Privacy Policy
Happy To Be Mommy is dedicated to respecting the privacy of your personal information, and this privacy policy describes what information is collected from you and how it is used. Happy To Be Mommy will be referred to in this policy as “we“, “us” or “our” and happytobemommy.co.uk will be referred to as “website“. The term “you” refers to anyone who uses, visits and/or views the website.
This Privacy Policy tells you what we do with your personal information and data relating to you when you use happytobemommy.co.uk, including:
- what we may collect
- why we collect it
- how we collect it and how it may be used
- how we may share it
- how long we keep your data
- your rights and choices about the data we collect
- how we keep it safe and secure
How we collect and use your personal information
We may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their own privacy policies.
Email marketing
You have the option of opting in and subscribing to our email list. By subscribing and opting in, you agree to receiving newsletters, updates, messages, promotional materials and any other content related to this website. This information is kept confidential and we do not share, sell or trade your email information with third parties except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy.
You have the right to unsubscribe and opt-out at all times.
MailChimp is the service we use for delivery of email updates and newsletters. They store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
Cookies
We use cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser. It helps the website to remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you. Cookies play an important role. Without them, using the web would be a much more frustrating experience.
We may use session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted. We also use traffic log cookies to see which pages are being used, which helps us improve our website. We only use this for statistical analysis and then the data is removed from the system.
We use cookies to improve your experience of using the website and tailoring operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
The cookies cannot get access to your device or provide any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. You can modify or delete cookies in your browser settings, however, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of this website.
Please note that links displayed to other sites on our website may also use cookies, over which we have no control.
To learn more about cookies, see the following websites:
- www.allaboutcookies.org
- www.google.com/policies/technologies/cookies/
Google AdSense
Happy to be mommy displays google AdSense ads throughout the website.
- Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.)
Comments
When you leave a comment, your name will appear on the site, but your email will not be shown.
WordPress is the service we use to administer comments. They collect your personal information including your email address, name and IP address, and browser details to help spam detection. Please refer to the WordPress privacy policy for further information.
An anonymised 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.
Comments left on the website may be used in later research or in other articles on the website.
Tracking and analytics
We may use Google Analytics and tracking tools to collect anonymised data that cannot identify you but enables us to improve our website and deliver relevant and useful content to you. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured. You can opt out of Google Analytics by going to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Social Media
Social media accounts and sharing options are available on this website. Social media sites can track your personal information. Should you choose to interact with us on social media, please know that you will be voluntarily disclosing that personal information.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you 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 in to that website.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications or services. This list may be amended from time to time in the website’s sole discretion.
Affiliate programs
We may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. This will not cost you any extra.
Happy to be mommy is a participant in the Amazon UK and USA Associates Programmes, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.co.uk and amazon.com
Retargeting ads
From time to time, the Website may engage in retargeting efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, in order to market the website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on your past visits to the website.
Who we share your data with
We keep all your personal information confidential.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission, are required to do so by law, or must in connection with legal proceedings.
In the event of a sale of the website, merger or if the website is acquired by another company, we may transfer your personal information and data to a third party, but all data would be subject to this Privacy Policy and will not be transferred unless the third party can commit to keeping your personal information secure and in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
We may also share anonymous aggregated data use with others, but will not include any personal information that could identify you. This is provided for marketing, advertising or other uses. For example, this may be analytics or information collected from cookies.
How long we retain your data
We will only keep your personal information for the purposes outlined in this privacy policy. When these purposes have expired, or are no longer relevant, or you have withdrawn your consent for us to use your personal information (and we have no other lawful basis to use such data), we will delete such data.
If you have not used our services for a reasonable amount of time, we may contact you to ensure you are still happy to receive communications. We may also delete your personal information.
Even if we delete your personal information, it may remain on a back-up or in archives.
Please refer to other third-party applications or services used by this website for further details on their data retention policies.
What rights you have over your data
You have rights to your own personal information:
- Opt-out – At any time, you may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us by email to be removed from our mailing list.
- Access – You may request to access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to us.
- Amend – If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
- Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data.
- Restrict – In certain circumstances, you may request to limit the way we can use your personal information.
- Data portability – You can ask that we move, copy or transfer your personal information.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
If you want to exercise any of your rights or you have any concerns about how we use your personal information and data, please email us at happytobemommyblog@gmail.com
How we store and protect your data
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Our servers are located in the UK. However, from time to time, for operational reasons, we may need to transfer your personal information outside the EU. Your personal information may also be processed by service providers who operate outside of the EU. These countries may have different and/or less stringent privacy/data protection and data security rules than we have in the UK. By submitting your personal information, you agree to the transfer of your data to countries outside the EEA. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. When we look to work with new service providers, we will continue to make sure your personal information is protected and that they have suitable security measures in place, to the same standards as if the data was in Europe.
Although we do as much as we can to keep your data safe, information shared via the internet is not completely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our website and any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your personal information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
Additional information
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policy and practices of the owners of that third-party site. We recommend you check the privacy policy of that third-party site.
Use of children’s personal information
We do not knowingly collect or store any personal information about or related to children under the age of 18. If we know that a child has submitted their personal information, we will remove their personal data from our records. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a child who has given us personal information, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.
