At Discovering Maine, we take the privacy of our visitors very seriously. This privacy policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use that information, and how we keep your personal information secure.
Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from visitors to our blog. This includes:
- Personal Information: We may collect personal information such as your name and email address if you choose to subscribe to our email newsletter or leave a comment on one of our blog posts.
- Usage Information: We may collect information about how you use our website, such as the pages you visit and the links you click on.
- Cookies: Like most websites, we use cookies to track visitor behavior on our website. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you browse the web. They help us improve your experience on our website by remembering your preferences and analyzing how you use our site.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect from you in the following ways:
- To improve our website: We use usage information and cookies to analyze how visitors use our website and to make improvements to the user experience.
- To communicate with you: If you subscribe to our email newsletter or leave a comment on one of our blog posts, we may use your personal information to communicate with you.
- To comply with legal requirements: We may use your personal information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal proceedings.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not share your personal information with third parties unless required by law or to protect our rights or property. We may share usage information or other non-personally identifying information with third parties for analytical or marketing purposes.
How We Keep Your Information Secure
We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect from you against unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
How We Handle Comments
When visitors leave comments on our blog, 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.
Cookies & Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our website 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.
You may choose to disable or clear cookies in your browser settings. However, this may affect how you are able to interact with our website and other websites.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Your continued use of our website after any such updates signifies your acceptance of the new privacy policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact me at christina@discoveringmaine.com