Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.pineconecottageretreat.com.

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.

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.

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

Google Analytics is currently being used to track website usage.  This service can track a referring website and the user’s actions on the website.  It can capture the IP address but no personal information is retained by Google Analytics.

Who we share your data with

In addition we use SUMO to gather email subscribers for our website.

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.

You have the right to opt-out of future email communications.  You have the right to access your personal information.  To amend or update your personal information.  And you have the right to be forgotten, completely erased from my system.  However, when required by law we may need to retain certain information.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

For questions and concerns please contact us at Pineconecottageretreat@charter.net.

Additional information

How we protect your data

Your privacy is very important to us and we will always try to protect any information such as email addresses that are stored.

Disclosure Policy

Here at Pinecone Cottage Retreat there might be times when I partner with a company to promote their products and services.   I will never try to steer you, my readers, to products that I have not used and feel confident in promoting.  I will try to always be honest in my appraisals of products and services.  You should know that I will never let the seeking of monetary benefits sway my honesty to you.

You will often find affiliate links in my posts.  If you click on a link and buy something then I might receive a small commission.  This does not increase the cost of the product to you.  Pinecone Cottage Retreat is also a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.  The website will post customized links provided by Amazon that track any referrals to their website.  The program utilizes cookies to track visits to their site.

Newsletters

If you subscribe to our newsletter it will be sent on a regular basis.  This newsletter may occasionally be used of advertising purposes and to share offers that might be of interest to you.  The newsletter may contain tracking pixels that help with marketing analysis.  No third party will receive the captured information.

I am so very thankful for each and every visitor to my website.  I will always try to be honest and trustworthy.  Please let me know if you have any concerns about this website or privacy notice.

Updated 5/25/2018