Effective Date: August 3, 2025
Website: www.angelacgriffiths.com
Contact: Angela C. Griffiths – angelacgriffiths378@gmail.com
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal information when you use www.angelacgriffiths.com (the “Site”) and our related services. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described here.
We do not sell your personal information.
“We,” “us,” and “our” refer to Angela C. Griffiths, the owner and operator of www.angelacgriffiths.com. We provide information and services through this Site, which may include contact forms, comments, and other features.
We collect information you provide directly, information collected automatically, and information processed by our service providers.
Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible next to your comment. See Gravatar/Automattic’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy.
Contact/Inquiry Forms (Gravity Forms): If you submit a form, we collect the data you provide (e.g., name, email, phone if provided, and message). We use this to respond to your inquiry and manage our communications.
If you upload images, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the Site.
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days; screen options last one year. If you select “Remember Me,” login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
Editing or publishing a post sets an additional cookie containing the post ID; it expires in one day.
Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content.
We collect the information you submit through forms to respond to inquiries, manage requests, and provide customer support. Form entries may be stored in WordPress and/or sent to our email. We do not sell this information.
We may use Google Analytics to collect aggregated usage data (e.g., pages visited, time on page, approximate geolocation, device/browser type). This helps us improve the Site and understand user behavior. You can opt out via: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We use Google Search Console to monitor website performance and address indexing/visibility issues. It does not provide us with personally identifiable information about visitors.
Rank Math SEO helps us optimize content and metadata for search engines. It does not collect personal user data for our use.
We use your information to:
operate and improve the Site,
respond to messages and manage communications,
moderate comments and prevent spam/abuse,
comply with legal, tax, and accounting obligations,
protect the security and integrity of the Site.
Legal bases (EEA/UK): performance of a contract (where applicable), legitimate interests (e.g., site operation, security, improvement), consent (where required), and legal obligations.
Service Providers/Processors: hosting, security, analytics (if enabled), email delivery, and website tools process data on our behalf under contract.
Security/Legal: we may disclose information if required by law or to protect rights, property, or safety.
Password Reset: if you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
We do not sell personal information.
Comments: retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
User Accounts: if you register, we store the personal information in your profile. You can see, edit, or delete your information at any time (username cannot be changed). Site administrators can also see and edit that information.
Form Submissions: retained as long as necessary to respond and for recordkeeping, then deleted or anonymized unless law requires longer retention.
Analytics Data: retained per provider settings in aggregated/anonymous form.
You may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, object to processing, and data portability. Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw consent at any time.
Depending on your state, you may have rights to know/access, correct, delete, and to opt out of sale/sharing (we do not sell/share). We do not provide discriminatory treatment for exercising privacy rights.
Email angelacgriffiths378@gmail.com with your request and enough information to verify your identity. We will respond as required by applicable law.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Data may be processed by our hosting and service providers in the U.S. or other countries (see “International Transfers”).
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures (e.g., encryption in transit, access controls, regular updates) to help protect personal data. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. If you believe your data has been compromised, contact us immediately.
Our Site is not directed to children under 13 (or the relevant age under applicable law). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal data, contact us to request deletion.
If you access the Site from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in countries with different data-protection laws. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for such transfers.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The Effective Date above reflects the latest version. Material changes will be posted on this page and, where required, we will notify you.
For questions or privacy requests, contact:
Angela C. Griffiths
📧 angelacgriffiths378@gmail.com