Privacy Policy
Effective as of January 2021
We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
Who we are
Say Sarah (“I”, “we”, “us”) operate http://www.saysarah.org (the “site”, “website”, “Say Sarah”).
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
While using Say Sarah certain personal information you may provide us may include, but is not limited to name, email address, cookies, usage data, media.
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.
Say Sarah will edit or remove any comment deemed unfit. Comments are manually approved, so they may not be visible right away.
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
Cookies are used to recognize, collect, and/or track information about your usage of the site. We use cookies for the following reasons: to identify you when you visit Say Sarah and as you navigate around, to store information about your preferences and direct advertisements that are relevant to you, to protect Say Sarah and all of its information stored, to analyze the use and performance of Say Sarah.
Email Addresses
We may collect your email address, but only if it is provided voluntarily, whether it be through our subscription offers, comments, or in our contact form. Email addresses are used from time to time for the purpose in which you provided, which may include emails regarding Say Sarah, newsletters, or other items we believe may be of interest to you. You are able to opt out of email communications by selecting an “unsubscribe” button.
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
Say Sarah uses Google Analytics to measure the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers data by using cookies. This data then can generate reports on how the site performs. You can check out Google’s privacy policy here. Google Analytics gathers information with the use of cookies.
Data Storage
Your personal information may be stored at a destination outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”). By submitting your personal information, you agree to this storing of data.
How long we retain your data
We process and store your data for as long as required by the purpose it has been collected for.
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.
What rights you have over your data
If you 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.
Your rights under the GDPR
Users based in the European Union have the following rights:
- to withdraw their consent at any time
- object to processing of their data
- access their data
- verify and seek rectification
- restrict the processing of their data
- have their data be removed or deleted
- receive their data and have it transferred to another controller
- lodge a complaint
Your rights under the CCPA
Users based in California have the following rights:
- disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected, the sources from which collected, the purpose for collecting it and with whom we share it with
- have their data be removed or deleted
Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding the Privacy Policy or the practices of Say Sarah, please contact us at sarrahyouung@gmail.com.
Changes to Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current is always available on Say Sarah. You are able to view at the top of the Privacy Page the “Effective Date”. Revisions and updates may occur if Say Sarah’s practices changes, if technology changes, or if there are changes to services and products offered.
Additional information
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