Who we are and What is this privacy policy about
This privacy policy sets out how this blog (At The Corner Of Happy & Harried) uses and protects any information that you give while using the website https://www.happyandharried.com/, which is built on the WordPress platform.
Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. We may change this policy from time to time to reflect lawful compliances by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
What personal information do we collect
We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address in a variety of ways, for example when you subscribe to receive new post updates by email, leave a comment on a blog post, or in connection with other features we make available on our site.
What non-personal information do we collect
Like many other websites, we may also collect information about you such as the browser name, Internet Protocol (IP) address, the type of computer and technical information such as the operating system and the Internet service providers used, pages you viewed, the dates/times you accessed the site, what links on the website you clicked, and other similar information. IP addresses, and other similar information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies
This website may use cookies or small data files stored on your browser by the website. Your web browser places cookies on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about you so that we can offer a better experience in the future. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted.
Cookies may also be used by third-party services (such as Google Analytics) as described below. If you leave a comment on our 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. This website currently does not allow users to log in or otherwise upload or otherwise publish images or articles.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- To send new blog post updates if you choose to subscribe to receive them via email. Each email that you receive will provide information on how to opt-out of or unsubscribe from future emails. We will never send out emails to anyone who have not chosen to receive them out of their own volition.
- To respond to your comments and/or queries relating to blog posts or work requests.
- To track and measure traffic on the website.
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
We do not sell, trade or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors to our site with our business partners and trusted affiliates for the purposes outlined above. Read below for more details on specific instances of data collection.
Where we send your data and who we share your data with
By default WordPress does not share any personal data with anyone. Please read on to see specific instances on how and where your data may be used while visiting this website.
Web Hosting
This website is hosted on Bluehost servers and their complete privacy statement can be found here: https://www.bluehost.com/terms/privacy-policy/.
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. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service like Akismet. Their terms of service can be found here: https://akismet.com/tos/.
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.
Comment & Post Likes
These features are only accessible to users logged in to WordPress.com. In order to process a comment like, the following information is used: WordPress.com user ID/username (you must be logged in to use this feature), the local site-specific user ID (if the user is signed in to the site on which the like occurred), and a true/false data point that tells us if the user liked a specific comment. If you perform a like action from a mobile app, some additional information is used to track the activity: IP address, user agent, timestamp of event, blog ID, browser language, country code, and device info.
In order to process a post like action, the following information is used: IP address, WordPress.com user ID and username, WordPress.com-connected site ID (on which the post was liked), post ID (of the post that was liked), user agent, timestamp of event, browser language, country code.
Subscription via Email
Visitors to the website can opt in to receive automatic updates whenever a new blog post is published. Your name and a valid email ID is necessary to subscribe to updates and you must again confirm to receive the email updates. Each email that you receive will have an unsubscribe option, thus enabling you to opt-out of further emails. We will never send out emails to anyone who have not chosen to receive them out of their own volition.
Embedded Content From Third Party Websites
Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g. links to relevant websites, brands, social media pages, etc.). Some common examples are links to At The Corner Of Happy & Harried’s social accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+, etc.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statements applicable to the website in question.
This website may also work with third party PR websites (Clever, Social Fabric, Pollinate Media, etc) from time to time and may include links to these websites as well. Links to the privacy policies of these particular websites are as follows:
https://www.realclever.com/privacy-policy/
https://socialfabric.us/terms_of_service
https://www.whoispollinate.com/privacy/
Analytics
Analytics, in its simplest form, is used to track the inbound and outbound traffic on this website. This site uses WordPress.com Stats powered by Automattic & Google Analytics to track user interaction. We use this data to determine the number of people using our site, to better understand how they find and use our web pages and to see their journey through the website.
WordPress.com Stats uses IP address, WordPress.com user ID and username (if logged in), user agent, visiting URL, referring URL, timestamp of event, browser language, country code. Important: This website owner does not have access to any of this information via this feature. For example, we can see that a specific post has “n” number of views, but we cannot see which specific users/accounts viewed that post. Stats logs — containing visitor IP addresses and WordPress.com usernames (if available) — are retained by Automattic for 28 days and are used for the sole purpose of powering this feature.
Google Analytics records data such as your geographical location, device, internet browser and operating system, but please note that none of this information personally identifies you to us. Google Analytics also records your computer’s IP address which could be used to personally identify you but Google does not grant us access to this. Google Analytics makes use of cookies, details of which can be found on Google’s developer guides. You can block Google Analytics tracking completely using Google’s Analytics Opt-out browser add-on.
Advertising
This website currently does not serve any ads. This page will be updated if we decide to serve ads in the future.
Contacting us via Email
Should you choose to contact us via email at happyandharried[at]gmail[dot]com, the privacy policies as laid out by Google here https://policies.google.com/privacy/update/ will be applicable. Never include personal, confidential or otherwise sensitive information that you are not comfortable sharing within an email.
Controlling your personal information
If and when we decide to collect any personal information, you may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by contacting us.
- If you are subscribing to our blog updates by email, only new blog post updates will be sent and never any marketing or spam emails will be sent to you.
- If you have left comments on this website, 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.
- We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.
- At The Corner Of Happy & Harried is a personal blog featuring articles that are family friendly. Occasionally, there may be references to mature topics like alcohol consumption. If you are a minor, please ensure that you have parental permission to visit this content and use our website appropriately.
Last update: 24th May, 2018.
