal data you share with us as follows (click on for details):
We use appropriate technical and organizational safeguards to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of the personal information and data that we may collect. Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over an TSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.
Your personal data that we process for any purpose shall not be kept for longer than is necessary and is explained below. It may be necessary to keep your data longer than the stated period to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject, for instance for tax purposes.
We may process any of your personal data identified in this notice where necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, or obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper protection of our business against risks.
Please do not supply any other person’s personal data to us, unless we prompt you, and you have their explicit permission to do so.
2. Personal Data Sharing with Others
Your personal data may be shared with other companies who help us run our business (our “processors”), subject to appropriate organizational and technical safeguards. Click here to see the details of these processors.
In addition, we may disclose your personal data to our insurers and/or professional advisers only insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, obtaining professional advice, or the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
In addition to the specific disclosures of personal data set out in this section, we may disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person. We may also disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
Notwithstanding these protections, you acknowledge that personal data that you submit for the provision of services may be available, via the internet, around the world. Whilst we attempt to keep this information secure, we cannot guarantee against the use (or misuse) of such personal data by others.
3. Your Rights
When applicable, you (the Data Subject) have the following rights regarding the processing of your personal information under the UK GDPR:
- The Right to be Informed
- The Right of Access
- The Right to Rectification
- The Right to Erasure
- The Right to Restrict Processing
- The Right to Data Portability
- The Right to Object to Processing
- Rights Related to Automated Decision Making & Profiling
- Right to complain to a statutory authority
- Right to withdraw consent
You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to us, either by mail (info@lifeintheuktestweb.co.uk) or through our contact form. For more information on how you can exercise these rights, please see the Information Commissioner’s Office website.
4. Amendments
We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy. We will notify you of significant changes to this policy by email.
5. Our Use of Cookies
Lifeintheuktestweb.co.uk uses cookies to:
- Ensure our website runs correctly;
- Understand how you use our website and so that we can optimise it accordingly;
- Keep Our Services free with PayPal customer donations;
- Promote Our Services via Amazon affiliation links, social media channels and Google ads;
- Facilitate user discussions about Our Services on Facebook.
You can choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies, or to be informed when cookies are being sent. If you do so, you should note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.
How to set your browser to refuse cookies in:
Google Analytics
Our site also uses Google Analytics, a service that transmits website traffic data to Google servers in the United States. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use reports created by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage.
Life In the UK Test Web also uses the AdWords and Remarketing Lists features of Google Analytics for Display Advertisers. Life In the UK Test Web and Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on your past visits to our Site. This means that vendors including Google will display our promotional material on other sites you visit across the Internet.
Read more about how Google uses information from sites that use their services.
You may opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertisers including AdWords and opt-out of customized Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings. To provide website visitors more choice on how their data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed an Opt-out Browser add-on, which is available by visiting Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, to enable you to opt-out of Google’s programs.
By using the Facebook icon linking to our FaceBook Group, Facebook uses the Facebook Connect cookie. This allows our users to write comments through their Facebook accounts if they choose to do so.
Details on how to opt out of this are contained in Facebook’s Cookie Policy page.
Amazon
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associate Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Pages on this site may include affiliate links to Amazon and its affiliate sites on which the owner of this website will make a referral commission. When you click on an Amazon link, the Amazon cookie will be saved to your computer which is how Amazon knows if you buy something after visiting us. If you’d like to opt-out of this cookie, please visit the Amazon Advertising Preferences page.
6. Our Details
This website is owned and operated by Life In The UK Test Web. Our registered office is at 35 New England Road, Brighton, England, BN1 4GG, UK, and our company registration number 11723572.
You can contact us by post, to the postal address given above, by using our website contact form, or by email (info@lifeintheuktestweb.co.uk).
7. Credits
This document was created by Data Compliance Specialists and was last reviewed and updated on the 23rd December 2023.
8. Appendix – Our Processors
8.1. Category: Website Use
| Processor | Webempresa (website hosting) |
|---|---|
| Data Collected | May include IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use. |
| Business Purpose | Legal Basis for Collection | Location of Data | Safeguards | Retention Period | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of website and email services. | Article 6(1)(f) – Legitimate Interest | EU (Spain) | TSL certificate and https encryption in-transit | Defined in Privacy Policy | Privacy Policy |
| Processor | Google Adsense & Analytics |
|---|---|
| Data Collected | May include IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use. |
| Business Purpose | Legal Basis for Collection | Location of Data | Safeguards | Retention Period | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display of targeted ads to website visitors in return for payment from Google. Reports to analyze web traffic and page usage. | Article 6(1)(a) – Consent | United States | US Privacy Shield, firewalls, data encryption, physical access controls to data centers, and information access authorization controls.
We are monitoring developments in this area and use standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission where applicable. |
Defined in Privacy Policy | Privacy Policy |
| Processor | Amazon Affiliates Program |
|---|---|
| Data Collected | Internet protocol (IP) address, purchase history, URL clickstream to, through, and from our web site, including cookie number; products you viewed or searched for, and other browser cookies. |
| Business Purpose | Legal Basis for Collection | Location of Data | Safeguards | Retention Period | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To earn referral commission if you buy something from Amazon after visiting our site. | Article 6(1)(a) – Consent | United States | US Privacy Shield, SSL Encryption, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 certifications.
We are monitoring developments in this area and use standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission where applicable. |
Amazon cookies have a 24hr – 90 days expiration | Privacy Policy |
8.2. Category: Enquiries and Support
| Processor | Webempresa (email) |
|---|---|
| Data Collected | Contact details (name, email address and possibly other contact details in the email signature such as company name, address and telephone numbers). May also include other meta-data associated with email traffic |
| Business Purpose | Legal Basis for Collection | Location of Data | Safeguards | Retention Period | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Responding to any enquiry via our website or email address for the purposes of offering & marketing our services to you, or for providing technical advice. | Article 6(1)(a) – Consent and Article 6(1)(b) – Performance of Contract | EU (Spain) | SSL certificate and https encryption in-transit | 5-years | Privacy Policy |
8.3. Category: Social Media
| Processor | Facebook, Twitter and YouTube |
|---|---|
| Data Collected | May include your name, screen name, user name, location and photo |
| Business Purpose | Legal Basis for Collection | Location of Data | Safeguards | Retention Period | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the provision of a forum to facilitate group discussion, Q&A and training in the us of our services | Article 6(1)(a) – Consent | United States | US-EU Privacy Shield
We are monitoring developments in this area and use standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission where applicable. |
Explained in the Privacy Policies (usually determined by the user) | Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Privacy Policies |
8.3. Category: Customer Donations
| Processor | PayPal |
|---|---|
| Data Collected | May include your name, address, email address, location and credit card details (these aren’t visible to us) |
| Business Purpose | Legal Basis for Collection | Location of Data | Safeguards | Retention Period | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To allow users of our site to donate money in return for providing the free services on our website | Article 6(1)(b) – Performance of Contract | UK and United States | US-EU Privacy Shield
We are monitoring developments in this area and use standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission where applicable. |
Explained in the Privacy Policy | Privacy Policy |
