Privacy Policy

At Eating My Words the privacy of my readers is of utmost importance. I am committed to the security of your personal information when you visit this site. Below you will find information on how personal information may be collected and used when visiting this website.

Who I am

The website https://eatingmywords.com.au is a personal blog written and edited by Anne Green. For questions about this blog, please contact [email protected]

Comments and Contact Forms

In order for Eating My Words to operate and provide the services that it does, it is sometimes necessary to collect your personal data. Ways in which your personal data is collected are as follows;

Information you provide directly, such as entering an email address to subscribe to the blog or using the online contact form.
Information you provide in the comments sections of this website. The comments you make are viewable by all however your email address will remain confidential.
Information that is sent to me automatically by your computer such as your IP address, the browser and type of device you use.
Information about how you use this website, including which pages you visit and the frequency.
Comments and other content submitted to Akismet anti-spam service are not saved on my server unless they were marked as false positives, in which case I store them long enough to use them to improve the service to avoid future false positives.
If you have provided your email address to me, I promise to use it only for the purposes for which it is provided. I will not use your email address to contact you for unrelated reasons.

All information gathered by Eating My Words is used only for the betterment of the website and your experience using the site. I am committed to maintaining the privacy and security of all personal data supplied as outlined above. I practice a ‘data minimisation’ principle where I only gather the information I need to run Eating My Words effectively and usefully.

Analytics

By default WordPress does not collect any analytics data. However, many web hosting accounts collect some anonymous analytics data.

I use Google Analytics to analyze the use of my website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to my website is used to create reports about the use of my website.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Eating My Words uses cookies to help identify and track visitors, their usage of Eating My Words website, and their website access preferences. Eating My Words visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Eating My Words website, with the drawback that certain features of the website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Links to Other Websites

My website may contain links to other websites and embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). However, once you have used these links to leave my site, you should note that I 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. Therefore, I 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 statement applicable to the website in question.

Ads appearing on my website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Eating My Words and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Controlling your Personal Information

I will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless I have your permission or are required by law to do so.

By default WordPress does not share any personal data with anyone.

How Long I Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so I can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

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 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 am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

For users that register on my website, I 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.

Your Consent

By using my site, you consent to my website privacy policy.

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