Last updated August 2022
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At ithappensafterbirth.com, your privacy is important to us. As such, we will never sell your information to third-party sources. This is the information we collect from you, how we use it, and how you can opt out.
Cookies
Our site uses cookies. A cookie is a small file that will be transferred to your hard drive, if allowed, in order to remember you, your preferences, and information to make browsing easier. Cookies on this site will be used to track web page traffic and improve the site. Information will only be used for analysis purposes.
Cookies can be disabled in your web browser via “Settings”. Disabling cookies may affect your ability to use this site.
Names and email addresses collected through our site will only be used for their intended purpose and will not be shared with third-party sources. This information will only be collected for comments and email subscription. Emails from ithappensafterbirth.com are sent out through Convertkit. (You can find Convertkit’s privacy policy here.) Unsubscribe from these emails at any time via the unsubscribe button at the bottom of the email.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics in order to gather information about who is visiting the site, how long they are staying, and which pages are receiving the most views. Demographics are also included. We will use this information only to improve our site and make a better experience for the user. Information is completely anonymous. You can find Google’s privacy policy here.
If you want to opt out of using Google Analytics, click here for the opt-out tool.
Third-Party Links
This site will include external links to other websites. Once you have left our site, we no longer control the privacy and tracking controls that you may encounter through the site you are visiting. If you are concerned or have questions about how they may be collecting or using your information, please visit their privacy policy or contact them directly.
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.
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.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
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.
How long do we keep 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 given any personal information on our 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 at any time that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for legal purposes. Having your personal information deleted from our site may affect your user ability (such as the ability to leave comments). For any questions, please contact hello@ithappensafterbirth.com.
If you disagree with any part of this privacy policy, we advise that you refrain from using our site. If you currently use or have used our site in the past and do not want us to keep information gathered from you, you have the right at any time to ask us to delete any personal information we may have stored about you. For any questions or concerns, please contact hello@ithappensafterbirth.com.