Who we are

Our website address is: https://adventureswithjane.com/

The Adventures With Jane Website (henceforth referred to as “Adventures with Jane,” “us,” “our,” or “we”) values your privacy. Information about the personal data we gather and how we use it is provided in this privacy statement. You are agreeing to the terms and conditions laid out in this privacy policy when you use this website (also referred to as “the website” or “our site”).

That being said, we can change this privacy policy for any reason at any time. Changes to this privacy policy will be noted on the “Revised” date.

If the updated privacy policy is posted on the site, any changes or updates will take effect immediately, and you forfeit the right to receive specific notice. This policy applies solely to this website.

Personal data we collect and why we collect it

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website

You may provide us with personal data like your name or email address.To give just a few examples, you might voluntarily provide information to the website by posting a comment, signing up for a newsletter, or filling out a contact form.

You can also create a user profile, which enables you to create a username and password. We will keep track of your username, but we won’t be able to see your password.

Information We Collect from Others

We may get details about you from third parties.You may connect your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your profile.

Your name, email address, and profile picture associated with your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts will be shared with us if you link them to your user profile.

Automatically-Collected Information

Certain information about you and the device you use to access the website is gathered automatically.

We keep track of information such as your IP address, operating system, browser, referring website, pages visited, and the dates and times you accessed the website when you used it. Your behaviour on the website, such as the links you click, may also be recorded.

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.

The documents, files, and media that can be downloaded from this website are given to users at their own risk.

Even though all possible steps have been taken to make sure that only real downloads are available, users are still encouraged to use third-party anti-virus software or similar programs to make sure that the downloads are genuine.


We are not responsible for third-party downloads or downloads from outside third-party websites. Users should check the legitimacy of these downloads using third-party antivirus software or similar programs.

Contact forms

Contact form submissions are submitted via Ninja Forms. Submissions are stored in our website database.

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 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.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

Information collected may be used for the following reasons:

  • To run and maintain the site;
  • To register you as a member of the website, verify your identity, and tailor the site to your specific needs; 
  • To provide you with advertisements, like newsletters. There will be instructions on how to unsubscribe in each email campaign.
  • For internal purposes such as notifying you of changes to the Terms of Service or sending out confirmation emails.
  • To address your concerns or questions.
  • To provide you with user support.
  • To monitor and analyse online advertising performance.
  • To protect, investigate, and discourage unauthorised or illegal activity.

Analytics

Who we share your data with

We may share your information with third parties if you specifically permit us to do so.

The website may also employ external vendors to service internal operations. How these different service providers use your information depends on their privacy policies.

Currently, the website contracts with the following outside vendors:

  • Google Analytics: This service tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but Google Analytics captures no other personal information.
  • Convertkit: This service is used to deliver email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address to deliver such communications. Please refer to Convert Kit’s privacy policy for further information.

Your information is not being shared with any other apps at this time. The website reserves the right to alter this list at any time.

Without your permission, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information.

However, we may disclose or transfer personal information gathered through the website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business.

Which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganisation proceeding brought by or against us.

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.

RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Opt-out: You may opt out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at hello [at] adventureswithjane [dot] com to be removed from our mailing list.
  • Access: You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to
  • Amend: You may contact us at hello@adventureswithjane.com to amend or update your personal information.
  • Forget: In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your data. To do so, please submit a request to hello[at] adventureswithjane [dot] com

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes, to complete transactions, or when required by law.

Where we send your data?

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

ANONYMOUS DATA

From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you, or when combined with data from other parties.

This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you create a user profile on the website or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible.

To create a user profile, you must choose a username and password and input your email address for profile confirmation. 

Your email address will never be available publicly. At your option, you may also add an avatar, a profile description, and a link to your website.

You may also choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and Google accounts. Users may see your username, avatar, profile description, and website information.

ADVERTISING

  • Display Ads: We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the website, which may use cookies, as noted above.
  • Retargeting Ads: From time to time, the website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, to market the website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the website.
  • Affiliate Program Participation: The website may engage in several affiliate marketing programs, which is done by embedding tracking links into the website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

Amazon Affiliate Disclosure

Adventures with Jane participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and link-linking Amazon.com. 

As part of this Amazon Associates program, the website will post customised links provided by Amazon to track the referrals to their website. This program utilises cookies to track visits to assign commissions on these sales.

NEWSLETTERS

On the website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels.

The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click.

Also, this allows the website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behaviour will not be passed on to third parties.

COPYRIGHT POLICY

Unless otherwise stated, all the pictures and content on this website are mine. Unauthorised duplication and/or copying of content (such as pictures, videos, or written words) is prohibited.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the website. This includes your social security number or national insurance number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this privacy policy.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under 16.

If a parent or guardian believes that the website has personally identifiable information about a child under the age of 16 in its database, please get in touch with us immediately at hello@adventureswithjane.com, and we will do our best to remove such information from our records promptly.

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY & USAGE

A social media policy is something we use to make sure our business acts properly online. Even though we may have official social media profiles, people should ensure that those profiles are genuine before interacting with them or sharing personal information with them.

We will never ask for user passwords or personal details on social media platforms. Users are advised to behave appropriately when engaging with us on social media.

Sometimes, our website has social sharing buttons that let you share web content directly from web pages to the social media sites in question.

By clicking the social sharing buttons, you agree that your shared content may be posted to your social media profile feed or page.

In the sections below, you’ll find links to more information about some social media sites’ privacy and usage policies.

Personal Responsibility & Assumption of Risk

As a reader, visitor, or user, you agree to use your judgement when accessing our website and its content, and that you do so at your own risk.

You acknowledge and understand that you bear all risks and that no results are promised in any way related to this website and/or its content.

The only purpose of this website and its content is to provide you with information and resources to help you make your own choices.

All of your actions, choices, and outcomes that come from using, abusing, or not using this website or its content are your sole responsibility.

Therefore, the Adventures with Jane blog and its content are for informational and educational purposes only.

Additional Resources and Details

Last Updated December 16, 2024