Who we are
Here at https://www.browngirlsclimb.com/ we value the privacy of our visitors. This privacy page outlines information we collect, why we collect it, how it is used, and what your legal rights are.
If you have any questions or concerns please email info@browngirlsclimb.com.
Brown Girls Climb, LLC
PO Box 270146
Louisville, CO 80027
USA
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Email Newsletter Subscription
We collect your name and email address when you sign up to receive my newsletter in order to contact you via email with monthly travel tips, photography tips, and budget travel tips.
We use MailChimp as our email automation service provider. When you sign up for our email newsletter and you opt-in which means you agree with my terms and privacy policy, you also understand and accept that your information will be sent to MailChimp for processing in accordance with their Privacy Policy and Terms.
You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ button at the bottom of any newsletter email that you receive from us. You can also edit your information by contacting me directly at info@browngirlsclimb.com, contacting mailchimp directly, or by updating your preferences via an email received by us.
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.
Contact forms
We use contact forms to enable you to contact us directly through the website. You can email us if you prefer. We will always indicate if your email will be added to any list when you complete a contact form and will enable you to opt out of this subscription.
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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Display Ads / Retargeting Ads
At any given time, we may use a third party marketing agency to serve ads on our website. If this is the case, then this third party agency will have access to certain information from our website such as analytics information and what ads a user clicks. This is done to provide you with information that is of interest to you. Third parties uses cookies to track this information. You will always be notified when there are cookies on this website, and you can disable cookies using your browser at anytime.
Privacy of Minors
We will never knowingly keep or collect data of underage minors. I ask that anyone under the age of 16 refrain from leaving sensitive information on our website. If a parent or guardian believes we have such information of a minor, contact us immediately.
Who we share your data with
Brown Girls Climb shares information and uses the following third party companies:
MailChimp
Our newsletter, email updates, marketing campaigns and mailing subscription is provided by a 3rd party company called MailChimp. Unless you explicitly gave us permission to email you for our newsletter or marketing purposes we will not use your email address to contact you.
If you subscribed for our newsletter or marketing material we may contact based on the information you signed up for.
If you provided us with your name, it is used only to personalize and address our emails.
All our subscriptions are double opt in and meet GDPR requirements.
We will not offer any hidden promotions in order to trick you to sign up for our mailing list. It is our goal to be transparent about what you are signing up for.
It is your right to opt out of our subscription list at any time. You can do this at the bottom of any of our emails you can you email info@browngirlsclimb.com and ask to be taken off our mailing list. Once you opt out will are permanently removed from our mailing list along with your data.
Bluehost
Bluehost is our hosting platform. They may receive your IP address, cookie information and any data they need to ensure our website is visible and running to the public.
WordPress
WordPress is the company we use to create our online website. They may receive analytics data from you, such as your IP address, your name, and email if you comment on our posts and other data.
Social Warfare
Social Warfare is the company we use so you can share our articles. They collect data on what social media platforms you are sharing our posts.
As of May 25th, 2018, all these third-parties meet GDPR requirements. Please note that each of these 3rd parties may also have 3rd party companies they share with. Each company should have a privacy policy detailing more information about how they share your data. It is your responsibility to know and understand each companies privacy policy and how it relates to you.
It is your right to choose to accept Cookies or not. This can be done through your internet browser’s settings where you can turn off the Cookie feature, which will prevent your browser from accepting new Cookies. You can also decide on acceptance of each new Cookie in a variety of ways or delete all Cookies that are already on your computer. Deleting Cookies may mean having to manually add information that has previously been saved. To find more information about managing and deleting Cookies, visit the ICO website or All About Cookies.
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.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How we use the data
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
