Ferreting Out The Fun found at https://www.ferretingoutthefun.com (“Website”) is governed by the following Privacy Policy.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website:
We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to the blog, or submitting a contact form.
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.
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 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.
Automatically-Collected Information:
We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, 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.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED
To operate and maintain the Website; To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts; To respond to your comments or inquiries; To provide you with user support; To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. You can read the Google Analytics privacy policy here.
MailChimp – this service is used to send newly published Website blog posts to users who subscribe to receive them. You can read the MailChimp privacy policy here.
ADVERTISING
Affiliate Program Participation
Ferreting Out The Fun does not participate in any affiliate programs or engage in advertising.
WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA?
If you have left comments on this Website, 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. You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please contact us at ferretingoutthefun [at] gmail[dot] com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.