Who we are
Our website address is: https://bilingual-babies.com. Articles and posts on this blog are written by the owner and founder of this site Dr. Veronika Laughlin or guest bloggers.
This blog is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of posts, articles, or other materials created by the owner and published on this site without the owner’s consent is strictly prohibited. Passages, excerpts and/or links from this site can be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to the Bilingual Babies site with appropriate citation of and reference to the original content.
The following constitutes the privacy policy of the Bilingual Babies website (https://bilingual-babies.com):
Bilingual Babies respects your privacy and personal data and is committed to protecting your data and personally identifiable information. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to provide transparency and inform you which data are being collected.
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
If you contact us via the contact form, you consent to providing name and email address.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on www.bilingual-babies.com 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.
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 we use the data for
We may use the data and information collected in the following ways:
- To check potential visitor comments through an automated spam detection service
- To maintain the blog and website (www.bilingual-babies.com)
- To respond to comments or inquiries made directly on the website
- To track and measure advertising on the Website (Google Adsense)
- To provide you with promotional information via channels such as our newsletter
How we protect your data
We do not share your personal information with third parties, except when required by law. We do not sell any user data at any time.
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.
Additional information
The Bilingual Babies website may use third-party service providers in order to manage different aspects of the site. Each third-party service provider has its own privacy policy which dictates the use of personal data. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for further information. Third party services used by the Bilingual Babies website:
- Mail Chimp
We use this service in order to provide you with updates and newsletters via email. We store your email address and name (given that you provide the latter) for purposes of delivering promotional information via email. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the unsubscribe button at the bottom of every newsletter. Also, in order to be removed from the mailing list, you can notify us via contact@bilingual-babies.com.
- Google Analytics
This service tracks traffic and usage of the site (www.bilingual-babies.com). It provides information about traffic and user behavior on the website. Google Analytics does not capture personal information. It may capture your IP address though.
- Affiliate Programs
As an Amazon Affiliate, the Bilingual Babies website earns from qualifying purchases. This is done by embedding tracking links into some of the posts. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership (i.e., links are marked by #CommissionsEarned), a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales. Note this does not cost you anything extra. You pay the same amount for a product you purchase. However, a small percentage of your purchase will be given to Bilingual Babies. This small amount is used to keep the site operational. We appreciate you using these links in order to make a purchase. Also, we thank you for sharing these links and opportunities with others. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Bilingual Babies reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of third parties at any time. The privacy policy page will be updated accordingly.
Contact information
Please contact us at contactATbilingual-babies.com at any time with regard to questions about this Privacy Policy.
Bilingual Babies reserve the right to change the Privacy Policy and Disclosure at any time.
Last updated: February 2020.
