Write Your Way’s Privacy Statement
Write Your Way takes individual privacy very seriously. We are also aware of the threats to your security and privacy on the Internet. Please take a few moments to review the steps that Write Your Way takes to ensure your privacy and security while giving you the best possible customer service as you use our website.
Who we are
Write Your Way is owned and operated by Lisa J Jackson. For the purposes of this privacy statement, “Write Your Way” and “Lisa J Jackson” are interchangeable and collectively referred to as “we” and “us”. The company provides professional writing and editing services. Our website address is: https://www.lisajjackson.com and https://writeyourwaynh.org. The mailing address is PO Box 185, Hudson, NH 03051. Contact email is in**@wr************.org.
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.
Contact forms
If you fill out a contact form, that information is obviously collected so that you can receive a response. Any information shared via the contact form is for private use only and will never be shared with other parties without your direct knowledge and consent to do so.
Subscription forms
If you subscribe to a newsletter or purchase any products from Write Your Way, your name and email address will be placed in a database. As with all other personal information, only authorized employees of Write Your Way ever has access to this data. We do not give Write Your Way email addresses to outside companies.
Write Your Way does not sell or rent your email address to anyone. We may use your name and address to send you information on other Write Your Way products that may suit your interests. And, although we disagree with it, we must turn over any pertinent information to any law enforcement agency that takes the proper steps to require it.
Any email you send to Write Your Way is completely confidential. We will not add your name to our email list without your permission..
If at any time you wish to be removed from our mailing list, please contact our customer services department.
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 visit our login page, 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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Any information you supply through a comment on a post, or through a subscription form, or contact form is solely used for this website and so we can contact you, as applicable. We never share your submitted information with anyone at any time unless you have knowledge of it and give consent to do so.
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.
Really Simple SSL and Really Simple SSL add-ons do not process any personal identifiable information, so the GDPR does not apply to these plugins or usage of these plugins on your website. You can find our privacy policy here.
We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).
Your contact information
If you fill out a contact form, that information is obviously collected so that you can receive a response. Any information shared via the contact form is for private use only and will never be shared with other parties without your direct knowledge and consent to do so.
If you fill out a subscription form, that information is collected and saved within a customer relationship management (CRM) server so that you can receive the content you have subscribed to. That is the only use for the collected information.
How we protect your data
We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Once we receive your information, we take all appropriate technical and organizational measures, reasonable precautions, and follow industry best practices to safeguard your information against loss, theft, unauthorized use, access, or modification.
We will use commercially reasonable security measures and/or security measures required by applicable United States laws, regulations, and rules to protect Personally Identifying Information. In making your decision whether to provide Personally Identifying Information, you should be aware of the general risks of transmitting information over the Internet. While we attempt to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing our files or tampering with this Website, we cannot guarantee that these efforts always will be successful. We are not liable for disclosure of Personally Identifying Information due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties. If your communication is sensitive, you may want to send it by postal mail (see Contact Us below).
What third parties we receive data from
No data is received from third parties at this time. If you subscribe to a newsletter or to get a download, your information is collected to a customer relationship management (CRM) database.
Purchases
If you purchase product(s) or service(s) through this site, we and/or a third-party administrator or third-party service provider will collect your financial information, such as debit or check information. Your financial information will be used to bill you for the requested product(s) or service(s), or otherwise process such transactions. By purchasing product(s) or service(s), you consent to our providing your financial information to our service providers, including a third -party administrator, and to such third parties as we determine are necessary to process the transaction. These third parties may include the banking institutions used to process the transaction.
Changes to this policy
Write Your Way may modify this Privacy Notice from time to time, to reflect eventual changes in the way we process data. If we make material changes to this policy (such as a change in our processing purposes, a change in the identity of the controller, or even a change regarding the way you can exercise your rights in relation to our processing activities), we will notify you, as appropriate, depending on the substance of the change, by email or by means of a notice on our website’s homepage, prior to the changes becoming effective.
Contact Us
If you have any additional questions about our privacy practices, or if you feel your privacy was not treated in accordance with our Privacy Notice, please contact our Privacy Team, or contact us at:
Write Your Way
PO Box 185
Hudson, NH 03051
United States of America