We value and take very seriously the privacy of our readers and followers and urge you to read this privacy policy. It explains what information we collect from you when you access the website (referred below as the ‘Website’ or the ‘Blog’) and how we use, store and share that information. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us using the information provided at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://owlbeereading.com.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
Log Files and Cookies
Data is collected on this Website through comments, plugins and newsletter subscription. This Website utilizes industry standard analytics packages which gather limited information on visitors to our Website automatically and stores this anonymous information in server log files. This information may include IP addresses, browser type, basic IP information, referring pages, operating system used and date/time stamps which helps us to build a profile of our users. Data helps us understand what content is successful or of interest to the readers and this helps us in the future direction and scope of this Website. This information does not identify individual users; but only the associated statistics. It is used for site administration, as well as for analysis of website usage and trends.
Additionally, cookies may be used to provide easier and faster access to Website features such as logins and/or repeat visits. Cookies are very small text files that are stored on personal computers for reference purposes. Currently, we do not store any personally identifiable information in cookies.
Links to Third Party Websites
This Website may contain links to other sites that are not controlled in any way by us. Once you have clicked these links, we have no control over that website or how your data is used there. We suggest you review the privacy policy of every website you visit, whether or not they are linked to our Website. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of any website other than our own. Although this Blog does contain links to other sites, it does not have advertisement links.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this 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.
Social Media
If you use a third-party connection, for example, through Facebook or Twitter by ‘following’ or ‘liking’ Owl.Bee.Reading pages, that third party may pass certain information about your use of its service, but note that Owl.Bee.Reading itself does not collect, process or control any of this information. You should always review, and if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. before using them to link to other places. If you are using a third-party website or service (like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) and you allow such a third-party access to your User Content you do so at your own risk. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information Owl.Bee.Reading collects by other means (including offline) or from other sources other than through the Website.
Analytics
This Website uses WordPress statistics plugins to track usage data and that data is only used to improve our performance and services.
Use of Personal Information
Registration is not required in order to use or access this Website. Please note that if you post comments on this Website, any personally identifiable information you provide in those comments or articles may be read, collated and used by anyone viewing them. As such, we are not responsible for personally identifiable information you may choose to make available through these channels.
We do not share personal information with third parties. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service and are currently subject to approval from an administrator of the Website.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have subscribed to our newsletter, 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.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the Website we collect the data shown in the comments form and also the visitor’s IP address to help spam detection.
If you post a comment to an entry on the Website, you will be asked to enter a name and email address. Once you post a comment, that name and email address, as well as the IP address, will be collected and stored on the Website and the name will be visible to other visitors to the Website. Owl.Bee.Reading will not use this information other than for purposes of comments on that particular post. Information submitted in a comment will remain stored on the Website unless the particular post is deleted. By posting a comment, you consent to have your personally identifiable information collected and used as described in this paragraph. Any personal information shared anywhere on this Blog that is public, is not our responsibility to guard.
Newsletter
The newsletter list data is collected, stored, and managed by WP Email Subscribers & Newsletters plugin. It is not ever sold to another third party or made available for sale. The information collected, such as your email address and name, is stored in order for Owl.Bee.Reading to communicate directly with you. The opportunity to unsubscribe is presented at the bottom of every newsletter you receive. Clicking on that link will remove you from the list and your personally identifiable information will be deleted and no longer stored by Owl.Bee.Reading. The only personal information that is being collected is the email address and your name that you share when you subscribe to the Owl.Bee.Reading newsletter.
Your email address will not be shared with third parties or distributed in any way, not rented or sold, nor is it kept on file. It is solely used in order for you to receive updates for new posts or a special monthly newsletter with book recommendations.
Security
We follow accepted industry standards to protect any personal information you have provided to us. However, please be aware that no method of electronic storage can ever be 100% secure. Therefore we are not in a position to guarantee the absolute security and integrity of any personal data that was transferred to you or from you via the internet.
Legal Disclaimer
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order or legal process served on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the way your information is used or about the Website, you may contact us at owlbeereading@gmail.com.
This Privacy Policy is subject to changes and may be updated. It was last updated on 30th January, 2021.
