Privacy Policy

Who I am

The website address is https://cloudymind.uk

What is my purpose

Cloudy Mind exists to help others in matters of the Christian faith and everyday struggles with life. This is done through the website, email, free resources and at other events in Norfolk, UK. Sometimes I will partner up with other Christian or charitable groups if I feel they will be offering something of value to the demographic groups my ministry is aimed at.

It is also a means of sharing my hobbies with like-minded folk and thus creates a space for conversation, free knowledge and the sharing of ideas.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on this site, I collect the data shown in the comments form and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address1 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

In the Resources section of this site, you have the opportunity to download2 free materials. No identifiable information is collected about the downloader.

The only information that I collect is the following:

  1. The date the download was made.
  2. The country code identifier.
  3. Your type of browser used.
  4. The OS you used.
  5. User Name (this is only captured for those who have registered on this site).

If you upload images to this website, for your safety you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data3 (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to this website can download and extract any location data from images on this and any other website.

Note: This feature is not available yet. An announcement will be made should this service be available).

Cookies

If you leave a comment on my 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 and will then automatically expire.

If you visit your login page, I 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, I 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 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 like 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 do I share your data with?

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email sent to your registered email address. I also have visitor comments checked through an automated spam detection service, I use Akismet. Your details will not be shared in any way, with anyone not associated with Cloudy Mind or who does not provide an official service to Cloudy Mind.

If you commit an illegal offence/crime, then if asked to do so by the relevant police/investigative departments to release such data, I will comply on the understanding that the relevant authorities have taken the correct measures to obtain such data from me, concerning the laws of the United Kingdom.

Further reading: UK Data Protection Act 2018 

Extra note: When information can be withheld. There are some situations when organisations are allowed to withhold information, for example, if the information is about the prevention, detection or investigation of a crime/national security/the armed forces/the assessment or collection of tax/judicial or ministerial appointments. An organisation does not have to say why they’re withholding information. Further information can also be found on the GOV UK website.

How long will I retain your data?

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on my website, I 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 do 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 I hold about you, including any data you have provided to me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent?

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service; I use Akismet.

  1. Also called a hash or hashtag ↩︎
  2. Subject to the Terms & Conditions as set out here – https://cloudymind.uk/terms-conditions-for-downloads and here https://cloudymind.uk/592-2/ in the Disclaimer ↩︎
  3. I suggest that you Google the term “How do I remove EXIF GPS data from a photograph” for further information ↩︎