Effective Date: 9/28/2025
- Our website address is: https://sablevervain.com.
- This site is operated by Sable Vervain and Prototype Hosting.
- For privacy-related questions, you may contact me at [email protected].
Information Collection
This website may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including but not limited to:
- Name and email address (for newsletter subscriptions, contact forms, or comments)
- Payment and billing information (for purchases, processed securely through third-party payment providers)
Certain technical information may also be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, or server logs, such as your IP address, browser type, and browsing behavior.
Use of Information
Collected information may be used to:
- Provide, operate, and improve the website and services
- Send newsletters, updates, and promotional materials (with your consent)
- Process transactions and deliver products or services
- Respond to inquiries or customer support requests
Your information will not be sold, rented, or shared with third parties, except as required for payment processing, service delivery, legal compliance, or website functionality.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as 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 sent to the Gravatar service to check 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 alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract this data from posted images.
Cookies & Tracking Technologies
This site may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to enhance your user experience, analyze site performance, and deliver relevant content. Examples include:
- Comment cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies (for convenience). These last one year.
- Login cookies: If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie checks whether your browser accepts cookies (discarded when you close your browser). When you log in, cookies save your login and display preferences. Login cookies last two days; screen option cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
- Article cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved with the post ID. It expires after one day.
You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some site functions may not work correctly.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking if you are logged into that site.
Analytics
This site may use analytics tools (such as WordPress-hosted analytics or Google Analytics) to track anonymous visitor behavior. These help improve content and performance. You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking with a browser add-on.
Data Protection
Reasonable measures are taken to safeguard your information, including SSL encryption and secure hosting. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. Use of this site is at your own risk.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed to individuals under 18 years of age. No personal information is knowingly collected from children. If such information is discovered, it will be deleted promptly.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email from WordPress. This is automatically handled by WordPress.com.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (e.g., Akismet). This is automatically handled by a plugin via WordPress.com.
Payments may involve sharing necessary details with trusted third-party processors.
How long we retain your data
- Comments and metadata: retained indefinitely to recognize and auto-approve follow-ups.
- Contact form entries: up to 6 months.
- Analytics records: up to 1 year.
- Purchase and transaction records: up to 10 years (for tax/legal purposes).
- Registered users (if any): personal profile info stored until account deletion. Users can see, edit, or delete their data anytime (except usernames).
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request erasure of your personal data, except for data required for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Data may also be processed by trusted third-party providers located outside your country of residence, who are required to comply with applicable data protection laws.
Additional Information
How we protect your data
This site uses SSL encryption, secure hosting, and trusted service providers. Access is restricted and monitored.
What data breach procedures we have in place
If a breach is suspected or detected, I will work with providers to investigate, notify affected users (as required by law), and resolve the issue.
What third parties we receive data from
This site does not receive personal data from advertisers or brokers.
Automated decision-making and profiling
This site does not use automated decision-making or profiling beyond standard spam filtering and analytics.
Terms of Use
Intellectual Property
All content on this site, including text, images, logos, audio, video, and downloadable materials, is the intellectual property of Sable Vervain unless otherwise credited. You may share brief excerpts with proper credit and a direct link, but reproduction or distribution of full works without permission is prohibited.
External Links & Third-Party Services
This site may link to third-party websites. These are provided for convenience and do not signify endorsement. I am not responsible for the content, availability, or practices of third-party sites.
Disclaimers
All information on this site is for creative, inspirational, and educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical, legal, or financial advice. You are responsible for how you use this information.
Limitation of Liability
Sable Vervain shall not be held liable for damages—direct or indirect—arising from use of this site, including loss of data, service interruptions, or third-party interactions.
Living Policy
This policy may be updated at any time without notice, and will be indicated by the “Effective Date” at the top of the page. Continued use of the site indicates acceptance of the current version.
Contact Information
For questions about this Privacy Policy or Terms of Use, clarity, have a concern, or wish to reach out, please email me at: [email protected]