This privacy policy (“policy”) will help you understand how Alybiz Communications (“us”, “we”, “our”) uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use Adventures of an Island Girl https://alybiz.com (“website”, “service”).
This policy is effective March 10, 2020 and we reserve the right to change this policy at any given time. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.
Collection of Personal Information
What personal data we collect and why
When you visit the website, we may collect the following personal data: IP address, contact information and email address, data profile regarding your online behavior on our website, and other information such as interests and preferences.
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.
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.
Cookies
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by online service providers in order to (for example) make their websites or services work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Once you agree to allow our website to use cookies, you also agree to use the data it collects regarding your online behavior (analyse web traffic, web pages you spend the most time on, and websites you visit).
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 want to disable cookies, you can do it by accessing the settings of your internet browser. Learn more about disabling cookies in your browser:
External Websites
Links to Other Websites
Our website contains links that lead to other websites. If you click on these links Alybiz Communications is not held responsible for your data and privacy protection. Visiting those websites is not governed by this privacy policy agreement. Make sure to read the privacy policy documentation of the websites you visit from our website.
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 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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
This website uses the following third party services to track website traffic, manage our mailing list and provide spam protection. Alybiz Communications will never lease, rent, sell or distribute (unless mandated by law) your personal information without your prior, explicit consent.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors engage with our site and report anonymous demographic information and traffic. If you don’t want Analytics to be used in your browser, you can install the Google Analytics browser add-on. Learn more about Google Analytics and privacy.
Mailchimp
This website uses Mailchimp to manage our email mailing list. We will only contact you using the information provided through our subscription feature. If you would like to unsubscribe from our mailing list, you can do so at any time using the unsubscribe option included in all of our emails.
Akismet
Visitor comments are checked through an automated spam detection service, Akismet anti-spam service. The information Akismet collects typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).
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.
What rights you have over your data
If you have subscribed to our mailing list or have left comments on our site, 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. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Safeguarding and Securing the Data
Alybiz Communications is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. Alybiz Communications has done all in its power to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard all the information we collect online.
Contact
Alybiz Communications
Morne Jaloux, St. George, Grenada
Email: alyssa@alybiz.com
Last Updated: March 11, 2020