Who we are
Welcome to the library. Our website address is: https://writtenmargins.com. We are a digital space dedicated to book reviews, atmospheric aesthetics, and culinary pairings.
What Personal Data We Collect & Why
We respect the quiet sanctuary of our readers. However, to operate effectively, we gather some basic information:
- Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spamdetection.
- Newsletter Subscriptions: If you choose to receive our letters, we collect your name and email address. This is used exclusively to send you updates about new entries and library additions.
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 visit our login page, 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. We also utilize third-party cookies (see section below) to understand how the library is being navigated.
Third-Party Services We Share Data With
To keep the site running and understand our readership, we occasionally rely on secure third-party services. These may include:
- Analytics: (e.g., Google Analytics) to track general, anonymized trends on how visitors navigate the site.
- Email Marketing: To securely store subscriber emails and deliver our newsletter.
- Spam Protection: (e.g., Akismet) to filter out automated spam from our comment sections. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.
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.
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.
For users that register on our website or subscribe to our newsletter, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile or subscriber list until they request its removal or unsubscribe.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data (GDPR)
We believe in your right to privacy and digital autonomy. If you have an account on this site, have left comments, or are subscribed to our newsletter, 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 (the “right to be forgotten”). This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your privacy within our margins, please reach out. You can contact us at:
Email: hello@writtenmargins.com