Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

It is Little White Socks' policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating this website. This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit this site.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT

  • First Name
  • Surname
  • Email Address
  • We also collect information automatically about you and your device including your IP address, location data, pages you’ve viewed, referring website, device type, and operating systems.

HOW DO WE COLLECT THIS INFORMATION

NEWSLETTER

If you sign up to our newsletter, you will provide your first name, surname, and email address in order for the newsletter to be sent. This service is run by a third-party, Mail Chimp.

COMMENTS

If you have enjoyed reading a post, you may decide to leave a comment. You will be asked for your name and email address in order for you to submit your comment. Your IP address will also be collected for spam purposes. This service is run by a third-party, Disqus.

CONTACT FORM

You may decide to get in contact with me personally. You can copy the email address and contact me via your own email server, or you have the option to use the contact form. If you choose to use the contact form, you will be asked for your name and email address. This service is run by a third-party, Blogger.

COOKIES

To provide the best browsing experience, Little White Socks uses cookies. These are small data files stored on your browser from the website. This allows us to provide personalised ad, analyse traffic, remember your preferences, and allows you to share pages with social media. You’re free to opt-out of these cookies at any time. Please check your browser settings for more information on how to do so.

WHAT DO WE DO WITH THIS INFORMATION?

  • To help maintain Little White Socks so we can create the best blog for you!
  • To send you a newsletter; an opt-out option is provided in every email sent.
  • To respond to your comments or emails.

THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Little White Socks will never disclose your information to a third-party except for the services we use to help us run a little smoother. For example, Mail Chimp is used to send out our newsletters. When you fill out the form on our website, that information is stored with Mail Chimp, which is also where the newsletter is created and sent out from. Here are the third-party services we use, and a link to their privacy policy:

  • Mail Chimp - https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy
  • Skimlinks - https://skimlinks.com/privacy-policy
  • Google Adsense - https://policies.google.com/privacy
  • Google Analytics - https://policies.google.com/privacy
  • Instagram - https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
  • Pinterest - https://policy.pinterest.com/en-gb/privacy-policy
  • Twitter - https://twitter.com/en/privacy
  • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy
  • Bloglovin’ - https://www.bloglovin.com/tos
  • Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/privacy
  • Disqus - https://help.disqus.com/terms-and-policies/disqus-privacy-policy
  • Blogger comment form - https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

We also have to disclose your information if required by law.

AFFLIATE LINKS & ADVERTISMENT

As mentioned above, Little White Socks uses cookies to help provide a better browsing experience for you, and also for affiliate links. When clicking on these links a cookie is stored within your browser. If you make a purchase on that website, a commission is received via Skimlinks for referring you, this does not affect the cost of any purchases.

We also Google Adsense and DoubleClick Cookies which allow third-party targeted advertising based on the websites you have visited. These ads are shown on all Google websites and websites participating in the Google advertising networks. To opt-out, visit https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en-GB

YOUR RIGHTS

You have your rights to check, amend, or delete your personal information. If you would like to do so, please contact hello@littlewhitesocks.com.

  • If you would like to op-out of our newsletter, an ‘unsubscribe’ link is available at the bottom of every email.
  • If you would like to opt-out of personalised ad, visit https://www.google.com/settings/ads
  • If you would like to opt-out of google analytics, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
  • If you would like to opt-out of Skimlinks, visit https://optout.skimlinks.com

As we use third-party services, please check individual privacy policies to understand how your personal information is being used. All those links can be found above.

This policy was updated on 23rd May 2018.

For questions about this blog or policy, please contact hello@littlewhitesocks.com.