Who we are
Our website address is: https://rentabike.fo.
Owners: Bartal í Gongini and Berit Unn Petersen
Email: [email protected]
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files which are saved on your computer, when you visit a site. If you delete these, please find instructions for your specific browser to do so. If you do not delete these manually in our browser they are saved for 1 year. cookies serve the purpose of making it easier for you to use a website.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We have installed Google analytics and Google recaptcha on our site. Google Analytics serves the purpose of enabling us to modify our site to better suit visitors interests and needs. You can reject Google Analytics tracking from our cookie and privacy banner. We use google recaptcha to hinder spammy emails and comments.
Who we share your data with
When you make a purchase on rentabike.fo your personal details for that purchase will be stored on Quick Pays servers or Paypal’s servers, depending on which payment option you choose. If you wish to have this information forwarded to you please write to us on [email protected]. According to Faroese law, we are obligated to store any purchase information for a minimum of 5 years. The information is used for book-keeping and taxation.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
When you purchase or send us an email we store personal information such as: your name, email, message and any orders you might have placed with us.
Additional information
How we protect your data
This site is protected with SSL encryption and hacker and spam protection software.
What data breach procedures we have in place
We have installed a plugin that monitors login and attempts to hack our site. If we get notified of any breach we will inform you immediately and let you know which steps we are taking to resolve the issue and how we are protecting our personal data.
What third parties we receive data from
We receive information regarding your Payment from Paypal and Quick Pay.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
As a responsible establishment we do not make any automated decisions on your behalf nor do we sell your information to any 3rd parties.
