Privacy Policy
This website is run by Sarah Thomson of Sarah Thomson Writing & Editing Services.
This page contains details about how I deal with information from and about the users of this website. This includes information obtained from feedback forms and website log files, how it is used, and under what circumstances it will be shared with other parties.
This privacy policy applies only to the Sarah Thomson Writing & Editing Services website at www.sarahthomson.co.uk. This policy does not apply to any other site, including:
- Other websites operated by or for Sarah Thomson Writing & Editing Services
- Any site that is linked from one of my pages.
Changes to this policy
The conditions contained in this privacy policy may be amended over time. The latest version will always be available at this location.
Any changes that are made to the privacy policy are not retroactive: therefore, changes made to thisprivacy policy do not apply to any information about you that I have already collected under a previous version of the policy.
Please check this page regularly to ensure that you have the current information relating to privacy matters.
Information collected by this website
Information that is routinely collected by this website falls into two categories, feedback forms and website log files.
Feedback forms
The website provides a feedback form to allow users to:
- Give general feedback about the site
- Make an enquiry
- Request contact
The information collected will be stored and used by Sarah Thomson chiefly for the purpose of fulfilling the stated service.
I will not share any personal information that I receive about individuals with other organisations for commercial purposes, or use it for any marketing purposes not in accordance with the stated purpose of the original form through which the information was supplied, or otherwise as detailed in this Privacy Policy.
However, I reserve the right to use non-personal information for business, research and marketing purposes. In these cases the reuse of the information will not identify or be associated in any way with the individual who provided it and will not contain any contact information relating to that individual or their company.
Website log files
All websites produce log files that record the activity on that site. Log files record which pages on the site have been accessed and how many times. From this information it is possible to produce statistics such as how busy the website is, which pages are the most popular and whether there are any broken links.
Log files typically record the IP address and/or hostname of all users accessing the website. This allows us to distinguish between different users and therefore estimate the number of unique visitors to the website. IP addresses and hostnames are not linked to any individual's personally identifiable information.
Specific IP addresses and hostnames will not be made publicly available. They will only be used by website log file software to compile overall summary statistical reports on the performance of the website. (For more information about IP addresses and hostnames, see 'Additional information' below.)
Website log files are stored securely on the website.
Additional information
This section provides background information regarding terminology and legislation referenced in the writing of this privacy policy statement.
Cookies
Depending on your browser's security settings, websites may be allowed to create and store small files called 'cookies' in a specific directory on your computer to help with the functionality of the site. Cookies cannot harm your computer in any way. Only the website that created the cookie can subsequently reuse it.
There are two types of cookies:
- A persistent cookie remains on your computer for a period of time to allow a website to recognise you when you return and present you with the appropriate customised pages
- Session-specific cookies are deleted when you shut down your browser. These are used on sites where you log in; the cookie ensures that you stay logged in throughout that visit
The Sarah Thomson Writing & Editing Services website uses both types of cookie for Google Analytics. However, the site can still be used if cookies are refused by your browser.
IP addresses and hostnames
An IP address is the numeric address of a computer. The IP address recorded on website log files is the address provided by your internet service provider's equipment and not your own personal computer's address.
Hostnames are similar in appearance to the domain names you see in URLs and email addresses. The hostnames recorded on website log files are those of the internet service provider's equipment that you are using to access the internet, and not your own computer's name or location.
Your internet service provider will keep records of which customer is using any IP address or hostname at any given time, and so it is theoretically possible to trace back activity shown on any website log file to a specific individual. In practice, this can only be done with the explicit involvement of the internet service provider, and such a trace would therefore only take place in the event of serious criminal misuse of the internet and would be carried out by the police.
I will not attempt to associate IP addresses and hostnames with individuals. In the event of serious criminal misuse of the website, the matter would be referred to the police for investigation.
