Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information that we collect about you when you use Apple with Cinnamon (https://www.irenkata.com) – a personal blog for recipes, experiences, hobbies and travels. By using the blog, you hereby consent to our privacy policy and agree to its terms.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

This blog is developed on WordPress platform that by default does not collect any personal data about visitors and only collects the data shown on the User Profile screen from registered users. However some of the plugins may collect personal data.

Use of this blog is possible without registration and provision of personal data. The blog’s built-in statistics system collected data is as follows:

  • Information for your geographical location, browser type, operating system and server IP address.
  • Information you provide when signing up to follow the blog or fill in comments on the blog (name, email address, website).
  • Information that is generated when using the blog (including URL, when, how often and under what circumstances you use it).
  • Information that you post on the blog with the intention of being published on the Internet.
  • Information related to your online account (name, web site, email) as well as any other information you have chosen to share on the blog.
  • Information you provide to third parties. Before disclosing personal information to a third party, it is necessary to obtain their permission to disclose and process their personal data in accordance with this privacy policy.

Use of personal data and information

Any public information (Internet profile), as well as the information provided by you, may be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or on individual pages of the blog. The information you provide can be used by Apple and Cinnamon for:

  • Sending emails and notifications
  • Administration and management of the blog
  • For statistics
  • To be able to fully use all the services of the blog.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the blog 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 blog, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors of the blog can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Cookies is a small piece of data stored on the visitor’s computer by the browser while browsing a website. When you visit this blog for the first time, a pop-up menu will appear explaining about cookies. Once you click on “accept cookies”, you agree to our use of all cookies and plugins described in this pop-up window and in the cookie explanation. Consent to the use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy, when you first visit the blog, gives permission to use cookies every time you visit it.

You can choose not to allow the use of cookies. However, this may affect the use of the site. You can set your internet browser so that it does not save cookies or delete already saved cookies. If you want to take advantage of these features, please read the documentation on your internet browser or read the settings.

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.

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.

Embedded content from other websites

Posts and articles on this blog 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.

Analytics

We use WP Statistics for Visitor Data Records including IP, Referring Site, Browser, Search Engine, OS, Country and City. All the data is saved locally in WordPress and most important – WP Statistics is GDPR compliant.

We process this data to know how many people visit our blog, where they are coming from, what browsers and search engines they use, and which of our contents, categories and tags get more visits.

Who we share your data with

We do not provide your data to third parties, but your data may still be seen by third parties at the following points:

  • Social networks and other sites. The blog contains links to other sites and social networks, clicking on which you should view the privacy policy of the site (social network). At the time of their creation, they were checked and did not contain illegal content.
  • This blog includes buttons for Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”, “share” etc.) on social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter. These social media buttons can also store and process certain information to address users with personalized ads. Please read the privacy statement of these social networks to be informed what they do with your (personal) data that they process.
  • The information you post on the blog, through a comment or related to your account is visible to other users and can be disseminated, via the Internet, worldwide. I cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others. For your safety, it is good to choose carefully what exactly you post and share on the Internet or in this blog.
  • Apple and Cinnamon blog has the right to provide your personal data when it is required by law, or in the belief that there is a real danger of harm to you or anyone else.

We will never sell, rent, or lease your Personal Data to a third party.

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 the blog (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 administrator can also see and edit that information.

We generally discard information about you when it’s no longer needed for the purposes for which we collect and use it and we’re not legally required to keep it.

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.

If you are located in a country that falls under the scope of the GDPR, data protection laws give you certain rights with respect to your personal data, subject to any exemptions provided by the law, including the rights to:

  • Request access to your personal data;
  • Request correction or deletion of your personal data;
  • Object to our use and processing of your personal data;
  • Request that we limit our use and processing of your personal data; and
  • Request portability of your personal data.

For the purpose of correction or deletion of your personal data it is necessary to fill in a Request for correction or deletion of personal data, in which you indicate which data you want to be deleted and the legal reasons for this. To use these rights, please contact us via the contact details available in Contact information section.

You also have the right to make a complaint to a government supervisory authority.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.  

Third parties have access to your data as noted within this agreement.

Contact information

When you contact us about one of your rights under this section, we will need to verify that you are the right person before we disclose or delete anything. For example, if you are a user, we will need you to contact us from the email address associated with your account or comment. You can also designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf by giving us written authorization. We may still require you to verify your identity with us.

For questions about this privacy policy, please contact us by email: itnikolova@abv.bg

Additional information

How we protect your data

We use reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect personal data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and risks involved in processing that information. We constantly monitor the blog for potential vulnerabilities and attacks.

By using Apple with Cinnamon, you agree to the blog’s privacy policy. Your public profile and comments, as well as the information to them are stored in the blog and are visible to all its visitors. You can unsubscribe from following, as well as not posting a comment. You can use the anonymous comment option, where you don’t have to use your account.

What third parties we receive data from

Third Party Privacy Policies

You should consult the respective privacy policies of third-parties for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. Apple with Cinnamon blog privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other 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.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Apple with Cinnamon blog may change this Privacy Policy at any time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy is indicated by the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of the Privacy Policy. All changes are effective immediately upon posting. Please review this Privacy Policy frequently to stay updated on changes that may affect you. Your continued use of this website signifies your continuing consent to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

Last updated: 11 November 2020