Last Updated: 10/11/24
Who We Are
This site is a blog about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Our website address is: https://thoughtsaboutme.com
Privacy information is controlled by Jeannette Burmeister, who can be reached by filling out the Contact Me form in the menu.
What Data We Collect and Why
We collect personal information that you provide to us. Some information—such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics—is collected automatically when you visit our website.
We do this for:
- spam detection
- application development,
- site hosting,
- maintenance,
- protection of our operations
- data analysis,
- infrastructure provision,
- IT services,
- customer service,
- email delivery services,
- marketing,
- analytics,
- enforcement of our Terms of Service Agreement and other agreements, if any;
- compliance with legal process,
- responding to requests from public and government authorities, including public and government authorities outside your country of residence,
- protecting our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you, or others, and
- allowing us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain
We will never sell, rent, or lease your personal data to a third party.
Data Collected from 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 here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Data Collected for Analytics–Google Analytics
We might use Google analytics to record information about the pages a user has seen, for example the URL of the page, time of day, device used, etc. The information that we collect is anonymized and sent to Google Analytics. Google Analytics mainly uses first-party cookies to report on visitor interactions on this website.
Users may disable cookies or delete any individual cookie from your browser settings tab.
In addition, Google Analytics supports an optional browser add-on that – once installed and enabled – disables measurement by Google Analytics for any site a user visits. Note that this add-on only disables Google Analytics measurement.
Google Analytics also collects Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to provide and protect the security of the service, and to give website owners a sense of which country, state, or city in the world their users come from (also known as “IP geolocation”). See this page for Google Analytics security and usage of data: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
Data for Tracking Readers
We might use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.
Data from Embedded Content from Other Website
Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example, videos, images, articles, etc. on YouTube, Pinterest, WordPress.org, Ads, 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged into that website. To learn how to control that information and request deletion, visit the Privacy Policy of the original website.
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.
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.
With Whom We Share Your Data
The data collected may be shared with service providers and others who help with our operations and assist in the delivery of our services including, but not limited to, as follows:
- with automatic spam-detection services,
- with other users of the site to identificaty to anyone to whom you send messages or make comments through the Services,
- with persons or entities with whom you consent to have your Personal Data shared,
- with third parties in order to prevent damage to our property (tangible and intangible), for safety reasons, or to collect amounts owed to us, and
- with third parties as we believe necessary or appropriate, in any manner permitted under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence,
What Rights You Have
Most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of Interest Based Advertising. If you would to find out more information, please visit: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or https://www.youronlinechoices.com.
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 by contacting us via the Contact Me for in the menu. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Other Information
Our services are not directed to, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from, children under the age of 13. If we become aware that a child under the age of 13 has provided us with personal data, we will take steps to remove such data. If you become aware that your child has provided us with personal data without your consent, please contact the privacy officer. By using this site, you are representing that are re not under the age of 13.