Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to my homepage (https://connorhatch.com), blog (https://blog.connorhatch.com), newsletter (https://newsletter.connorhatch.com), & any other website(s) I own & operate.

Your privacy is important to me. I do not collect a lot of information about you. When I do collect information, it is solely for legitimate purposes as outlined in this Privacy Policy. I do not sell your information. I do not use your information to target you with ads. I do not use the information I collect about you in any way that is not outlined in this Privacy Policy. The majority of the information I collect about you is knowingly & actively provided to me by you. The minority of the information I collect about you is automatically collected without intervention by you. My websites use some third-party services from companies that I do not own. If you choose to interact with said third-party services, you are subject to the separate Terms of Service & Privacy Policies of said services & companies.

The information I collect & the purposes for said collection is detailed throughout this Privacy Policy.

Information that you may choose to provide, who is storing it, & how it is used

When you visit my websites, there is a limited amount of information that you may choose to provide in order to participate in my websites’ features. This information includes the following:

You may provide your name to me & Mad Mimi (https://madmimi.com) if you decide to subscribe to my newsletter (https://newsletter.connorhatch.com). There is space to provide your full name in the subscription form, but only your first name is required. You may use a fake name if you want lol. Your name is used to include a personalized greeting in each email you receive as a subscriber to my newsletter. The service used to provide my newsletter to you is Mad Mimi, a GoDaddy product, & by subscribing to my newsletter, you are subject to Mad Mimi’s/GoDaddy’s Terms of Service (https://madmimi.com/legal/terms/) & Privacy Policy (https://www.godaddy.com/legal/agreements/privacy-policy/).
You may also provide your name to Disqus (https://disqus.com) if you decide to comment on a post on my blog (https://blog.connorhatch.com). I do not use or collect this information for any purpose, but the name you provide will be visible on my blog on any post(s) you comment on. The service used to provide commenting capabilities on my blog is Disqus, & by leaving a comment on my blog, you are subject to Disqus’s Terms of Service & Privacy Policy (https://help.disqus.com/en/collections/191787-terms-and-policies).
You may provide your email address to me & Mad Mimi (https://madmimi.com) if you decide to subscribe to my newsletter (https://newsletter.connorhatch.com). A valid email address is required if you wish to subscribe to my newsletter. You will receive a confirmation email to provide you with the opportunity to confirm that you wish to subscribe to my newsletter with the email address you provide. Your email address is used to deliver my newsletter to you. The service used by me to provide my newsletter to you is Mad Mimi, a GoDaddy product, & by subscribing to my newsletter, you are subject to Mad Mimi’s/GoDaddy’s Terms of Service (https://madmimi.com/legal/terms/) & Privacy Policy (https://www.godaddy.com/legal/agreements/privacy-policy/).

Information that is automatically collected, who is storing it, & how it is used

When you visit my websites, there is a limited amount of information that is automatically collected about you without your direct input. This information includes the following:

Your non-invasive log data is automatically collected by Cloudflare Web Analytics (https://www.cloudflare.com/web-analytics/) when you visit my websites. This information includes (but is not limited to) your Internet Protocol (IP) address, system configuration, & other non-personal information about web traffic between you & my websites. The Cloudflare Web Analytics service does not place cookies on your device(s), collect your personal information, or track you across websites. Your log data does not allow me or Cloudflare to personally identify you, as it does not “fingerprint” you via your IP address, User Agent string, or any other data. Your log data allows me to see how my websites are performing around the world while still keeping your privacy intact. I chose Cloudflare Web Analytics as the service to collect log data on my websites because they have a privacy-first approach. By visiting my websites, you are subject to Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy as an “End User” (https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/).
Your Internet Protocol (IP) address is automatically collected by Mad Mimi (https://madmimi.com) when you actively fill out the form to subscribe to my newsletter (https://newsletter.connorhatch.com) & when you actively confirm your subscription to my newsletter through the confirmation email that is sent to you. The time(s) & date(s) of when you fill out the form to subscribe to my newsletter & when you confirm your subscription to my newsletter is also collected by Mad Mimi. This information is only used to aid in the confirmation of your newsletter subscription & to give me insight into when people choose to subscribe to my newsletter.

Security of your information once it is collected

Your information is used only for the purposes outlined above. It is stored by the third-party services & companies outlined above & is subject to those companies’ respective security policies & practices. Although I do my best to only use the most secure services & technologies available to me on my websites, it is important to acknowledge that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, & no one can guarantee absolute data security. I will protect your information within commercially acceptable & reasonable means to prevent loss & theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. I may disclose your information to courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities, & law enforcement officers, as required by law, in connection with any actual or prospective legal proceedings or in order to establish, exercise, or defend my legal rights.

I recommend reading up on the best practices to protect yourself online (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stay-safe-web is a good place to start.)

Your rights & control over your personal information

You always retain the right to withhold personally identifiable information while visiting my websites with the understanding that your experience on my websites may be affected. If you do provide your information on my websites, you understand that it will be collected, held, used, & disclosed in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You retain the right to request details of any of your personal information that is currently being held.

If you believe that any information being held about you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, please contact me using the details provided in this Privacy Policy. I will take reasonable steps to correct this information.

If you wish to unsubscribe from my newsletter (https://newsletter.connorhatch.com), you may click the Unsubscribe button located at the bottom of any email received by you as a subscriber to my newsletter. You may also contact me directly by either replying to an email received by you as a subscriber to my newsletter or by contacting me by using the details provided in this Privacy Policy & requesting that I manually unsubscribe you from my newsletter. I will make a reasonable effort to complete your request as quickly as possible, & I will notify you once your request has been fulfilled.

Limits of this Privacy Policy

My websites may link to external websites that are not owned or operated by me. Please be aware that I have no control over the content & policies of those websites, & I cannot accept responsibility or liability for the respective privacy practices of said websites.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

At my discretion, I may change this Privacy Policy to reflect updates to my websites’ privacy practices or any other reason(s). If I do decide to change this Privacy Policy, I will post said changes in an updated version of this Privacy Policy that will be accessible here at the same link by which you are currently accessing & reading this latest Privacy Policy.

If required by law, I will get your permission or give you the opportunity to opt-in to or opt-out of, as applicable, any new uses of your personal information. I’ll probably also do that even if it isn’t required by law lol.

Contact me

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise your rights regarding your personal information, please do not hesitate to contact me using the details provided below. I will make a reasonable effort to respond as quickly as possible.

Connor Hatch,
[email protected]