Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Juliemdobson.com uses and protects any information that you provide me when you use this website.

We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assures it will be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Juliemdobson.com may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from May 20, 2018.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Newsletter

When you signup for the monthly newsletter, The JMD Monthly, we require the following information:

• Your name
• Your email.

We require this information in order to send you the newsletter, which included information about writing projects, books, upcoming events, and eBook giveaways. Once you’ve signed up for the newsletter, an email will be sent confirming you want to receive emails from me (double opt-in). Your email will not be used for anything else besides this newsletter, it will not be sold or given it to anyone else. You can unsubscribe at any time. An unsubscribe link will be provided at the bottom of each email.

The newsletter service used by Juliemdobson.com is MailChimp.

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/. 

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.

Links to other websites

This website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave my site, you should note that I do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question

Who we share your data with

We at Juliemdobson.com do not knowingly share your data with anyone. 

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 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.

If you have subscribed to the newsletter, The JMD Monthly, you are able to unsubscribe at anytime by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of each newsletter. 

Where we send your data

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

Additional information

Children Under Thirteen

Julie M. Dobson does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

How we protect your data

Contact
Julie M. Dobson
Email: Dobson.j.m@gmail.com
telephone: 12892334385
251 Pettigrew Trail, Milton Ontario L9T 5X7