THE SHORT AND SWEET VERSION:
We value your privacy and will never sell, rent, or misuse your data, nor send you spam.
THE LONG AND LEGAL VERSION:
We are committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. Our policy is not just an exercise in complying with the law, but a continuation of our respect for you and your personal information.
Our policy complies with that required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Data Protection Officer
We have appointed a data protection officer (DPO) who is responsible for ensuring that our policy is followed.If you have any questions about this privacy notice, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact our DPO, Arden Rembert Brink at ardenrembertbrink@gmail.com.
2. Data we collect and process:
You are not required to provide and personal data to use this site. We may collect your first name and email address if you choose to subscribe. This information will used to send you occasional newsletters or other notices. You may unsubscribe at any time. Your information will never be sold, rented, or used for any purpose other than described here.
The server for rachelfordham.com uses cookies, and in doing so, may collect information about your computer and other data, including pages visited and additional analytics. Cookies are electronic tags that most major websites place on your computer in the process of sending your computer a file, such as a Web page. In essence, a cookie is a unique bit of computer code that is placed on your computer the first time you visit this site. It tells me simply when a computer that has previously visited this site returns, and it identifies your computer’s browser and operating system to help make the best connection. In no event does the cookie placed on your computer tell me anything about your visits to other websites or your use of the Internet in any other way.
We may collect (via third party software) technical data which includes you internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website. We do not use any software to “follow” you when you leave this site.
If you comment on our website, your name, website URL (if given), and any gravatar are retained in our comment database and are public once your comment is approved and published. (Currently commenting is not active, so this only becomes relevant if commenting were turned on at some point in the future.)
3. Encryption of data sent between us:
We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates to verify our identity to your browser and to encrypt any data you give us. Whenever information is transferred between us, you can check that it is done so using SSL by looking for a closed padlock symbol or other trust mark in your browser’s URL bar or toolbar and the presence of “https” at the beginning of the web address.
4. Your right to erase your data
You may ask us to erase your data and we will do so. (This will, of course, mean that we can no longer send you our newsletter.)
5. Review of this privacy policy
We may update this privacy notice from time to time as necessary. The terms that apply to you are those posted here on our website on the day you use our website. If you are concerned, we advise you to print a copy for your records. If you have any question regarding our privacy policy, please contact us.