Personal Information

We try not to collect any personal information we don’t need – we ask you for:

  • your email address and name so we can respond to your enquiries

  • We set some cookies on your computer for site functionality and for analytics (optional)

Who We Are

Geraldine O’Neill
8 Myrtle Hill Terrace
Email: geraldine.humanistcelebrant@gmail.com

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Enquiries

If you make an enquiry we ask for your name and email address so that we can respond to your enquiry adequately.

Comments

If you leave a comment on our blog, the name and email address that you enter with your comment will be saved, along with your IP address to the Squarespace database running this site. This information is only to identify you as the comment author. If your email address is linked to a Squarespace account, your avatar may also be displayed next to your comment.

We do not use this information for any other purpose, and the information is held until the comment or blog post is deleted. If you would llike to have your comment removed you can request that at any time by emailing us.

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.

Who we share your data with

This site is developed on Squarespace, as such any data you submit to us via our website will be sent through Squarespace’s servers. Please see Squarespace’s privacy policy here.

How long we retain your data

This depends on the information and it’s purpose - but for example if you make an enquiry an email is sent to us which is stored indefinitely. If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained until the comment or blog post are deleted.

What rights you have over your data

If you have any questions about data please contact us. You can also review the privacy policy of Squarespace, the software that runs this site. We will happily delete emails or comments we have received via this website for you if you contact us.

Cookies

This site is run on Squarespace which requires some cookies to function. We also use Squarespace analytics to see how people interact with our site. This information is anonymised and does not allow us to see personal information about you. Also, you can choose not to accept the analytics cookie.

If you would like to know specifically what cookies Squarespace sets on your computer you can read more here.

Additional information

How we protect your data

Our website is a Squarespace website and they have a security team dedicated to keeping personal information safe. They maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards that are intended to appropriately protect against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, unauthorized alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, misuse and any other unlawful form of processing of, the personal information in our possession. They also employ security measures such as using firewalls to protect against intruders, building redundancies throughout our network (so that if one server goes down, another can cover for it) and testing for and protecting against network vulnerabilities.

What data breach procedures we have in place

If we are notified by Squarespace that a breach has taken place, we will contact anyone deemed to be affected as quickly as possible.