1. Who we are

Raifedowley.com is owned and operated by: Raife Dowley (Site Owner)

2. What we do with your data

We collect and process the following categories of personal data:

  1. Personal Identifiers:
    • First name and last name (for newsletter subscriptions)
    • Email addresses (for newsletter subscriptions and comment management)
  2. Technical Data:
    • IP addresses
    • Browser type and version
    • Operating system
  3. Usage Data:
    • Pages visited
    • Time spent on site

We process this data for the following purposes:

  • To send newsletters to subscribers
  • To manage and display comments on blog posts
  • To analyze website traffic and improve user experience

3. Third-Party Data Sharing

We share data with the following third parties:

  1. Google Analytics:
    • Purpose: Website traffic analysis
    • Data shared: IP addresses, usage data
  2. MailChimp:
    • Purpose: Newsletter management
    • Data shared: Names, email addresses
  3. Disqus:
    • Purpose: Comment management
    • Data shared: Names, email addresses, IP addresses
  4. Social Media Plugins (specify which ones, e.g., Facebook, Twitter):
    • Purpose: Content sharing
    • Data shared: Usage data
  5. Google Fonts:
    • Purpose: Website typography
    • Data shared: IP addresses

4. User Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:

  1. Right to be informed
  2. Right of access
  3. Right to rectification
  4. Right to erasure
  5. Right to restrict processing
  6. Right to data portability
  7. Right to object
  8. Rights related to automated decision making and profiling

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 1.

5. Do Not Track Requests

Our website responds to Do Not Track (DNT) signals. If you have enabled this feature in your browser, we will not collect or track your personal data.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The effective date at the beginning of this policy indicates when it was last revised. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised privacy policy on this page.