Who we are
Our website address is: https://suehaywardmedia.com and is operated by Sue Hayward. If you want to contact me you can do so via my contact page.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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.
Contact forms
This site includes contact forms to make it easier for you to email a question. These forms require you consent to us processing and storing the data you send.
This data will be kept safe at all times and never shared.
CAN-SPAM Compliance
In compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act, all e-mail sent from our organization will clearly state who the e-mail is from and provide clear information on how to contact the sender. In addition, all e-mail messages will also contain concise information on how to remove yourself from our mailing list so that you receive no further e-mail communication from us.
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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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.
List of Cookies
_gid - Google Analytics
_ga - Google Analytics
_gat - Google Analytics
YSC - YouTube
GPS - YouTube
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE - YouTube
PREF - YouTube
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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to track the performance of the content being published, we anonymize IPs to give you more anonymity.
No personal information is stored.
We do not use any other analytics tools on this website and any data collected in Google Analytics is never shared with any third parties.
Who we share your data with
For us to provide various services we sometimes share data with third parties.
We share with the following third-parties.
- Google - Google Analytics Service - None of the informational shared is personal and uses anonymized IP addresses.
- YouTube - To provide video embeds. YouTube uses cookies to see what you have already watched and provide other features.
- Mailchimp - Provide our email marketing services. If you sign up for our newsletter your email address will be shared with MailChimp as they act as our data processor.
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.
If you sign up for our subscription list and email newsletter then the data you submit such as your email address and name ares stored with MailChimp. If you have any conserns you can visit their privacy policy for reassurance.
Your contact information
If you have any concerns about your privacy when using this website or want to request information that might be stored then please email sue.hayward.media@ntlworld.com or use the contact form.
Additional information
How we protect your data
We ensure your data is secure at all times and processed over a secure connection. Always look for the padlock in the browser address bar to check if an SSL certificate is installed.
We only load our website over https only avoiding insecure connections.
What data breach procedures we have in place
If there is a data breach we commit to abiding by the GDPR regulations for informing those affected within 72 hours.
What third parties we receive data from
We receive data from Google Analytics that helps us determine the best performing content, times of the day etc, however, we do not collect any personal or private information.
Everything is anonymized and gives us a holistic view instead of data on individuals.