Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.suzanowens.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also 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 here:

https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

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 that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

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.

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

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

We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet Anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).

Caching

This site utilizes caching in order to facilitate a faster response time and better user experience. Caching potentially stores a duplicate copy of every web page that is on display on this site. All cache files are temporary, and are never accessed by any third party, except as necessary to obtain technical support from the cache plugin vendor. Cache files expire on a schedule set by the site administrator, but may easily be purged by the admin before their natural expiration, if necessary. We may use QUIC.cloud services to process & cache your data temporarily. Please see https://quic.cloud/privacy-policy/ for more details.

Mailchimp Subscriber service

Our website uses Mailchimp to manage our email newsletters and subscriber lists. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you subscribe to our newsletter or interact with our website.

Data Collection

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect the following information:

Your email address
Your name (optional)
Your interests or preferences (optional)
We use this information to send you newsletters and other relevant communications.

Data Use

We use your personal data to:

Send you newsletters and other relevant communications
Analyze our email campaigns to improve their effectiveness
Provide you with personalized content and offers

Data Protection

We take the security and protection of your personal data seriously. We use industry-standard encryption and secure servers to protect your data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior. This information is used to improve our website and provide you with a better user experience.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access your personal data
Rectify your personal data
Erase your personal data
Restrict the processing of your personal data
Object to the processing of your personal data
Data portability

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at [insert contact email or form].

Changes to this Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by email or through a notification on our website.

GDPR Compliance

As a Mailchimp user, we are required to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We have implemented measures to ensure that your personal data is processed in accordance with the GDPR.

Mailchimp’s Role

Mailchimp is a data processor and acts on our behalf to manage our email newsletters and subscriber lists. We are responsible for ensuring that Mailchimp processes your personal data in accordance with the GDPR.

Conclusion

We are committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring that it is processed in accordance with the GDPR. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at [insert contact email or form].

Disclaimer

This privacy policy is not a contract and is subject to change. By using our website and subscribing to our newsletter, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this privacy policy.