Privacy policy

Information collected

You can browse Femorias without creating an account.

Information may be collected when you:

• leave a comment;
• contact Femorias by email or through a contact form;
• browse pages and interact with the website;
• consent to analytics or advertising cookies.

Comments

When you leave a comment, Femorias may collect the information entered in the comment form, including your name, email address, optional website address, comment, IP address, and browser information. This information is used to display and manage comments and help detect spam.

If you select the option to save your name, email address, and website in your browser, WordPress may store cookies for your convenience.

An anonymised string created from your email address may be sent to Gravatar to determine whether you use that service. After a comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly beside the comment. WordPress provides similar recommended disclosure language for sites using comments and Gravatar.

Contact messages

When you contact Femorias, the information you provide—such as your name, email address, and message—is used to respond to your enquiry.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through the contact form or by email.

Website usage information

Femorias may collect information about how visitors use the website, including:

• pages viewed;
• referring pages or websites;
• approximate location derived from an IP address;
• browser and device type;
• interaction and performance information;
• date and time of visits.

This information may be processed using Google Analytics. The reports available to Femorias are generally aggregated, but the underlying service may process identifiers and device or network information according to Google’s privacy practices.

Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small files stored in your browser.

Femorias may use cookies or similar technologies for:

• essential website functions;
• comment preferences;
• analytics;
• advertising;
• consent-management settings.

Where required, non-essential cookies should only be used after you make a choice through the website’s consent banner.

You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect certain website features.

Google Analytics

Femorias may use Google Analytics through Google Site Kit to understand website traffic and improve content.

Google Analytics may process information such as device details, browser information, page activity, approximate location, and online identifiers.

Analytics storage and collection may depend on your consent choices and the website’s consent configuration.

Advertising and Google AdSense

Femorias may display advertisements provided by Google AdSense and other advertising partners.

Advertising providers may use cookies, device identifiers, and information about visits to this and other websites to:

• display advertisements;
• measure advertisement performance;
• prevent fraud and abuse;
• personalise advertisements where permitted and consented to.

Femorias does not sell personal information directly for money. However, some privacy laws may define certain personalised-advertising activities as “sharing” or similar processing.

Visitors can manage advertising choices through the consent banner and Google’s advertising controls.

For visitors in the EEA, United Kingdom, and Switzerland, Google requires publishers using its advertising services to use a Google-certified consent-management platform integrated with its consent framework.

Embedded content

Articles may include embedded content such as videos, social-media posts, or Pinterest content.

Embedded content behaves in a similar way to visiting the external website directly. Those services may collect information, use cookies, or track your interaction, particularly when you are signed in to an account with that service.

The privacy policies of those external services apply to their processing.

Service providers

Information may be processed by service providers that help operate Femorias, including:

• website hosting providers;
• website security and spam-prevention services;
• email and contact-form providers;
• Google Analytics;
• Google AdSense;
• Gravatar;
• embedded-content providers.

These providers process information according to their own terms, privacy policies, and contractual obligations.

How information is used

Information may be used to:

• operate and maintain the website;
• respond to enquiries;
• publish and moderate comments;
• detect spam, fraud, and security threats;
• analyse website usage;
• improve content and website performance;
• display and measure advertising;
• meet legal obligations.

Legal bases for processing

Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, information may be processed based on one or more of the following:

• Consent, such as for non-essential cookies or personalised advertising;
• Legitimate interests, such as operating, securing, and improving the website;
• Contractual necessity, where processing is needed to respond to a requested service;
• Legal obligations, where information must be retained or disclosed by law.

Data retention

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Comments and associated information may be retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognised and conversations remain available.

Contact messages may be retained while an enquiry is handled and for a reasonable period afterward.

Analytics and advertising information is retained according to the settings and policies of the relevant service providers.

International data transfers

Some service providers may process information in countries other than the country where you live.

Where required, providers may use recognised safeguards for international transfers, such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses.

Your privacy rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:

• request access;
• request correction;
• request deletion;
• restrict or object to processing;
• withdraw consent;
• request data portability;
• complain to a relevant data-protection authority.

To make a request, email hello@femorias.com.

Femorias may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

Children’s privacy

Femorias is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed at children under 13.

Femorias does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, contact hello@femorias.com so it can be reviewed and removed where appropriate.

Links to other websites

Femorias may link to external websites. Femorias does not control how those websites collect or use information.

You should review the privacy policy of any external website you visit.

Security

Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to protect the website and information processed through it.

However, no website, internet transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when website practices, services, or legal requirements change.