Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.theweavingloom.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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
If you sign up to join The Weaving Loom newsletter, your information goes through the Mailchimp service. The Mailchimp service privacy policy is available here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/.
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.
This site also uses Google Analytics to track user engagement. You can find Google Analytic cookie policy here https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
The Ads on this site are run by SheKnows Ad Services. You can find SheKnows Ad Services policy here https://pmc.com/privacy-policy/.
Affiliate Links
The Weaving Loom is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. You can find Amazon’s privacy policy here https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=468496
This site is also a participant in the Rakuten Marketing LLC Publisher Program, an affiliate advertising program where sites can earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to various companies in the program. You can find Rakuten Marketing’s privacy policy here https://rakutenmarketing.com/legal-notices/website-privacy-policy
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.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics to track user engagement. You can find Google Analytic privacy policy here https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
Who we share your data with
Third party providers that we work with are:
Google Analytics – to track user engagement. You can find Google Analytic privacy policy here https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
SheKnows Ad Services – runs the ads on our site. You can find SheKnows Ad Services policy here https://pmc.com/privacy-policy/.
Amazon Services LLC Associates Program – an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking. Data is only shared if you click an affiliate link. You can find Amazon Services LLC Associates Program policy here https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=468496
Rakuten Marketing LLC Publisher Program – an affiliate advertising program. Data is only shared if you click an affiliate link. You can find Rakuten Marketing’s privacy policy here https://rakutenmarketing.com/legal-notices/website-privacy-policy
Mailchimp service – maintains a mailing list for The Weaving Loom news letter Data is only shared if you sign up for the newsletter. The Mailchimp service privacy policy is available here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/.
Shopify Inc – third party that runs The Weaving Loom website shop. When you order something through the website shop, Shopify Inc collects the needed data to run payment and ship merchandise. The Shopify Inc privacy policy is available here https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on www.theweavingloom.com send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.
www.theweavingloom.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.theweavingloom.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
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.
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.
Contact information
If you have privacy-specific concerns please send an email titled Privacy-specific concern to Kate@theweavingloom.com