for chrissymunder.com website
updated 10/31/18
Your Privacy Matters
This Privacy Policy was created in line with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) issued May 2018. While this legislation formally applies only to European citizens, we choose to apply it to everyone we deal with.
We’ve updated this privacy policy for our site and newsletter to ensure you are informed about how ChrissyMunder.com uses your personal data. Please read through the following information and contact us if you have further questions.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://chrissymunder.com. This site allows visitors to learn more about author Chrissy Munder and her work.
What counts as personal data?
Personal data is any information that can be used to identify someone, whether through direct or indirect means, including commonly used online identifiers such as cookies and location data.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
This site uses WordPress. By default ,WordPress does not collect any personal data about visitors. However, if you follow ChrissyMunder.com, WordPress holds your name and email to be able to send you updates whenever something is added to the site.
WordPress may also collect data for users who choose to leave comments on posts or who use an embedded contact form. Email addresses will not be posted, only name and website address if the user chooses to share it. This information is used by WordPress to send further comments/responses to users who choose to receive them, or by Chrissy Munder for the sole purpose of communicating with website visitors. Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam detection service.
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 may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
IP addresses also feed into overall visitor statistics. This data is only viewed in the aggregate, but it is useful to know, for example, what proportion of visitors come from which countries. The IP address also helps eliminate statistical data associated with bots rather than real people.
We collect data by users signing up for our newsletter which we process using MailChimp. We don’t share this information with anyone else and the data is used to create newsletters keeping you informed of news, releases, updates, and information from Chrissy Munder.
We only collect information needed to process the requested newsletter and this may include your email address and name, IP address, and when you sign-up, you may click a box confirming you are either 18 years of age, or of legal age in your area. There could also be an indication of why, when, or where a subscriber signed up to enable a more targeting marketing.
We use a double opt-in when you subscribe to our newsletter, and you may unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the provided link at the bottom of the newsletter. This does not, however, delete your personal data; you will need to contact us if you would like that information deleted.
You can learn more about MailChimp’s privacy policies here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
THIRD PARTY TRACKING
The following plug-ins are in use on this site and links to their privacy policies are provided for your further review:
- Askimet – This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
- JetPack – https://jetpack.com/support/privacy/
- Yoast SEO – https://kb.yoast.com/kb/gdpr/
- We embed content from MailChimp
- We collect information for our email list which is processed through MailChimp.
- If you share our content via social media share buttons you should review and be aware of the privacy policy of the various social media platforms.
Other plug-ins may be added as needed to help run the site. We will update this policy as that happens.
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.
Cookies
Here is the information proved by WordPress regarding 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
Posts 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.
How long we retain your data
Unless otherwise requested, information collected by this website and plug-ins will be retained indefinitely.
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.
Contact us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests for data removal, please email cmunder@chrissymunder.com. All emails will be responded to as quickly as possible.
Thank you for visiting ChrissyMunder.com
