Your privacy is important to me. The Communication Ecologist’s policy is to respect your privacy regarding any information I may collect from you across my website, http://thecommunicationecologist.com.

Information I collect:

Log data

When you visit my website, my server may automatically log the standard data provided by your web browser. This data is considered “non-identifying information”, as it does not personally identify you on its own. It may include your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, and other details.

Personal information

I may ask for personal information, such as your name and email address. This data is considered “identifying information”, as it can personally identify you. I only request personal information relevant to providing you with a service, and only use it to help provide or improve this service.

How I collect information

I collect information by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. I also let you know why I’m collecting it and how it will be used. You are free to refuse my request for this information, with the understanding that I may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services without it.

Use of information

I may use a combination of identifying and non-identifying information to understand who my visitors are, how they use our services, and how I may improve their experience of our website in the future. I do not disclose the specifics of this information publicly but may share aggregated and anonymised versions of this information, for example, in website and customer usage trend reports.

Data processing and storage

I only retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide a service, or to improve our services in the future. While I retain this data, I will protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorised access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. That said, I advise that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and cannot guarantee absolute data security.

Cookies

I use “cookies” to collect information about you and your activity across my site. A cookie is a small piece of data that my website stores on your computer, and accesses each time you visit so I can understand how you use my site and serve you content based on preferences you have specified.

If you do not wish to accept cookies from me, you should instruct your browser to refuse cookies from my website, understanding that I may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services without them. This policy covers only the use of cookies between your computer and my website; it does not cover the use of cookies by any third-party services I use on my site.

Third-party access to information

I may use third-party services for my website and marketing activity. These services may access our data solely for the purpose of performing specific tasks on our behalf. I do not share any personally identifying information with these services without your explicit consent. I do not give these services permission to disclose or use any of my data for any other purpose.

I will refuse government and law enforcement requests for data if I believe a request is too broad or unrelated to its stated purpose. However, I may cooperate if I believe the requested information is necessary and appropriate to comply with the legal process, to protect my own rights and property, to protect the safety of the public and any person, to prevent a crime, or to prevent what I reasonably believe to be illegal, legally actionable, or unethical activity.

I do not otherwise share or supply personal information to third parties. I do not sell or rent your personal information to marketers or third parties.

Children’s Privacy

This website does not knowingly target or collect personal information from children. As a parent/guardian, please contact me if you believe your child is participating in an activity involving personal information on my website, and you have not received a notification or request for consent. I do not use your supplied contact details for marketing or promotional purposes.

Limits of our policy

This privacy policy only covers The Communication Ecologist's own collecting and handling of data. I only work with partners, affiliates, and third-party providers whose privacy policies align with mine, however, I cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.

My website may link to external sites that are not operated by me. Please be aware that I have no control over the content and policies of those sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.

Changes to this policy

At my discretion, I may update this policy to reflect current acceptable practices. I will take reasonable steps to let users know about changes via my website. Your continued use of this site after any changes to this policy will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around data and personal information.

Your rights and responsibilities

As my user, you have the right to be informed about how your data is collected and used. You are entitled to know what data I collect about you, and how it is processed. You are entitled to correct and update any personal information about you, and to request this information be deleted.

You are entitled to restrict or object to my use of your data while retaining the right to use your personal information for your own purposes. You have the right to opt out of data about you being used in decisions based solely on automated processing.

COOKIE POLICY

We use cookies to help improve your experience of http://thecommunicationecologist.com. This cookie policy is part of The Communication Ecologist's privacy policy and covers the use of cookies between your device and my site.

If you don’t wish to accept cookies from me, you should instruct your browser to refuse cookies from http://thecommunicationecologist.com, with the understanding that I may be unable to provide you with some of your desired content and services.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small piece of data that a website stores on your device when you visit, typically containing information about the website itself, a unique identifier that allows the site to recognise your web browser when you return, additional data that serves the purpose of the cookie, and the lifespan of the cookie itself.

Cookies are used to enable certain features (eg. logging in), to track site usage (eg. analytics), to store your user settings (eg. timezone, notification preferences), and to personalize your content (eg. advertising, language).

Cookies set by the website you are visiting are normally referred to as “first-party cookies”, and typically only track your activity on that particular site. Cookies set by other sites and companies (ie. third parties) are called “third-party cookies”, and can be used to track you on other websites that use the same third-party service.

How you can control or opt out of cookies

If you do not wish to accept cookies from me, you can instruct your browser to refuse cookies from my website. Most browsers are configured to accept cookies by default, but you can update these settings to either refuse cookies altogether or to notify you when a website is trying to set or update a cookie.

If you browse websites from multiple devices, you may need to update your settings on each individual device.

Although some cookies can be blocked with little impact on your experience of a website, blocking all cookies may mean you are unable to access certain features and content across the sites you visit.