Who we are
Our website address is: https://saradesai.com.
Mailing list or newsletter
This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the visitors who join our mailing list.
These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the subscriber, as well as when the subscriber interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.
By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the subscriber’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning Sara Desai.
MailerLite (UAB “Mailerlite”)
MailerLite is an email address management and message sending service provided by UAB “Mailerlite”.
Any MailerLite widgets used on the site are a service for interacting with the MailerLite email address management and message sending service provided by UAB “Mailerlite”.
Personal Data processed: email address; first name; country; Usage Data; various types of Data.
Place of processing: Lithuania – Privacy Policy.
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.
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.
User Accounts
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.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
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.
Contact Form
When you use any contact forms on our 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.
By filling in the contact form with your data, you authorize us to use these details to reply to your messages.
Spam Detection Service
By using this website, your IP address can be stored and processed for security reasons.
Akismet (Automattic Inc.)
Akismet is a SPAM protection service provided by Automattic Inc.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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. 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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Google Fonts (Google Inc.)
Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this site to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Font Awesome (Fonticons, Inc. )
Font Awesome is a typeface visualization service provided by Fonticons, Inc. that allows this site to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Instagram widget (Instagram, Inc.)
Instagram is an image visualization service provided by Instagram, Inc. that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
YouTube video widget (Google LLC)
YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Commercial affiliation
This type of service allows this site to display advertisements for third-party products or services. Ads can be displayed either as advertising links or as banners using various kinds of graphics.
Clicks on the icon or banner posted on the Application are tracked by the third-party services listed below, and are shared with this site.
For details of which data are collected, please refer to the privacy policy of each service.
Amazon Affiliation (Amazon)
Amazon Affiliation is a commercial affiliation service provided by Amazon.com Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
As an Amazon Associate Sara Desai earns from qualifying purchases. If you purchase a book listed on the site from Amazon.com, she will earn a small commission.
iTunes Affiliation / Apple Services Performance Partner Program (Apple Inc.)
The Apple Services Performance Partner Program is an affiliate advertising program provided by Apple Inc. and designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to the Apple store. Apple Books, the App Store and their logos are trademarks of Apple.com.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
If you purchase a book listed on the site from Apple Books, Sara will earn a small commission.
Interaction with external social networks and platforms
This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this website.
The interaction and information obtained through this site are always subject to the visitor’s privacy settings for each social network.
This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when visitors do not use it.
It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on this site isn’t being connected back to the visitor’s profile.
Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)
The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets (Pinterest)
The Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Pinterest platform provided by Pinterest Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Twitter Tweet button and social widgets (X Corp.)
The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network provided by Twitter, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Google+ +1 button and social widgets (Google Inc.)
The Google+ +1 button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Google+ social network provided by Google Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Tumblr sharing button and social widgets (Tumblr Inc.)
The Tumblr sharing button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Tumblr social network provided by Tumblr Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of the visitor’s behavior.
WordPress Stats (Automattic Inc.)
Wordpress Stats is an analytics service provided by Automattic Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Additional information about Data collection and processing
Legal action
The User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Website or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.
Additional information about User’s Personal Data
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Website may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.
System logs and maintenance
For operation and maintenance purposes, this Website and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Website (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
Information not contained in this policy
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the end of this page.
Changes to this privacy policy
The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within this Website and/or — as far as technically and legally feasible — sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.
Site Owner
Owner and Data Controller
Sara Desai, Box 106, Ste. 8, RR1, Alberta, T1P 1J6, Canada
Email: sara @ saradesai.com (w/o spaces)