Privacy Policy
(in accordance with GDPR for the UK and EU)
Summary
This website doesn’t do anything unexpected or nefarious when it comes to privacy and personal data. If you use websites in general without concerns, you’ll be fine at adaraspence.com.
If you’re very concerned about privacy issues, you might not want to use this website in case of a stray cookie or IP address being used to identify you, and you definitely don’t want to leave a comment.
Long Version
Who Am I?
I’m a writer named Adara Spence, and my website address is: www.adaraspence.com, with site domain and host via SquareSpace.
What personal data I collect and why I collect it
If you use this website, as with the vast majority of websites on the internet, you will be transferring some personal data.
This could be your IP address, your name, photo or email if you enter those into a form or leave a comment, or your location if you allow the website to detect that or upload an image with location data embedded.
I collect this information as part of providing this website to you. You have the choice at any time to use an incognito browsing window, or simply don’t enter any information you do not wish to share with me.
Cookies and embedded content from other websites
Cookies are used by this website to save information for your convenience if you leave a comment, create an account, or interact with elements of the site. You may choose to accept cookies or reject and leave the website due to functionality issues.
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.
You can clear these cookies from your browser settings at any time, or visit this website using an incognito window to prevent cookies from being saved.
Analytics
As with most websites on the internet, this website tracks visitors using Google Analytics and from time to time other reputable analytics services. This data is anonymous unless you choose to enter personal information into the website.
Who I share your data with
Your data exists on the servers of the services I am using which are mentioned in this policy. In this case SquareSpace, as they are my domain and host. They have agreements and security precautions in place to prevent your data being misused or shared further. I do not share your data in any way with third parties unless under these conditions. Your privacy is important and I fully respect that.
How long I retain your data
I may store your data indefinitely, but it is my policy to delete data which is no longer relevant.
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 I hold about you, including any data you have provided to me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.