Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.fouroakscrafts.com.
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.
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.
Contact forms
The contact form is simply used to communicate with people who interact with the site. Your email is collected, but not shared. Your email will only be used so I can reply back to a request. I do not share your email with my newsletter delivery service which is MailChimp. And I do not share your email from the contact form with any other third-party providers.
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.
We aren’t responsible for what personal information these other websites collect, so please consult their respective privacy policy.
Who we share your data with
We only share your information when you explicitly authorize us to do so.
As of now, we only use your information for analytical purposes to help improve the effectiveness of this website. And it’s used to communicate with users who interact with the website or subscribe to the newsletter.
This website may use third-party services to provide different services for this site. The third-party’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
This website uses the following third-party service providers:
MailChimp – This service is used to collect emails so I can distribute monthly newsletters. It allows me to send updates to and communicate with my subscribers. Please refer to MailChimp’s privacy policy for more information.
Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
Currently, your information is not shared with any other third-party applications.
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.
Opt-out – Use the unsubscribe links in our emails, if at any time you want to opt-out of future communications. As another option, you can also notify us at stephenjohnson713@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Questions – if you have any questions about your personal date, please contact us at stephenjohnson713@gmail.com.
Do not submit personal sensitive information to this website.
This Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Please contact us at stephenjohnson713@gmail.com if you ever have questions about this Privacy Policy.
Advertising
This Website may participate in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
Four Oaks Crafts is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
Display Ads — This site may use display ads produced by third-party advertising companies. These companies may use cookies with these ads.
Newsletter — You may have subscribed to our monthly newsletter. From time to time, we may embed advertising or affiliate links within the monthly newsletter.
Last updated: May 25, 2018
