Who we are
This privacy policy explains how Ice Cream with Jules is an ice cream recipe blog, created by Julia. Our website address is: icecreamwithjules.com. This privacy policy explains how Julia and Ice Cream with Jules use and protect any information you provide us with.
At Ice Cream with Jules, we strive to provide you with content that is relevant to your needs. The information you provide us with helps us create content that is relevant to you.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Email Subscription
If you subscribe to receive emails each time a new blog post is released. We collect your email address. This information is retained indefinitely to provide you with information when a new blog post is released.
Comments
If you comment on this site. The information is retained indefinitely. 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
Name and email from the contact form is retained for a brief amount of time for customer service purposes. To ensure that we are able to provide you with the best service possible. Your information provided in the contact form is not used for marketing purposes.
Cookies
A cookie is an identifier that sent from your web server to a web browser and is then stored by the browser.
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.
Most web browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. However, you are able to obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
- https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome)
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop?redirectslug=enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences&redirectlocale=en-US (Firefox)
- https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/ (Opera)
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d (Internet Explorer)
- https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari)
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy (Edge)
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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We may recommend third party products from time to time. These third party sites have separate privacy policies. We therefore have no liability or responsibility for the information of the linked sites.
We do not buy, sell, or trade your personal information with any outside third parties. This does not include any third parties who help us in maintaining our website, operating our business, or serving you, so long as these parties agree to keep your information confidential.
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.
Affiliate Program Participation
This website participates in affiliate marketing programs, meaning that tracking links are embedded into blog posts. If you click on a link a cookie will be placed on your web browser to track any purchases for the purpose of affiliate commissions.
Ice Cream with Jules is a member of the Amazon Affiliate Program. As a member of this program this site will post customized links, which are provided by Amazon, for the purpose of tracking referrals to their website to earn commissions. This program uses cookies to track visits for the purpose of assigning commissions on these sales. As an Amazon Associate, the person owning this site, earns from commission from qualifying purchases.
