Last Updated 9/27/2023
Who we are
Our company is Simple Steps By Jen and we can be found at https://simplestepsbyjen.com. We are a faith based blog with an emphasis on coaching women who have an interest in mothering as a healed, whole, and nurtured individual.
We value your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our Privacy Policy. Please take the time to read the privacy as it describes in detail the information that we collect and use when you use our website.
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.
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.
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.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites such as links to Bible Gateway for bible content 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 ( Third Party Use of Personal Information)
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
The website uses the following third party service provider:
Convertkit– This is an Email Service Provider that will collect your name and email address through any of our sign up forms. When you sign up using one of our forms, your email and name will be collected by Convertkit to track analytics on new subscribers and click open rates for broadcast campaigns in our newsletters. You can learn more about Convertkit’s Privacy Policy here.
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.
You may also choose to opt out of any email subscriptions and newsletters by following the link to unsubscribe in our emails.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy policy please contact us at jen@simplestepsbyjen.com.