Who I Am
My website address is: https://chloscuriosities.co.uk.
You can contact me regarding privacy matters at: chloscuriosities@gmail.com
Comments, Forms, Polls & Surveys
When visitors leave comments on my blog, the datat shown in the comments form is collected. The visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string is also collected to assist with spam detection.
Spam Filtering: The Akismet Anti-Spam service is used. Your comment data, IP address, and browser details are securely processed by Akismet to determine if the message is spam.
Avatars: 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.
Retention: If you leave a comment, the comment and it’s metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows me to recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
If you participate in a poll or submit a form on my blog:
Your entries, votes, and submitted data is collected using CrowdSignal Forms and Crowdsignal Dashboard. This data, along with your IP address, is processed to tally results accurately and to prevent double-voting.
The data processing for my forms, comments, and site functionality is managed securely through Auttomaticc (the creators of Jetpack, Akismet, and Crowdsignal). You can view their visitor rules at: https://automattic.com/privacy-notice/,
Performance & Media
Gutenberg is the core visual editor for WordPress and does not independently harvest user data on the front end.
Page Optimize handles technical optimization (such as minifying CSS and caching files) and generally works strictly on the server without processing or logging external personal identifier details.
Cookies
Cookies are used to ensure my website functions correctly, to measure basic site traffic via Jetpack Analysis, and to remember your preferences.
Consent Management: This website uses the Cookie Notice & Compliance plugin by Hu-manity.co to inform visitors about our use of cookies. The plugin displays a cookie notice and allows visitors to manage their cookie preferences where applicable. Essential cookies required for the operation and security of the website may be used without prior consent, while any non-essential cookies are only used in accordance with applicable data protection laws. For more information about how Hu-manity.co processes data, please refer to their Privacy Policy.
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.
Who we share your data with
JetPack and Crowdsignal (Dashboard & Forms) collect deep analytical and functional data from interactions. This is collected to process user entries and to display site-traffic analytics.
Interactive site tools process data through Automattic services.
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.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments or submitted forms on this blog, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data thhat is held about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request that any personal data held about you is erased. This does not include any data that must be kept for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (Akismet Anti-Spam). Information is collected about visitors who comment on sites that use our Akismet Anti-spam service. The information collected depends on how the user sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).