Who we are
The site you are visiting is owned and operated by Five Palettes. Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to us. At Five Palettes, we want to make your experience online satisfying and safe. Because we gather certain types of information about our users, we feel you should fully understand our policy and the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we/our partners/ advertising companies gather and how this information is used.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We use third-party email marketing services such as Mailchimp and Getresponse. The details of data collected are as follows:
MailChimp
When a user signs up using Mailchimp, certain information such as name, email address, physical address, and telephone number may be stored for contact purposes in the future. The purpose of this data is to send email updates and newsletters as mentioned in the form used for signup. Mailchimp may also collect data using cookies and tracking technologies such as information about the user’s device and interaction with email. Full disclosure of Mailchimp’s cookie statement is available on their website.
Use of personal information is done for legitimate business interests by Mailchimp, including enforcing compliance with terms of use and applicable law, protecting the rights and safety of members, meeting legal requirements, and providing information to representatives/advisors. It can also be used for data analytics projects to provide better services. If you want to opt out of data analytics projects, you can do so by emailing personaldatarequests@mailchimp.com.
For full disclosure of privacy and data protection rights by Mailchimp, visit their website.
Getresponse
When you sign up using Getresponse, two types of information are collected: 1) Website use information and cookies, and 2) Personal information which you knowingly disclose in the sign-up form, including email address, physical address, name, and telephone number. This information is used for sending future communications and newsletters as mentioned in the sign-up form. Further details of user data protection and data erasure can be found on Getresponse’s website.
Log Files
As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files. The information in the log files includes your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider), the browser you used to visit our site, the time you visited our site, and which pages you visited throughout our site.
Comments
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 on their website. 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
Our website uses the third-party contact form service “wpform” on the Contact Us page. When you fill out a contact form, certain data is collected including name, email address, website, and phone number. All of this data is solely used to reply to users’ queries; this data is not used for marketing purposes. Full disclosure of privacy by wpforms is available on their website.
Cookies and Web Beacons
We do use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit our site. This could include only showing you a popup once during your visit or the ability to log in to some of our features, such as forums.
In-House Cookies
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 have an account and log in to this site, 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 one day.
Third-Party Cookies
We also use third-party advertisements to support this site. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP, and the browser you used to visit our site.
Google advertising cookies
Google advertisement cookies will record users’ data such as age, sex, and other demographic data.
To opt out, visit Google’s ad preferences page.
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.
Analytics
This website uses multiple third-party analytics services including Jetpack and Google Analytics. Certain data is saved as general and not traceable to individuals for generating trends. Full disclosure of privacy by Google Analytics can be found on their website.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not share your data with any party; however, certain data is gathered by third-party services when you visit our site.
Your Rights 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. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
Security/Data Breach Procedures
We operate secure data networks protected by industry-standard firewall and password protection systems.
Your Consent/Contact Information
By using our sites, you consent to the collection and use of this information. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. For any queries, you can contact us here.