emeraldscribe takes your privacy seriously:
The policy: This privacy policy notice is for this website: [www.emeraldscribe.org] and governs the privacy of those who use it, in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2018. The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information while browsing or using this website, including your rights under current laws and regulations.
If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website.
Policy key definitions:
“I”, “our”, “us”, or “we” refer to http://www.emeraldscribeorg.
“you”, “the user” refer to the person(s) using this website.
GDPR means General Data Protection Act.
PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.
ICO means Information Commissioner’s Office.
Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device.
Personal Information
The only personal information we collect is what you give us. When you leave a comment, or communicate with us by email, you may elect to give us personally-identifiable information such as your name, email address, geographic location, or other information which could be used to locate or contact you.
Processing of your personal data:
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and / or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.
[We are currently exempt from registration in the ICO Data Protection Register because we are a personal website, not currently in existence for profit or financial gain].
Lawful basis: Consent
The reason we use this basis: To provide a written website publishing articles, reports and information of interest to you, the reader/user, by your personal choice by way of use/access of this website.
Non-Personal Information
Our website host, advertising network, advertisers, and affiliates (“Affiliates”) may collect non-personal information such as your IP address, the type of browser you are using, the referring website, the operating system you are using, your Internet service provider, the search terms you use on emeraldscribe, the specific web pages you visit, and the duration of your visits.
We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
Your individual rights:
Under the GDPR your rights are as follows.
the right to be informed;
the right of access;
the right to rectification;
the right to erasure;
the right to restrict processing;
the right to data portability;
the right to object; and
the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.
You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.
We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.
Cookies
Emeraldscribe does not share personal information with third parties nor do we store any information about your visit to this blog other than to analyze and optimize your content and reading experience through the use of cookies. You can turn off the use of cookies at anytime by changing your specific browser settings. Please note that our Affiliates’ use of cookies is governed by their own privacy policies.
Some cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website.
We use a cookie control system which allows you to accept the use of cookies, and control which cookies are saved to your device / computer. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods, where others may last indefinitely. Your web browser should provide you with the controls to manage and delete cookies from your device, please see your web browser options.
Information Use
Our Affiliates may use non-personal information to help analyze site traffic, understand customer needs and trends, and carry out targeted promotional activities. They may use non-personal information by itself or aggregate it with information they have obtained from others to produce research reports and other information and data, and may share such information with third parties.
We are not responsible for republished content from this blog on other blogs or websites without our permission.
Data security and protection
We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.
Transparent Privacy Explanations
We have provided some further explanations about user privacy and the way we use this website to help promote a transparent and honest user privacy methodology.
Third-Party Advertising
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on emeraldscribe. Those companies may use non-personal information about your visit to emeraldscribe to display ads for goods and services which may be of interest to you.
Sponsored links, affiliate tracking & commissions:
**((At present time this website does not use sponsored links, and is not monetized, but only for personal use))**
Our website may contain adverts, sponsored and affiliate links on some pages. These are typically served through our advertising partners; Google Adsense, eBay Partner Network, Amazon Affiliates, or are self served through our own means. We only use trusted advertising partners who each have high standards of user privacy and security. However we do not control the actual adverts seen / displayed by our advertising partners. Our ad partners may collect data and use cookies for ad personalisation and measurement. Where ad preferences are requested as ‘non-personalised’ cookies may still be used for frequency capping, aggregated ad reporting and to combat fraud and abuse.
Clickable sponsored or affiliate links may be displayed as a website URL like this; http://www.emeraldscribe.org or as a titled text link like this: How To Start A Blog.
Clicking on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links may track your actions by using a cookie saved to your device. You can read more about cookies on this website above. Your actions are usually recorded as a referral from our website by this cookie. In most cases we earn a very small commission from the advertiser or advertising partner, at no cost to you, whether you make a purchase on their website or not.
If we use advertising partners in these ways to help generate an income from the website, it will allow us to continue our work and provide you with the best overall experience and valued information.
If you have any concerns about this we suggest you do not click on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links found throughout the website.
Links to Other Sites
We may provide links to other websites from time to time, including revenue generating affiliate links. We are not responsible for the content or information use at any of those sites, and you should review each site’s privacy policy. Any collaborations or sponsorships are disclosed within the respective editorial. We selectively monetize outbound product links.
Email marketing messages & subscription:
Under the GDPR we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the “Processing of your personal date” above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through an EMS, email marketing service provider. An EMS is a third party service provider of software / applications that allows marketers to send out email marketing campaigns to a list of users.
Email marketing messages that we send may contain tracking beacons / tracked clickable links or similar server technologies in order to track subscriber activity within email marketing messages.
Where used, such marketing messages may record a range of data such as; times, dates, I.P addresses, opens, clicks, forwards, geographic and demographic data. Such data, within its limitations will show the activity each subscriber made for that email campaign.
Any email marketing messages we send are in accordance with the GDPR and the PECR, with your consent and choice to sign up. We provide you with an easy method to withdraw your consent (unsubscribe) or manage your preferences / the information we hold about you at any time. See any marketing messages for instructions on how to unsubscribe or manage your preferences, otherwise contact the EMS provider.
Our EMS provider is WordPress.com.
We hold the following information about you within our EMS system;
Email address
I.P address
Subscription time & date, & any comments your choose to leave after an article
Modification
This privacy policy is subject to change without notice.
[End of privacy policy notice, Updated Nov 2018].
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