Privacy Policy
Who We Are
Our website address is https://takenotestudy.com
Take Note is a personal blog where I share reflections, study notes, and learning related to faith, Scripture, and discernment.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps with spam detection and moderation.
An anonymized string (also called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/
Once your comment is approved, your comment and any associated profile image may be visible to the public in the context of the post.
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them for moderation.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images displayed on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on the site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie may be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
If you log in, cookies will be set to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will keep you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie does not include personal data and expires after one day.
Email Subscriptions
If you choose to subscribe to receive notes, reflections, or newsletters, your name and email address are collected and stored through Flodesk.
Your information is used only to send the content you opted in to receive. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included at the bottom of every email.
Flodesk’s privacy policy is available at https://flodesk.com/privacy-policy
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, Scripture links, or articles. Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that service.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties beyond what is necessary to operate the site and email subscriptions.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
For users who register on the site, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time except for usernames. Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
Email subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, have left comments, or have subscribed to emails, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase your personal data.
This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Email data is processed through Flodesk.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you may contact the site owner through the contact information below
- hello@takenotestudy.com