Privacy Policy & Cookies

Who we are

Our website address is: http://www.asmrlust.com.

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

Information shared with us via our contact forms is used solely to deal with the enquiry sent.

Cookies

a. What are cookies?

Cookies are small amounts of data that are stored in separate files within your computer’s Internet browser, whether you visit the Website as a Member or as a Visitor. Cookies are accessed and recorded by the Website, and by the companies that show advertisements on the Website, so that they can recognize the same browser.

b. What types of cookie are there and which ones do we use?

There are two types of cookies that we use:

Persistent cookies are stored in are stored within a Website Member or Visitor’s Internet browser when they access the Website and remain stored within the Internet browser for a set period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the Member or Visitor visits the Website.
Session cookies are temporary. They allow the Website to link the actions of a Member or Visitor during a browser session. An Internet browser session starts when a Member or Visitor opens the Internet browser window and finishes when they close the Internet browser window. Once a Member or Visitor closes their Internet browser window, all session cookies are deleted.

c. Who else stores cookies on your browser when you visit the Website?

Third-party websites, when you click on a link to access them that is contained on the Website (this applies to Members and Visitors);
Third-party services that are accessed through the Website;
Third-party analytics service providers (such as Google);
Third-party advertisers, advertising networks and advertising serving companies.

d. How do I control cookies?

Whether cookies are placed on your computer or mobile device is something you can control. This section describes how you can manage the cookies that are placed on your computer or mobile device by the Website and third parties.

You may refuse to accept cookies from any source at any time by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse cookies. Further information about the procedure to follow in order to disable cookies can be found on your Internet browser provider’s website via your help screen. You may wish to refer to allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html for information on commonly used browsers.

Please be aware that if cookies are disabled, not all features of the Website may operate as intended.

e. Analytics opt outs

We use services of third-party analytics providers. If you would like to opt out of the services provided by our third-party analytics providers, you should note that any such opt out will be cookie-based. As such, if you get a new computer or device, install or start using a new browser, or erase or alter your browser’s cookie files, you may need to opt out again.

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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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

Who we share your data with

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

Additional information

How we protect your data

We take reasonable precautions against external threats to maintain security of any information obtained from and about users, and to protect against the loss, misuse and alterations of information under Our control.