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Privacy Policy
Who we are
I'm Erika Hammerschmidt, an author, artist and speaker. My website address is: https://erikahammerschmidt.com/author. I post here about my books.
This particular site does not really allow visitors to interact with it or have their information stored, so a lot of this page may not seem relevant... but I've been told I'm required to have it, so here it is.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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.
(Note: There is not yet any function on this site that allows users to leave comments or requires users to enter personal info. Anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
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:
(No info in this section as of yet. There is not yet any function on this site that requires users to enter personal info, so anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
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 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.
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.
Analytics
Who we share your data with:
(No info in this section as of yet. There is not yet any function on this site that requires users to enter personal info, so anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
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 we send your data:
(No info in this section as of yet. There is not yet any function on this site that requires users to enter personal info, so anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
(There is not yet any function on this site that allows users to leave comments or requires users to enter personal info, so anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
Your contact information
(There is not yet any function on this site that allows users to leave comments or requires users to enter personal info, so anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
Additional information
(There is not yet any function on this site that allows users to leave comments or requires users to enter personal info, so anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
How we protect your data
(There is not yet any function on this site that allows users to leave comments or requires users to enter personal info, so anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
What data breach procedures we have in place
(No info in this section as of yet. There is not yet any function on this site that requires users to enter personal info, so anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
What third parties we receive data from
(No info in this section as of yet. There is not yet any function on this site that requires users to enter personal info, so anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
(No info in this section as of yet. There is not yet any function on this site that requires users to enter personal info, so anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
(No info in this section as of yet. There is not yet any function on this site that requires users to enter personal info, so anything here about how your data could be used is just theoretical so far.)
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