Who we are
Marmalade + Kindness found at https://www.marmaladeandkindness.com/ (the Website) is governed by the following privacy policy (Privacy Policy) and Terms of Use.
The Website is owned by Adamantia Velonis (the Owner).
Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to comply with, and be bound by the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy which govern this Website. If you disagree with any part of the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, do not use the Website.
The Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy are subject to change at any time and without notice.
This agreement has been updated and is valid as 22 May 2020.
How your information may be used
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used.
We may use the information collected to operate and maintain the Website; identify you as a user of the Website; send you newsletters; send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts; respond to your comments or inquiries; provide you with user support; protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorised or illegal activity.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to our mailing list, or submitting a contact form.
The Website was created on WordPress. We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked. For more information on WordPress, please read their privacy policies: WordPress Privacy Policy.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the Website 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 anonymised 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.
You agree not to use any obscene, indecent, or otherwise offensive, defamatory, abusive, discriminatory, violent, bullying or otherwise intolerant material on the Website.
The Owner reserves the right to edit or delete any comments at the Owner’s sole discretion, however the Owner does not have an obligation, to monitor, review or delete any materials posted to the Website.
The Owner does not endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify, or agree with any statements posted in comments or other areas of this Website, including guest posts.
The Owner (and its third-party service providers) are not responsible or liable to you concerning any comments or other information posted by others.
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.
Contact forms
The Website uses WPForms so that you can contact the Website. Please refer to WPForm’s privacy policy for further information.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on the Website 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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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.
Facebook Pixel Tags and Other Tracking Technologies.
Facebook pixel techs and other “tracking technologies” are small strings of code placed on a web page or in an email or advertisement. These technologies allow your browser to recognize and store certain types of information such as cookies previously set, the time and date that you viewed the page with the beacon and a description of that page.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this Website 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.
Google Analytics & Google Tag Manager
The Website uses Google Analytics & Google Tag Manager to track Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics & Google Tag Manager.
It reports website trends using cookies and web beacons without identifying individual visitors. You can read more about how it works and what information it collects at the Google Analytics Privacy Overview & Google Tag Manager Use.
Who we share your data with
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorise us to share your information. Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
1. WPForms (see Contact Forms above)
2. Google Analytics (see Analytics above)
3. Mail Chimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. They store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time at the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, the Owner will not reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent.
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 Website, 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.
If you subscribe to our mailing list on the Website, you may opt-out by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at admin@marmaladeandkindness.com to remove you from our mailing list; to access the personal information we have about you; to amend or update your personal information; or to erase or forget your personal data.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact information
At any time, please contact us at admin@marmaladeandkindness.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Sensitive personal information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Children’s information
The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at admin@marmaladeandkindness.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
