Disclosure of Current Affiliates:
Occasionally, you will find affiliate links in my blog posts, that link to certain products or services. When you make a purchase/sign up via one of those links, I earn a small commission at NO extra cost to you.
- amazon.de (“Amazon Associate”)
- amazon.com (“Amazon Associate”)
It is my policy to only link to such products and services that I actually consider to be of interest/use to you in the context of the blog post.
In some cases, this means I have actually read/tested/used them myself and like them. In other cases I might have simply read about these products/service and considered them to be interesting. (I then link to them in good faith, but I cannot accept any further responsibility or liability.)
GDPR
(Okay, let’t get this out of the way!)
I have a confession to make: My idea of the GDPR and its legal and technical implications is … uhm … limited, to say the least.
I assume I am not supposed to say that. I should “fake it, till I make it“, get myself a lawyer (or maybe simply look for a GDPR declaration of compliance template-thingy??), and scramble to make sure that my blog is compliant with the European General Data Protection Regulation.
Also, I should have prepared for this ages ago. But a bit like it happens with many people and Christmas – every year – I had NO time, because it was taken completely by surprise! (*irony mode off*)
Cookies
Anyway, this is a WordPress blog – which means it uses cookies to track certain actions and information. I don’t know that much about cookies (beyond the fact that some are very tasty). Thankfully, WordPress also provides a widget regarding the cookie policy. I am referring to this slightly annoying field that tends to pop up when you open a website and where one is required to “click to consent”, “close and accept” etc. :
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies.
By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
If you follow the given link there, you can read more about what (these particular) cookies are and what they are used for.
In my own simple words, I can tell you about some really cool functions and information that I can access via my (password-protected) WordPress dashboard/analytics. For example, I can see
- from which country (US, Germany, India etc.) you are accessing my content. That works via your IP address.
- which blog posts are read how often and how many visitors come across my blog within a specified amount of time (“Traffic”). And no, I cannot identify WHO exactly it was that visited my blog at a specific time.
- via which external links or search terms users find my content
A few remarks on Blog Followers, E-Mail Addresses and E-Mail Marketing
You might have seen that you have the option to follow/subscribe this blog – either in such a way that it appears in your WordPress reading feed or that you receive a message in your inbox to inform you that new content has been posted. In order to facilitate that, the system has to collect your e-mail address (darest I say: “Duhh!”?). It does this automatically, and the notification messages are being produced automatically as well.
When you “like” a post as a fellow WordPress user, I can of course identify you via your user name. And when you comment and submit your name and e-mail address, this information is collected and stored within the system as well, together with your IP address.
What I don’t do with that stored information:
- store it externally
- sell or otherwise actively share it with third parties
- use it to send you unsolicited e-mails
Susanne Wagner - Canine Care and Training 