Who we are
Our website address is: http://www.heatherllfitzgerald.com. This is the official author website of Heather L.L. FitzGerald.
What personal data we collect & 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.
Contact forms
When you voluntarily submit personal data at HeatherLLFitzGerald.com/contact, you understand that you are agreeing to allow Heather L.L. FitzGerald to access, store, and or use that information for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy.
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.
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.
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.
Newsletter Subscription
We use MailChimp as our marketing automation platform. By subscribing to our newsletter, you acknowledge that the information you provide will be transferred to MailChimp for processing in accordance with their Privacy Policy and Terms.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to record, compile, and provide us with reports on our website visitors. The Google Analytics privacy policy is available here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Who we share your data with
We will not distribute your personal information without your explicit consent.
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.
Contact Heather L.L. Fitzgerald
If you have any questions or concerns about how your information is being used or stored, please contact Heather FitzGerald through her Contact Page.
Additional information
If at any time you wish to revoke permission to receive offers, correspondence, and or e-mails from Heather L.L. FitzGerald, you may opt-out by clicking the UNSUBSCRIBE link located in the footer of every email.
Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. These include the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of your personal data
- Request erasure of your personal data
- Object to processing of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing your personal data
- Request transfer of your personal data
- Right to withdraw consent
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact Heather.
If you are unhappy with any aspect of how we collect and use your data at HeatherLLFitzGerald.com, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Before you do so, we would like to request you to contact Heather first. Please let her know your complaint or concern, and she will do her best to address and resolve any issues you may have concerning your personal data. Please contact Heather to voice any concerns.