Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.sarahshard.com.
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.
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
PLEASE COMPLETE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DATA OBTAINED FROM CONTACT FORMS I.E WILL THEY BE ADDED TO A MARKETING LIST.
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
IF YOU USE GOOGLE ANALYTICS THIS NEEDS TO BE MENTIONED HERE ALONG WITH WHAT YOU USE THE INFORMATION FOR I.E MARKETING PURPOSES OR JUST PROFILING
Who we share your data with
DO YOU SHARE WITH MAILCHIMP OR SIMILAR MAILING LIST, DO YOU SHARE WITH OTHER COMPANIES ETC
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.
IF YOU HOLD FINANCIAL DETAILS THEN IT NEEDS TO BE LISTED HERE THAT YOU WILL HOLD THEM FOR THE REQUIRED 6 YEARS – THIS IS A LEGAL OBLIGATION.
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
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. IS THE DATA SAVED WITH A 3RD PARTY AT ALL, LIKE DROPBOX ETC
Your contact information
MUST ADD EITHER A PHYSICAL OR EMAIL ADDRESS YOU CAN BE CONTACTED AT FOR ANY QUERIES REGARDING THE DATA YOU HOLD FOR A PERSON
Additional information
How we protect your data
DO YOU USE ENCRYPTION, OR PASSWORD PROTECTED DEVICES. IF IT IS HARD COPIES ARE THEY STORED IN A LOCKED FILING CABINET ETC
What data breach procedures we have in place
DO YOU MONITOR ANY BREACHES, DOES YOUR HOST SEND YOU ALERTS OF SECURITY ISSUES, HOW WILL YOU INFORM THOSE YOU HOLD DATA FOR?
What third parties we receive data from
DO YOU RECEIVING PERSONAL DATA FROM ANYONE ELSE LIKE A MARKETING COMPANY, OR A GROUP THAT COLLECTS DATA ON YOU BEHALF
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
DO YOU USE SAY AUTOMATION TO SEND EMAILS FOLLOWING A VISIT TO YOUR WEBSITE, BASED UPON THE PAGES THEY VISITED ETC?
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
ANY INDUSTRY SPECIFIC REGULATIONS YOU MUST FOLLOW?