Welcome to The Creative Folk (https://www.thecreativefolk.com), operated by Elli & Tee Inc. (“we,” “us,” or “our”). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our Website.
By accessing or using the Website, you agree to the practices outlined below. For information about how our content is created and maintained, please see our Editorial Policy. For limitations on our content, please refer to our Disclaimer. For the full terms governing your use of this Website, see our Terms and Conditions.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide
- Contact Information: When you subscribe, contact us, or leave a comment, you may provide personal data like your name or email address.
- Feedback and Comments: Any comments or feedback you submit may be used to improve our content and services.
1.2 Automatically Collected Information
- Log Data: We collect technical information like your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and referring URLs to analyze Website performance and improve user experience.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to enhance functionality and gather usage data. See Section 3 for more details.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate and maintain the Website
- Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
- Analyze usage trends and improve content and user experience
- Send newsletters or updates (only if you have opted in)
- Detect and prevent spam or abuse
3. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our Website. We use cookies to:
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Understand how you interact with our content
- Serve relevant advertisements through our advertising partners
- Analyze site traffic via analytics tools
You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on our Website.
4. Third-Party Advertising
We use third-party advertising networks to display ads on our Website. These partners may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to serve ads that are more relevant to your interests.
Our primary advertising partner is Raptive (formerly AdThrive/CafeMedia). Raptive may collect and use data as described in their privacy policy. For more information on how Raptive handles your data, please visit Raptive’s Privacy Statement.
We also participate in affiliate marketing programs as described in our Disclaimer.
5. Analytics
We use Google Analytics and similar tools to understand how visitors interact with our Website. These tools collect information such as how often you visit, what pages you view, and what other sites you used prior to visiting. We use this information solely to improve our Website and content. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit, rather than your name or other personally identifying information. For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy.
6. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the Website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
7. Embedded Content
Articles on this Website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
8. Data Retention
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For users who register on our Website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. 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.
9. Your Rights (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal data. You have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Object to processing of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing
- Request data portability
To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@thecreativefolk.com.
10. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you. You also have the right to request deletion of your personal information and to opt out of the sale of your personal information. To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@thecreativefolk.com.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can take steps to remove that information.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:
- Email: hello@thecreativefolk.com
- Contact Page: https://www.thecreativefolk.com/contact/
For additional information, please refer to our Terms and Conditions, Disclaimer, and Editorial Policy.