Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.curiouswriter.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Curiouswriter.com collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. This site’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how visitors use this website. From time to time, curiouswriter.com may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Curiouswriter.com also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
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.
Media
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.
Contact forms
If you use a contact form to get in touch we will need information such as your name and email address.
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.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to this website choose to interact with curiouswriter.com in ways that require curiouswriter.com to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that the site gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who use our forums to provide a username and email address.
In each case, curiouswriter.com collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with curiouswriter.com. Curiouswriter.com does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities, like sending a message or signing up for new post notifications.
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.
Ads
Ads appearing on this site may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by curiouswriter.com and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Analytics
This website may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors. For instance, Curiouswriter may monitor the most popular pages on the site or use spam screened by the Akismet service to help identify spam. Some of these site statistics may be displayed publicly or provide it to others.
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.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, 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.