Who we are
Our website address is: https://thespottedflamingo.net.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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.
Contact forms
Our contact forms are used solely for the purpose of getting in touch with us. The information you submit through the form will never be shared with another party.
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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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.
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.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
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.
Analytics
Our website collects analytics data via Google Analytics for the purpose of collecting shop success data and improving the customer experience. The information collected by Google Analytics will not be shared.
Who we share your data with
Our company will never share your information with outside parties other than those that directly serve our company (Stripe payment gateway, Mailchimp, order fulfillment companies, shipping companies). We only collect your data for shopping convenience, and for communication between you and our company.
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 (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, 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.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Your contact information is collected solely for shopping convenience, and for communications between you and our company. We will never share your contact information with an outside party other than those that directly serve us (Mailchimp, Stripe).
Additional information
How we protect your data
Your personal information will never be shared with an outside party other than those that directly serve us (Mailchimp, Stripe), and is collected solely for shopping and communication purposes. When submitting a payment, your credit card information is sent directly to the Stripe platform, a highly secure payment gateway, and is never stored directly on our website. Data submitted to our Mailchimp mailing list is only used for sending occasional e-newsletters with company news, articles, and discounts. Our website has several security measures in place to protect your data.
What data breach procedures we have in place
If you suspect that your data has been breached via our website, please contact us immediately via whatsup@thespottedflamingo.net with details about the potential incident, and we will immediately investigate the incident to determine next steps.
What third parties we receive data from
We receive basic contact information from Mailchimp for the purpose of sending you e-newsletters, but we will never share that data to outside parties. The data we receive from Stripe includes basic contact information and details about payments you’ve submitted for our products. This information is never shared to outside parties.
Final Agreement
Our website collects the following information from users:
- Name and email address in comment forms
- Comment form cookie which remembers a user’s name or email address
- Name and email addresses submitted by user by using a contact form
- Name and email address submitted to sign up for email list
- Information collected when users register on our website
- Google Analytics tracking
- Instagram follow button cookies
As a website user, you agree to share this information with The Spotted Flamingo Creative Co and direct third parties (Stripe, Mailchimp, fulfillment and shipping companies) when you submit your information. Your data will not be shared with outside parties other than the above mentioned, for which your information is collected solely for shopping convenience, shipping and fulfillment, and direct communication between you and The Spotted Flamingo Creative Co.
If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us via whatsup@thespottedflamingo.net.