Who I am

My website address is: https://cthenewgirl.com.

What personal data I collect and why I collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site I 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

I have various contact forms throughout the site. Any important information that I need will have an asterisk (*) Everything else is extra. If there is crucial information that I need through a form and you’re not comfortable sending it, I urge you to contact me directly at: admin@cthenewgirl.com

Cookies

If you leave a comment on my 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, I 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, I 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

To keep the site current, bring it up the list, and otherwise appear in searches, analytic tools are likely to be used throughout the site. These shouldn’t affect your browsing experience. But if it does, feel free to let me know.

Who I share your data with

I don’t actively share your data with third party providers unless you’ve signed consent in any of my opt-in forms, in which case, I will tell you exactly where that information goes.

How long I retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so I can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on my website, I 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 I hold about you, including any data you have provided to me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I’m obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where I send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to shout out to me here, the email to reach me is: admin@cthenewgirl.com

Additional information

How I protect your data

With various plugins and fancy tools that ensure the security of the site, I do my best to protect your data as I do with mine.

What data breach procedures I have in place

Constant 24/7 protection is underway to ensure there is no breach of data. Around the clock security is important to me, I’ll do my best to maintain a high level of defense to avoid a breach.

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

None.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

All the writing on this website is mine. I take pride in authentic, original works. I will occasionally highlight guests to blog here when I believe their content rocks. In doing so, they will always see their credit as it’s due.