Privacy Policy

I am committed to keeping your personal data safe and secure. This Privacy Policy sets out in detail the purposes for which we process your personal data and what rights you have in relation to that data.

This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Please review frequently to be kept up to date with any updates. This privacy policy was last updated 22/05/2018.

Information collected on the site and consent

Contact form

If you use the contact form on my site the following user information is stored:

Name
Email address
Subject
Message

The information you submit on a voluntary basis is used by me to respond to your query submitted. By providing this personal information implies that you give me consent to collect it and use it for that specific reason only. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is used on my website. This collection of data, which is stored by Google, allows me to monitor web page traffic and improve the website in order to tailor it to meet customer needs and improve their experience of the site.

This website contains the following code which anonymises the IP address of the user when accessing my website:

ga('set', 'anonymizeIp', true);

This means the data collected by the Google Analytics cookie will not contain the personal IP information of the user.

To see how Google is GDRP compliant with the storage of analytical data, please read their privacy policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

If you would like to opt out of having your data used by Google Analytics please click on the link below:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Security on the website

This website is secured by a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificate and as such, any information transmitted via this website is encrypted.

Site hosted by Squarespace

This website is hosted on the Squarespace platform. Squarespace provides my website with the online platform that allows me to offer my services to you. Your data may be stored through Squarespace’s data storage, databases and the general Squarespace applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall. To view Squarespace’s Privacy Policy click on the link below:

https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

Cookies and how they are used

A cookie is a text file which contains a small amount of information which is downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

Session Cookies are temporary cookies that remain in your browser or device until you leave the site. They are then deleted from your device once you leave the Service.

Persistent Cookies remain in your browser or device for much longer, depending on the cookie.

For more information on cookies please visit:

http://www.allaboutcookies.org

Cookies used on this website

When you visit this website the following cookies are stored on your machine:

Squarespace cookies

crumb – The crumb cookie is used in order to recognise a computer when a user visits our website. It also prevents cross-site request forgery. The crumb cookie expires when the user browsing session ends.

ss_cid – This cookie is used to identify a unique user for Squarespace Metrics. The value assigned is a random GUID, and no personally identifying information is associated with this cookie. The purpose of the ss_cid cookie is to determine the uniqueness of the user. This cookie expires after two years.

ss_cookieAllowed – This cookie remembers if a visitor agreed to placing analytics cookies on their browser if a site is restricting the placement of cookies.

ss_cpvisit – This cookie represents the same information as ss_cvisit with the exception that it stores the previous session instead of the current one. This cookie expires after two years.

ss_cvisit – This cookie is used to identify a user’s session. The value assigned is the timestamp of the initial page view for a session. This does not collect personally identifying information. The ss_cvisit cookie expires after thirty minutes.

ss_cvr – This cookie is equivalent to the ss_cid cookie with the exception that it stores the values of the current and ss_cvisit and ss_cpvisit cookies. The ss_cvr cookie expires after two years.

ss_cvt – This cookie is equivalent to ss_cvisit with the exception that it stores a count of the page views for that session. The ss_cvt cookie expires after thirty minutes.

SS_lastvisit – This cookie is used to allow Sqaurespace's statistics module to determine if a website visitor is unique.

SS_MATTR – This cookie identifies a unique visitor. No visitor information is stored except a unique ID dropped on visitors to the site.

SS_MID – This cookie identifies a unique visitor. No visitor information is stored except a unique ID dropped on visitors to the site.

For more information about Squarespace cookies please click on this link:

https://www.squarespace.com/cookie-policy

Google Analytics cookies

_ga – This cookie is used to distinguish unique users. The _ga cookie expires after two years.

_gid – This cookie is used to distinguish unique user. The _ga cookie expires after 24hrs years.

_gat – Used to throttle request rate. The _gid cookie expires after 1 minute.

For more information about Google Analytics cookies please click on this link:

https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage

How to disable cookies

Most browsers allow you to disable cookies. Below are links to the help pages for the following popular browsers:

To find out more about cookies, including more information on how to disable/enable and delete them, please got to:

https://www.aboutcookies.org

Links to external sites

I have external links to other sites. When you click on these links and navigate away from my site I have no control over how these third party sites handle your data. I would advise you to read the privacy policies of these third party sites.

Data retention

Any personal data that you add voluntarily and send via the ‘Contact’ form on this website will be retained for as long as it is needed to perform its function. I regularly review the data held and delete information that is no longer needed.

Security breach of data

If there is a security breach and personal data is obtained, I will contact all affected users as soon as possible and report the relevant actions taken in response to the security breach.

User’s rights

You have the right to request a copy of the personal information that I hold. You can also request that your personal information is amended and/or deleted at any time. Please email isabel.while@gmail.com if you would like to action this user right.