Privacy Policy
Last updated: 7 June 2025
Welcome to MoHUB, the online home of Montrose YMCA—an associate member of YMCA Scotland and part of the YMCA, the world’s oldest and largest youth movement. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled securely, respectfully, and transparently.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.mohub.co.uk
MoHub is operated by Montrose YMCA, serving the local community of Montrose and surrounding areas. As part of the wider YMCA Scotland network, we are proud to be connected to a global movement that champions youth empowerment, community support, and wellbeing.
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 with spam detection.
An anonymized string (or hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can read Gravatar’s privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will appear publicly alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the site, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). All images must comply with our safeguarding policies (please see separate section of website for details) and must comply with local laws and policies. Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images displayed on the website.
Cookies
Comments:
If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and will last for one year.
Login:
- Visiting the login page sets 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 store your login details and screen display preferences.
- Login cookies last two days.
- Screen options cookies last one year.
- If “Remember Me” is selected, your login will persist for two weeks.
- Logging out removes these cookies.
Editing/Publishing:
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved in your browser. It contains no personal data and only records the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires in 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). This content behaves just as if you visited the other website directly. Such sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions if you are logged in to those platforms.
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 with any third parties for marketing or commercial purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are retained indefinitely, helping us approve future comments automatically.
- User Accounts: For registered users, we store personal information provided in your user profile. You may view, edit, or delete your information at any time—except your username. Site administrators can also access and edit user data.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, based on GDPR requirements, you can request:
- A copy of the personal data we hold about you
- That we erase your personal data (except for any data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes)
To request either, please contact us through our Contact page or by emailing info@mohub.co.uk.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be filtered through an automated spam detection service.
If you have any questions or concerns about this policy or your data, please don’t hesitate to contact us. As a proud member of YMCA Scotland, MoHUB upholds the same standards of safeguarding, privacy, and integrity that define the YMCA’s global mission.