Privacy Policy

Copyright

Our website address is: https://alexgettinglost.com. All written and photographic content on Alex Getting Lost is copyright Alexandra Coleman. (Unless stated otherwise.)

Privacy

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. Your name and website will be displayed if you choose to include it in your comment, but your email address and privacy will always be kept secure and hidden.

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. Your details will not be shared with third parties or made public.

The comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

Users can choose to sign up to a mailing list to receive newsletters by giving their name and email address. These newsletters are distributed via Mailchimp. All personal information stored within Mailchimp is kept solely for the distribution of newsletters from Alex Getting Lost. No personal information is shared with third parties.Subscribers to this mailing list can easily opt-out by following the link at the bottom of each newsletter.

Alex Getting Lost uses Google Analytics to track website usage and provide information such as referring websites and user activity whilst on the website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but does not record any other personal information.

Affiliate Links

Alex Getting Lost contains affiliate links, where I earn a small commission from purchases you make, at no extra cost to you. Clicks on link for an affiliate partnership will be tracked via a customised link or a cookie placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

Google Adsense

Alex Getting Lost works with Google to place advertising throughout the website. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to Alex Getting Lost and/or other websites. This use of first and third party advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve personalised advertising to the visitor.

A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device by the web server. This enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity.

First party cookies are created by Alex Getting Lost. Third-party cookies are used in behavioural advertising and analytics.These are created by outside domains. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimise advertising.

It is possible to block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.

Users may also opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Ads Settings, or by visiting  www.aboutads.info .