Who we are
We are Key To Writing and our website address is: http://www.keytowriting.com. This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.
What data do we collect?
Key To Writing collects the following data:
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
When visitors fill out a contact form on the site, we collect the data filled out in the form of names, email addresses, and the message submitted by the visitor.
Cookies
Key To Writing uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Keeping you signed in
- Understanding how you use our website
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. In the event that 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.
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
Necessary – Key To Writing collects cookies through CookieYes to determine your overall cookie preferences and remember your selection for each visit to our site.
Functionality – Key To Writing uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and the location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
Advertising – Key To Writing uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Key To Writing sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.
Analytics – Key To Writing uses analytical cookies which are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, country of origin, etc.
How do we use your data?
Key to Writing collects your data so that we can:
- Process your requests or orders and manage your account.
- Email you with any files or resources you purchase or request from our site.
- Send you our free email newsletter, upon your request.
- Email you with offers on other products and services we think you might like.
- Analyze collected data to understand how visitors interact with the website.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide Key to Writing with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
- Select your cookie preferences.
- Register online or place an order for any of our products or services.
- Voluntarily register to receive our newsletter and other promotional offers via email.
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
- Submit any comments or media on our website.
- Submit any information, such as name and email, to the form on our site’s contact page.
- Through Google Analytics or Google AdSense to collect information about how visitors use our website. This information is collected anonymously and is used to improve our website’s performance and user experience.
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.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We use third-party service providers, such as Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and MonsterInsights to collect information about how visitors use our website. This information is collected anonymously and is used to improve our website’s performance and user experience. Google and MonsterInsights process this information on our behalf. Google and MonsterInsights may also share this information with third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on their behalf. To learn more about how Google Analytics and MonsterInsights collect and process data, please visit Google’s Privacy Policy page and MonsterInsights’ Privacy Policy page.
How long we retain your data
If you submit your selection preferences for cookies, that information will be retained for a year, through CookieYes, before you will be asked to resubmit your preferences.
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.
If you submit a contact form, the name, email address, and message are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and respond appropriately to any follow-up queries or
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
What are your data protection rights?
Key to Writing would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request Key to Writing for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Key to Writing correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Key to Writing to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Key to Writing erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Key to Writing restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Key to Writing’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Key to Writing transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: [email protected]
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Key To Writing website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
Key To Writing keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on June 8, 2023.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about Key To Writing’s privacy policy or the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: [email protected] with any data or erasure requests.
Or you can also fill out our contact form at https://keytowriting.com/contact-us/
How to contact the appropriate authority
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Key to Writing has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Data Protection Commission.
Web address: https://dataprotection.ie/