This policy explains in detail how “Salon Strategies LTD.” along with its affiliated companies (hereinafter “we”, “us”, “our”, “Salon Strategies LTD.”,) and our platform (“https://www.salonstrategist.com”) use any information collected during any session of usage by you (hereinafter “your data”).
Your data is collected via two ways. Firstly, by browsing “Salon Strategies LTD.” will cause the platform to create a number of cookies, which are small text files that are downloaded onto your computer’s web browser temporary files. The first two cookies just contain a user identifier (hereinafter “user id”) and an anonymous session identifier (hereinafter “session id”), automatically assigned to you by the platform. A third cookie will be created once you have browsed topics on our platform and is used to store which topics have been read, thereby improving your user experience.
We may also create cookies external to the platform whilst browsing “Salon Strategies LTD.”, though these are outside the scope of this document, which is intended to only cover the pages created by the platform. The second way in which we collect your data is by what you submit to us. This can be, and is not limited to: posting as an anonymous user (hereinafter “anonymous posts”), registering on “Salon Strategies LTD.” (hereinafter “your account”), and posts submitted by you after registration and whilst logged in (hereinafter “your posts”).
Your account will at a bare minimum contain a uniquely identifiable name (hereinafter “your user name”), a personal password used for logging into your account (hereinafter “your password”), and a personal, valid email address (hereinafter “your email”). your data for your account at “Salon Strategies LTD.” is protected by data protection laws applicable in the country that hosts us. Any information beyond your user name, your password, and your email address required by “Salon Strategies LTD.” during the registration process is either mandatory or optional, at the discretion of “Salon Strategies LTD.”. In all cases, you have the option of what information in your account is publicly displayed. Furthermore, within your account, you have the option to opt-in or opt-out of automatically generated emails from the platform.
Your password is ciphered (a one-way hash) so that it is secure. However, it is recommended that you do not reuse the same password across a number of different websites. Your password is the means of accessing your account at “Salon Strategies LTD.”, so please guard it carefully and under no circumstance will anyone affiliated with “Salon Strategies LTD.”, the platform, or another 3rd party legitimately ask you for your password. Should you forget your password for your account, you can use the “I forgot my password” feature provided by the platform. This process allows you to save a new password by generating a secure code which is sent to your validated email address on file.