Policy

I’m Tiina Jarvet and I’m the data controller for this site.
I use cookies but not for collecting personally identifiable data.
I use forms to collect minimal personal information.
I won’t spam you or sell or share your personal data.
I don’t use the Facebook Pixel to annoy you with ads for the rest of your life.
My site uses HTTPS/SSL security.

Most people have heard of the GDPR, the updated set of data-protection rules that become enforceable on 25 May 2018.

You may have heard that the GDPR means you have to give your explicit consent before being signed up to receive marketing communications. That’s a good thing but the GDPR is about more than that.

Briefly, you also have the right to:

-LEARN how your data is being used.
-REQUEST that your data is deleted.
-RETRIEVE your data in a format you can read and re-use elsewhere.
By the way, the GDPR means you really ought to have your own privacy policy on your website.

The internet is full of free templates. I can’t vouch for their quality but they may act as a useful starting point for building your own privacy policy.

Lawyers will tell you that something you copy and adapt from the internet might not stand up to much scrutiny in a court of law.

My advice is to be as clear as possible about what data you collect and what you plan to do with it, so that your users can make informed choices before handing over their info.

Cookies are simple text files that your web browser uses to record some settings relevant to each website you visit.

I use Google Analytics to see how many people view my site and to understand which pages are most popular. This requires the use of cookies.

Some sites don’t use cookies at all, but every site that uses Google Analytics does – and that’s a lot of sites.

I don’t use cookies to collect personally identifiable data about the visitors to my site.

I collect minimal personal information via the following web forms, so that I can communicate with you:

contact me
I don’t sell, trade or share your personally identifiable information.

Trust is everything for a sole trader like me.