Who we are

Suggested text: This website address is: https://gentlekindred.com.

Comments

Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site the website software collects the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. This is how wordpress comments usually work.

An anonymised 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

Suggested text: 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.

Cookies

Suggested text: 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.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: 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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: Gentle Kindred will never knowingly share your data with anyone without your explicit consent.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained by the website software indefinitely. This is so it can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have left comments, you can 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. Please keep in mind that all the tech work on this site is done by Kat, who is disabled and has periods of time when she is unable to answer emails or do website work – please offer grace as she figures things out.

Where your data is sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.