Who we are
This website is operated by Elvijs Plugis, Director.
Our official websites are:
We primarily serve business owners in the UK and globally, with a focus on Mainland China.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized 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 at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
Our websites use cookies automatically provided by WordPress, your browser, and standard search engines to enhance your experience.
If you edit or publish an article, an extra cookie will be saved in your browser, containing no personal data, simply indicating the post ID. It expires after one day.
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to save your login info and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days; screen options cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks. If you log out, login cookies are removed.
If you visit our login page, 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.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We do not sell or share your data externally for marketing purposes.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize 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 your data is sent
Your data is stored securely in the United Kingdom, hosted on GoDaddy servers and managed via WordPress infrastructure.
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection.
Marketing Communications
By submitting your details or enquiries, you consent to us contacting you back and sending occasional updates, offers, and news.
You can opt out anytime by replying to our emails or contacting us directly.
Contact Information
Elvijs Plugis – Director
📧 elvijs@sigulp.co.uk
Or use the contact form on our websites.
Compliance With Laws
We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and also consider privacy standards in Mainland China (PIPL) as relevant.