Privacy Policy

Last updated: [15/02/2026]

Shooting Stars Oldham is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Website address:
https://shootingstarsoldham.com

Who We Are

Shooting Stars Oldham is a nursery dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment for children and families. For any privacy-related concerns, you may contact us via the contact details provided on our website.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymised string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images published on the site.

Contact Forms

If you contact us through a form on our website, we collect the information you provide (such as name, email address, and message content) for the purpose of responding to your enquiry. We do not use this information for marketing purposes unless you explicitly consent.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience.

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 you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie may be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings at any time.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited that website directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content.

Analytics

We may use website analytics tools to understand how visitors use our website. These tools may collect anonymised information such as browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This helps us improve our website and services.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically.

If you register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also access and edit that information.

Contact form submissions may be retained for administrative and customer service purposes.

Your Data Rights (UK GDPR)

Under UK data protection laws, you have the right to:

Request access to the personal data we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of your personal data
Request restriction of processing
Object to processing
Request transfer of your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided on our website.

Please note that we may retain certain information where required for legal, safeguarding, or administrative purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Some technical data may be processed outside the UK or EEA through secure third-party service providers.