Who we are
Pink Skies and Paradise is a Travel Blog founded by Siobhan Patrina, since 2019. Our website address is: https://www.pinkskiesandparadise.com
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
ALL uploaded files are publicly accessible. 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
We have provided the cookies which WordPress installs by default.
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 visit our login page, 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.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
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 your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
What Personal Data we collect and how it is used
When you access the website, you may provide certain personally identifiable information including but not limited to your name, email address, phone number, address, avatar image, credit card information when you make a purchase on the website (“personal information”).
This information is collected when you register on the site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, contact us, use the search feature on the website, provide comments or any other feedback, fill out a form or use the live chat or enter any other information on the website to communicate with us. Personal data is also generated from technical processes such as cookies, analytics, and third-party embeds.
Your personal information is used to personalize your experience, improve the website to better serve you, provide customer service support, efficiently process your requests or transactions, tailor advertisements to you, elicit reviews of services or products, provide you offers, promotions and to follow up with you through correspondence (email, live chat, or phone).
We may also use this information to provide you offers and promotions from our partners and/or our affiliates in exchange for a commission without additional cost to you. By default WordPress does not collect any personal data about visitors, and only collects the data shown on the User Profile screen from registered users. However some of our plugins may collect personal data.
Legally, we must store financial data for upto 10 years under the European Law. By making purchases through our site, this is counted as your consent to retain this information.
Children’s Privacy
Although this website is for Solo Parent Travellers, the website must not be used by any children under the age of 18 without a parent’s consent. We respect the privacy of children and “child” means an individual under the age of 18. This policy is in accordance with the UK Data Protection Act.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents – Data Protection Act 2018
Without prior parental or guardian consent, we do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under the age of 18. If you believe that personal information was collected without parental or guardian consent from a child under the age of 18, please contact us to have that information deleted.
Third-Party Links and Use
We may include, offer or advertise third party links, products or services on the website. Once you click on a third-party link and leave this website, you are no longer bound by our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, advertisements, 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.
We may use Google AdSense advertising along with any other third-party advertising on the website. Google is a third party that also uses cookies to serve ads on the website for the purpose of providing a positive user experience. Third-party vendors such as Google use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to the website. You can opt-out of Google by visiting their privacy policy and ad settings.
We have no control over these third parties and they have their own privacy policies. Neither are we responsible for the activities and practices of these third parties. You should contact them directly and read their privacy policies for any questions. You also agree that your use of these third-party websites is solely at your risk.
Remember : Please be respectful when leaving comments.
Contact forms
When you submit a contact form, we keep your information. This is your name, email address, and content of your message only. We will not use it for marketing purposes, only for responses to your query. If you subscribe, you information is kept until you UNSUBSCRIBE. We will contact all of our subscribers with marketing newsletters, affiliate codes and other correspondence.
Analytics
WordPress does not collect any analytics data. Fatshosts and Google Analytics may collect some anonymous analtics data. We currently use Google Analytics to track our views and subscribers. Please check the links below to find out how you can opt out of analytics tracking, and a link to your analytics provider’s privacy policy.
Please check Google Analytics Privacy Policy and Terms and Condition below.
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites – Google Analytics Privacy Policy
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?sjid=2298982845517273048-EU – Safeguarding your data
Who we share your data with
All third-party providers with whom you share site data, including partners, cloud-based services, payment processors, and third party service providers, and note what data you share with them and why. Link to their own privacy policies if possible.
By default WordPress does not share any personal data with anyone.
How long we retain your data
We keep your personal information such as name and email address until you UNSUBSCRIBE from our site.
For personal details and payment details, this will be held on our records for 10 years. This is irrespective if you unsubcribe or not.
We retain personal data collected or processed by the website, for upto 10 years.
Contact form entries: Upto 10 years (if neccessary)
Analytics records: Upto 10 years (if neccessary)
Customer Purchase records: Upto 10 years (if neccessary)
What rights you have over your data
You have a right to request whatever information we hold about you. Once you unsubscribe from our website, your email address and name will be removed. However, legally we are required to hold financial records for upto 10 years and this cannot be removed prior. To request your information, please send your request via email to : pinkskiesandparadise.@outlook.com
Where your data is sent
Our transfers of data’s include: Paypal (for selected products), Amazon (our affiliate and shop), FastHosts (our webhosting service), Gravatar (if you make comments). If you are making purchases through the site, you will be taken directly to our partners pages so it is your responsiblity to check thier Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
While we make money through our affiliates, it is at no added extra cost to you.
Transfers of your site data outside the European Union and describe the means by which that data is safeguarded to European data protection standards. This could include your web hosting, cloud storage, or other third party services.
Our current webhost is FastHosts, and we meet data protection services by being protected by a Privacy Shield.
Contact information
You are free to contact the owner of this site, Siobhan Patrina at Pink Skies and Paradise regarding your information requests or queries at: pinkskiesandparadise@outlook.com
Additional information
Pink Skies and Paradise is used for commercial purposes and we only engage in more complex collection or processing of personal data, when you make purchases. You will be securely sent to an encypted page as our site uses SSL. Your personal details will be processed securely.
How we protect your data
Pink Skies and Paradise is currently protected by SSL. We will never sell your details to any third parties. Any parties we work with will notify us and we will notify you if neccessary. We ensure our website includes technical measures such as encryption; security measures such as Re-capta’s.
What data breach procedures we have in place
We currently work with WordPress to ensure our site is safe to use. We have procedures in place to deal with data breaches, either potential or real, such as internal reporting systems, contact mechanisms, or bug bounties which we communicate with WordPress immediately.
What third parties we receive data from
We recieve some information from third parties, such as affiliate discount codes, offers, and general communication. This does not interefere with our promise to keep your date safe and not transferred. etc. What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
Pink Skies and Paradise does not currently provide a service which includes automated decision making – for example, allowing customers to apply for credit, or aggregating their data into an advertising profile. However, if you make public comments on the site, please note that any information you post can be pulled from A.I.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
At this time, Pink Skies and Paradise are not members of any regulated industry, and we are not currently subject to additional privacy laws. When we become members of any regulated industries, we will update this policy here.