Who we are
We are a lifestyle blogging website focused on slow and simple living, natural health and wellness. We are based in Alberta, Canada. Our website address is https://www.daniellekaren.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. We use Akismet to keep our site spam free. You can read their privacy policy here.
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. 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
This site keeps contact form submissions for customer service purposes only. We use Mailchimp as a third party service for subscribed readers. You can read their privacy policy here.
Cookies
Cookies are files with small amounts of data used to collect and track information in order to improve and analyze our service. There are session cookies (used to operate our service) and preference cookies (to remember your preferences and various settings).
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name and email address in cookies. This is optional. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) from verified sources. Embedded content from other websites behave 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.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
This site uses Monster Insights (privacy policy) and Google Analytics (privacy policy) to analyze and track website traffic.
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.
Contact information
You can contact us here.
