Privacy Policy
Who we are
This Privacy Policy explains how Steve Cleverdon (“we”, “us” or “our”) collects, uses, shares and protects personal information obtained from visitors (“users”, “you” or “your”) of our website at www.stevecleverdon.com (“site”). By using our site, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Steve Cleverdon may change, modify, or update this Agreement at any time, and you agree to be bound by any such changes. It is your responsibility to regularly review this Agreement and be aware of any revisions. Your continued use of the Website after any modifications to this Agreement indicates your acceptance of the revised terms.
Our company is SteveCleverdon.com and our website address is https://www.stevecleverdon.com.
You can reach us at steve@stevecleverdon.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 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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Our electronic newsletter sign-up found on our Website is operated by a third-party platform. We will only use your email address for our newsletter and other internal marketing purposes. We will not sell or distribute your email address to any third party. If you no longer wish to receive emails from us, you can unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions in those emails.
Cookies
When you use our Website, we may collect information from you using cookies, which are small data files stored on your hard drive by a website. Cookies do not personally identify the user but identify the computer or device used to access the Website.
Cookies help us track user behaviour such as which pages you visit and how long you spend on each area of the site, and this data helps us improve our user experience.
You can accept or decline cookies, and most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies. Deleting your cookies or declining cookies can cause some features of the Website to not work correctly. For more information about cookies and how to disable them in different browsers, please see the links below.
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.
By default, the ThirstyAffiliates plugin collects visitors’ IP addresses every time they click an affiliate link as part of the statistics information. By checking this the IP address collection will be disabled, but other information will still be saved.
Who we share your data with
We may disclose information about you for different reasons, including the following:
- We may disclose information to third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website or delivering advertisements, such as developers or vendors.
- We may disclose information to comply with legal requirements or to protect our rights and interests.
- We may disclose information to a successor in interest to our business, in whole or in part.
- We may disclose information for other purposes that we may inform you of.
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.
Affiliate Disclosure
Steve Cleverdon is a member of many affiliate programs, including Amazon Associates and the Awin network. Visitors to our site may encounter affiliate links and Steve Cleverdon may earn commissions for purchases made through these links.
By using the Website and clicking on these links, you consent to the use of third-party cookies for affiliate marketing purposes. This comes at no additional cost to you and allows us to continue to provide high-quality reviews and recommendations. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Social sharing
This website may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools (such as the Facebook “Like” button), which let you share actions you take on our website with other media services. Your use of these tools enables the sharing of information with the public, depending on the settings you establish with your social networks. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these tools.
Third-party advertising and analytic services
We may authorize others to place advertisements on our behalf on the Internet and provide analytics services. These third-party entities may utilize cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to gather information regarding your usage of our website, such as your IP address, web browser, viewed pages, time spent on pages, clicked links, and conversion data.
This information may be employed by our company and others to analyze and monitor data, ascertain the popularity of particular content, and serve targeted advertising and content based on your interests on our website and other sites to improve comprehension of your online activity.
Security
The company takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, we cannot guarantee that your use of the Website will be completely secure and encourage you to take steps to protect yourself online.
Information you provide to us
We collect the information you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when you subscribe to a newsletter or email list, participate in an event, survey, contest or promotion, communicate with us via third-party social media sites, provide information via a contact form, or otherwise communicate with us.
The types of information we may collect include your:
- Name
- Email address
- Password
- Postal address
- Phone number
- Occupation
- Securely stored payment information (such as your credit or debit card and billing address)
- Preference or interest data
- Any other information you choose to provide
- IP address if clicking an affiliate link for reporting purposes
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments on this Site 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.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Last Updated on April 08, 2023 by Steve Cleverdon