Privacy Policy

Here is an outline of data collected by this website – http://phoebesayshello.blogspot.co.uk/

What personal information do I collect from people that visit my blog and why?

Name or username, email address, IP address and website URL. I also collect non-identifiable data such as browser information in order for me to see my website statistics. I use your data to run my site efficiently and to personalise user experience.

How do I protect your information?

I never ask for credit card numbers or payment details. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of people who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.

Blog comments

When visitors leave comments on my website I collect the data shown in the comment form, the visitors IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is here https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. You can choose to be notified for follow-up comments by email and be notified for new posts when you leave a comment. These things are optional and only you can opt-in.

Subscribe 

When visitors subscribe to my blog, all the data I collect is their email address. Upon subscribing, visitors will get a confirmation email to confirm that they want to subscribe. 

Cookies

Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, I use cookies to collect information on your browsing behaviour. Cookies are placed on the device you are viewing the site on and remember when that device accesses the site. These cookies do not collect personal information but monitor your behaviour whilst browsing. If you leave a comment on my website you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. This is so it’ll save you time if you comment again however this is optional. These cookies will last one year.

These cookies and the information they collect help improve this site for yourself and future visitors by monitoring the traffic of users and success of particular content. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings.

Embedded content from other websites

Occasionally, at my discretion, I may include links to other articles, images or videos on my website.  These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking and monitor your interaction with that embedded content. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. I, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, I seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Third-Party Plug-Ins

This site uses Blogger Analytics to collect information such as details of traffic and visitor behaviour patterns. I am able to view visitors age, preferred web browser, preferred device, the country you're from and what website you found my blog on. For instance, if you clicked the link to my blog from my Twitter account then I will be informed of this. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Do I share data?

I do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless required to do so by law. 

How long do I 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 my website (if any) the personal information you provide is in your user profile. All users can see, edit or delete their personal information at all times except usernames.

What rights you have over your data

If you have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data I hold about you, including any data you have provided to me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I’m obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

My contact information:

For any clarification or further information, please contact me at phoeberuberto@outlook.com.

This policy will be reviewed regularly and updated when appropriate – last updated on 21st May 2020.