At Crowning Connections, we believe trust is the foundation of every great relationship, including the one we share with you as a valued visitor, client, or listener. That’s why the Crowning Connections privacy policy was created with transparency, clarity, and your peace of mind in mind. We know that when you engage with our site, whether you’re signing up for a service, shopping in our store, or subscribing to our podcast, you’re entrusting us with your personal information. We don’t take that responsibility lightly.
The Crowning Connections privacy policy outlines exactly how we collect, use, and protect the data you share with us. From your email address and contact preferences to any forms you complete or purchases you make, this page is here to help you understand what happens behind the scenes. Our website utilizes industry-standard tools and security measures to safeguard your information and ensure it is used only to enhance your experience with us. We never sell your data or share it without your explicit consent.
We also want to be upfront about how we use cookies, analytics tools, and third-party platforms that help us better understand your needs and improve our services. Whether you’re browsing the latest blog post, submitting a consulting form, or exploring our favorite pageant items, our privacy policy is your guide to how your experience is customized, and protected.
As we grow, our privacy practices may evolve, but the Crowning Connections privacy policy and our commitment to ethical, responsible data management remains the same. This page will always reflect our most up-to-date policies. If you ever have questions, we’re just a message away. By reviewing our privacy policy, you’re not just reading legal information, you’re joining a culture of mutual respect, security, and transparency that defines everything we do.
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.
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. When 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
Should you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
When 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.
