Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for Melanie Fern (melaniefern.com)
Effective Date: 1 September 2024
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://www.melaniefern.com. Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it.
1. Information We Collect
- Personal Information: We collect personal information such as your name and email address when you voluntarily provide it through forms on our website, such as when you subscribe to our newsletter.
- Usage Data: We collect information about how you use our website using Google Analytics and other tracking software. This may include information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Maintain Our Service: To communicate with you, provide customer support, and ensure the website functions correctly.
- To Send Periodic Emails: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use your email address to send you news, updates, promotional materials, or other information related to our services.
- To Improve Our Website: We use usage data to understand how our visitors use the website and to improve our content and website functionality.
3. Data Sharing and Disclosure
- Third-Party Service Providers: We use MailerLite for our newsletter subscription service. Your personal information is stored securely on their servers in compliance with their privacy policies.
- No Data Selling: We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personal information.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
5. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, such as Amazon, other book sellers, or Goodreads. We do not control these websites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
6. Data Storage and Security
We store your personal information securely on cloud-based services and through third-party providers like MailerLite. We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access Your Data: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correct Your Data: Request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Request Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information.
- Withdraw Consent: If you have provided consent to receive marketing communications, you can withdraw it at any time.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via the contact form on our website at https://www.melaniefern.com/contact/.