The following Privacy Policy (in conjunction with the Terms of Service, which are incorporated herein) governs all use of the readingwatchingetc.com website and all content, services and products available at or through the website, including, but not limited to, associated blogs, forums, and websites (collectively, “the Site”).
The Site is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, the Site’s Terms of Service) and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before accessing or using the Site. By accessing or using any part of the Site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, then you may not access the Site or use any services. The Site is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://readingwatchingetc.com.
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.
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.
What we collect
- We collect your name and email address. For example, you might subscribe to receive updates by submitting your email address. We will never sell your email address or name.
- We use third-party vendor to deliver our newsletter and process payments. We never see, hold, or store your payment details. Third-party vendors who man handle your data include Stripe, Convert Kit, WordPress, and Google Analytics.
- Web servers may automatically capture information from visitors to the Site, including the name of the domain and the host from which you access the internet, the internet address of the site from which you enter our Site, the pages you visit on the Site and the amount of time you spend on the Site. This information may be used to improve the Site.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We will not voluntaritly share your name and email to any third party, except (1) with third parties that we hire to perform services for us; (2) to comply with legal requirements such as laws, regulations, warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or with a regulator or law enforcement agency , or personnel; or (3) in connection with a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, acquisition, dissolution, or similar event.
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.
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.
Links to Third-Party Sites
This Site may link to third-party websites and/or applications that are outside of our control. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the information practices or privacy policies of any other websites that may be linked to or from the Site. If you decide to access any other Web site that may be linked to or from the Site, you should consult that Web site’s privacy policy and terms & conditions.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss and misuse. Please keep in mind that no Internet transmission is 100% secure. Some email sent to or from the Site may not be secure. Please consider this when sending information to us by email or by using any contact forms on the Site.
Privacy of Minors under 13
The Site is not intended for use by minors under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect personal information from them. If we discover that a minor under the age of 13has provided us with personal information, we will use reasonable efforts to delete this information. If you have reason to believe we may have accidentally received personal information from a minor under the age of 13, please immediately let us know at the Contact Us form on the Site.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may modify, alter or update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will not provide individual notice to you of changes to this Privacy Policy, but when we make updates to this Privacy Policy, we will update the date in this section.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on November 25, 2022.