Privacy Policy
Updated: January 10th, 2024
Here at Hookspire Crochet, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Hookspire Crochet and how we use it. The purpose of this Private Policy is to inform you, the visitor, of this website.
If you have any additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at: hookspirecrochet@gmail.com
Who we are
Hookspire Crochet is a blog all about crochet. Our Website address is: https://hookspirecrochet.com and https://hookspire.com
Hookspire Crochet will be referred to throughout this Privacy Policy as the “Website”
What personal data we collect and how it is used?
Data you voluntarily submit to the website: We may collect personal information from you, such as your name or email address. This occurs, for example, when you leave a comment, subscribe to a newsletter or submit a contact form.
Data we collect from others: We may receive information about you from other sources. This occurs, for example, when you use third party software through the site.
Automatically collected data: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We may log information through the use of cookies, which are small data files that are stored on your browser by the website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until they are deleted. These are used to provide a more personalized experience on the website.
Your information may be used in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website.
- To respond to your comments or inquiries.
- To provide you with user support
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings.
- To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security threats.
- To market products through display or affiliate advertisements.
- To market to you on third-party platforms, such as Pinterest.
- To track and measure advertising on the Website.
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activities.
Comments
When you leave comments on this site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as your IP address and browser agent string to help spam detection.
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
There is currently a contact form available on the website. Please use this form to contact us. Alternatively, to contact us, please email: hookspirecrochet@gmail.com
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 up a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Log Files
This website follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. Most hosting companies do this and is a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by this log file includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
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
We make use of Google Analytics on this website. For more information on their Privacy Policy and how your data is used, visit: https://policies.google.com/
Many websites and apps use Google Analytics to understand how visitors engage with their sites or apps. If you don’t want Analytics to be used in your browser, you can install the Google Analytics browser add-on. Learn more about Google Analytics and privacy.
Our Advertising Partners
Some of the advertisers on our website may use cookies and web beacons. Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data.
Third Party ad servers or ad networks use technologies such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on this website. These are sent directly to the users’ browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on the websites you visit.
Please note that Hookspire Crochet has no access or control over these cookies that are used by third party advertisers.
Third Party Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy only applies to this website and does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
Rights related to your personal information
Opt-out: You may opt out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at hookspirecrochet@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access: You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to hookspirecrochet@gmail.com
Amend: You may contact us at hookspirecrochet@gmail.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget: In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to hookspirecrochet@gmail.com
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Sensitive Personal Information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Children’s Information
We greatly respect the privacy of minors under the age of 16 and do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their children’s online activity. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, we strongly recommend you to contact us immediately at hookspirecrochet@gmail.com, and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regard to the information that they shared and/or is collected on the website. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its Terms and Conditions.