Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: Our website address is: https://freyalusty.co.uk. This Site is operated by author Freya Lusty for the purpose of providing access to exclusive stories and community membership.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

1. 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.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
An anonymised 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/.

2. User Registration and Membership

For users that register on our website for membership access or the Inner Circle forum, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile.
The data collected includes, but may not be limited to: Username, email address, password (encrypted), and payment transaction history (for membership).
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.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website (such as a profile picture in the Inner Circle forum or in comments), 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.

4. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience and provide essential site functionality:

Comment 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 last for one year.
Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, we 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 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.
Article Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is 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.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.).

These external 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 external website.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

Who We Share Your Data With

We share data with necessary third parties for site functionality:

Account Management: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Payment Processors: Your data is shared with our payment gateway (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) to process transactions. This data is governed by their respective privacy policies.
Security: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For registered users, the personal information they provide in their user profile is stored until the user requests its deletion.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you have the following rights:

Right to Erasure (Data Deletion): You can 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.
Right to Access (Data Export): You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.

Policy Changes

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.