Who we are
Our website address is: https://laurabryson.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 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.
Contact forms
Should you contact us using the contact form on this website none of the data supplied by you will be stored on this websites database. Neither will it be passed to / be processed by any of the third party data processors. Instead the data will be collated into an email and sent over Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). Our SMTP servers are protected by TLS/SSL meaning that the email content is encrypted. The email content is then decrypted by our local computers and devices.
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.
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 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 Google Analytics to track user interaction. This data is used to better understand how people find us and use our webpages as well as to determine the number of people using our site.
Google Analytics records things such as your geographical location, device, internet browser and operating system. None of this information will personally identify you to us. Google Analytics also records your IP address which could be used to personally identify you but we are not permitted by Google to have access to this.
Google Analytics makes use of cookies details which can be found on Googles Developer Guides found here.
You can adjust the settings on your computer to decline any cookies if you wish. This can be done within the “settings” section of your computer. For more information please read the advice at AboutCookies.org.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Additional information
What data breach procedures we have in place
We will report any unlawful data breach of this websites database or the database(s) of any third party processor to any and all relevant persons within 72 hours of the breach if it is apparent that personal data stored in an identifiable manner has been stolen.
What third parties we receive data from
This website uses a number of third parties to process your personal data on our behalf.
- Google (Privacy Policy)
- Gravatar (Privacy Policy)
About the websites server
This website is hosted by Big Wet Fish located in Northern Ireland. You can view their Privacy Policy here. All traffic (transferral of files) between this website and your browser is encrypted and delivered over HTTPS.
Copyright
The site is subject to copyright protection, with all copyrights retained by Laura Bryson. All rights reserved. The content of the Site may not be modified, copied, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed or sold in any form or by any means, in whole or in part. All work displayed on this site by Laura Bryson may not be reproduced, imitated or used, in whole or in part.
Contact information
Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any matter relating to this Privacy Policy at laura@laurabryson.com