Privacy Policy
We value your privacy at Hymns & Home! The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website, https://hymnsandhome.com. By using this site you confirm that you are 13 years of age or older and in agreement with this privacy policy and our disclosure statement (found here). If you do not agree or are under the age of 13, you must not access or use this site.
Who we are
This Website, “Hymns & Home” is a personal blog written and managed by me, Melissa. Our website address is: https://hymnsandhome.com. You may contact me at melissa@hymnsandhome.com or at our mailing address: P.O. Box 37003, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63141
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.
Communication Data
We also collect communication data that includes any communication that you send to us whether that be through the contact forms on our website, through email, social media messaging, social media posting or any other communication that you send us. We process this data for the purposes of communicating with you, for record keeping and for the establishment, pursuance or defence of legal claims. Our lawful ground for this processing is our legitimate interests which in this case are to reply to communications sent to us, to keep records and to establish, pursue or defend legal claims.
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.
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 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. 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 user 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.
Automatically collected data
We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Voluntary information
This refers to information you choose to provide at hymnsandhome.com. This Website has an SSL Certificate which activates the padlock and the https protocol and allows secure connections from a web server to a browser.
Flodesk.com is the service we use to manage and send to our email lists.
Our mailing list requires a double opt-in. This is both for your protection and ours. It requires both submitting your email address and confirming your wish to subscribe within a message to that email address.
When you sign up for our mailing list or request a digital product, you will receive emails via Flodesk. The mailing list is stored securely on their server.
To unsubscribe, use the “Manage Your Preferences” link at the bottom of any of these email messages. To have your information completely deleted, contact melissa@hymnsandhome.com with the email address used for your subscription. We can remove your information completely from our lists.
How your information may be used
We may use the collected information in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website.
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters, blog post updates, and special offers. 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 provide you with user support.
- To track and measure advertising on the Website.
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third-party use of personal information
Third-party and affiliate sites include:
Amazon
Awin LTD
Reward Style (LTK)
Shop Style
Grove Collaborative
Far & Wild Oils
Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website engages in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. As part of the affiliate programs listed above, Hymns & Home will post customized links provided by those affiliate programs to track referrals to the affiliate companies’ sites. These programs utilize cookies for the purpose of assigning commission on these sales. For more information on affiliate programs in which Hymns & Home participates, please visit our disclosure statement.
Google Analytics: We use this to understand how the Hymns & Home website is being used in order to improve user experience. Information collected looks at visits to articles on this site, geographical location, pages viewed, time spent on site, and other related details.
The information we collect automatically is used for statistical data and will not include personal information. To the extent that you voluntarily provide personal information to us, our systems will associate the automatically collected information with your personal information.
Visitors can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using Google’s Ad Settings page. Users can completely block Google Analytics tracking using Google’s Analytics Opt-out browser add-on.
We use Flodesk for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name (if submitted – not required) and email address for the purposes of delivering such communications. You may refer to the Flodesk privacy policy for more information.
Sensitive information
You should never submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
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
You may opt out of future email communications at any time by following the “Manage Your Preferences” links in our emails. You may also contact Melissa at melissa@hymnsandhome.com to be removed from our mailing list.
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.
Changes
We may update this privacy policy occasionally in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
This policy was last updated on June 27, 2022.