NOTICE: The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information may be collected on our website and how it may be used. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it.
We use your personal data to provide and improve our service. By using the service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Our site does not share personal information with third parties or any information about your visit to this blog other than to analyze and optimize your content and reading experience through the use of cookies. We will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
You can turn off the use of cookies at any time by changing your specific browser settings. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”). Ezoic’s privacy policy is here. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including to display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website. For additional information about Ezoic’s advertising partners, please see Ezoic’s Advertising Partner Page here.
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.
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 visit our login page, 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.
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 exactly 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.
Other Information Collected by our Website
Your Data Voluntarily Submitted to the Website: You may voluntarily submit your name or email address on this Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
Email Addresses And First Name
We may collect your email address and first name, but only if you voluntarily provide them to us. This may occur, for example, if you sign up to receive an email newsletter or enter a promotion. We will use your email address for the purposes for which you provided it to us, and also from time to time to send you emails regarding the Site or other products or services that we believe may be of interest to you. You may opt out of such email communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” button in the email.
Third-Party Use of Personal Data
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information. The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics – This service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but not your name, email address, or other personal information.
Convertkit – This service is used to deliver email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address which you provide voluntarily, for the purposes of delivering such communications.
ConvertKit will not share your information with any third parties.
Affiliate Disclosure
Please note that some of the links on this blog may be affiliate links. This means that I may earn a commission if you make a purchase or take any other action through those links.
I only recommend products or services that I personally use or believe will add value to my readers. These recommendations are made based on my own experience, research, and expertise.
Please understand that your decision to use these links or make a purchase is entirely up to you. I appreciate your support in using these affiliate links as they help me continue to provide valuable content on this blog.
As an Amazon Associate, this site earns from qualifying purchases.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will inform you via email and/or a prominent notice on our service before the change becomes effective and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
By email: contact@bloomingshe.com
