Privacy Policy

If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at hespeaksiw@gmail.com.

At He Speaks, I Write, we consider the privacy of our visitors to be extremely important. This privacy policy document describes in detail the types of personal information is collected and recorded by www.hespeaksiwrite.com (‘the Website’) and how we use it.

The information we collect and how we use it

Information provided by you

We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to the blog, or submitting a contact form. In addition, you are able to create a user profile, which allows you to create a username and password. We will store the username, but your password will not be visible in our records.

We collect such information for the following purposes:

  • To operate and maintain the Website;

  • 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 alerts;

  • To respond to your comments or inquiries;

  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorised or illegal activity;

  • To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.

Third-Party use of personal information

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorise us to share your information.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Google Analytics: this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.

Log Files

Like many other websites, the Website makes use of log files. These files merely logs visitors to the site – usually a standard procedure for hosting companies and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is used to analyse trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies and Web Beacons

The Website uses cookies to store information about visitors’ preferences and to record user-specific information on which pages the site visitor accesses or visits.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

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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 hespeaksiw@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 hespeaksiw@gmail.com.

  • Amend – You may contact us at hespeaksiw@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 hespeaksiw@gmail.com. 

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

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Children’s information

​We believe it is important to provide added protection for children online. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to observe, participate in and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has in its database the personally-identifiable information of a child under the age of 13, please contact us immediately (using the contact in the first paragraph) 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 and regarding information shared and/or collected there. This policy does not apply 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.

Should we update, amend or make any changes to our privacy policy, those changes will be posted here.

Last updated: 13 July 2020