Who we are
Here at Drizzle & Hurricane Books, we take your privacy seriously. Please read on to understand how your information is collected, used and stored. By using this website, you therefore consent to this privacy policy and agree to its terms.
Blog Name : Drizzle & Hurricane Books
Blog Owner : Marie
Our website address is: https://drizzleandhurricanebooks.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit Drizzle & Hurricane Books. This may include information such as your IP address, browser type, the pages you visit and other statistics.
While using Drizzle & Hurricane Books, you may be asked to give out personal information by:
- Subscribing to the blog or the blog’s newsletter,
- Commenting on the blog,
- Contacting me through the blog’s contact form,
- Taking part in any giveaway,
The personal information we collect in these cases range from your name, email address, address.
In the case of giveaways, we collect your full name and address privately via email. This information is solely collected for the purpose of this giveaway and is deleted afterwards. In the case of a sponsored giveaway, your information can be forwarded only to the giveaway’s sponsor and only after you have agreed to it.
Your personal details such as your email and name you used to subscribe to the blog’s newsletter can be deleted if you wish.
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.
Analytics
Google Analytics, Automattic and Jetpack
Full list of personal data collected by all services on Drizzle & Hurricane Books
Analytics
Google Analytics, Automattic and Jetpack
Contacting the User
Platform services and hosting
WordPress.org and Lyrical Host
Affliate links
Lyrical Host, 17th Avenue Designs, Bookshop, Book Depository, AWIN, Nose Graze, Blackwells, Wordery.
Advertisements
to be announced
Sharing buttons
Sassy Social Share, Pinterest (inc. “Pin It” button), Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, LinkedIn
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.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Children Online Privacy Protection
We respect the privacy of children and “child” means an individual under the age of 13. All information and content on this website is intended for individuals over the age of 18. Children under the age of 13 are prohibited from using this website. We do not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal information from children under the age of 13 without prior parental or guardian consent. If you believe any personal information is collected from someone under the age of 13 without parental or guardian consent, then please contact us to have that information deleted.
Affiliates
Drizzle & Hurricane Books is a member of the following affiliate programs:
- Lyrical Host,
- 17th Avenue Designs,
- Bookshop,
- Book Depository,
- AWIN,
- Nose Graze,
- Blackwell’s,
- Wordery,
- Amazon
Sometimes, we will mention these services and link to products on these websites in our blog posts. By clicking and purchasing something through these links, we will earn a small percentage, helping us run Drizzle & Hurricane Books, pay blogging fees and more. If you wish to support the blog, please follow these links at no extra cost to you!
The owner of Drizzle & Hurricane Books reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any times.
This policy was last updated on August 14th, 2021 and will be reviewed regularly.
