This policy explains what personal information martinjenkinsauthor.com collects, how it is used, and the choices available to visitors. It applies to this website only.
Effective date: September 18, 2026
Information we collect
Contact forms and newsletter sign-ups
If you use the contact form on this site, we collect the name, email address, and message you provide so we can respond to you. If you subscribe to updates, we collect your email address so we can send you new posts and announcements. We do not sell or rent this information to third parties.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized 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 at automattic.com/privacy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, 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.
Analytics and cookies
This site uses Jetpack Stats, a WordPress.com service operated by Automattic, to understand how visitors use the site (pages viewed, referring sites, and approximate location based on IP address). This data is aggregated and is not used to identify individual visitors. You can read more about how Automattic handles this data at automattic.com/privacy.
If you leave a comment on the site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies, which is removed when you close your browser.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages on this site include embedded YouTube videos. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the other website directly. These 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 website. YouTube is operated by Google; Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
Who we share your data with
We do not share personal information with third parties except where necessary to operate the site. This includes our web host, Bluehost, which stores the site’s data on our behalf, and Automattic (Jetpack), which provides the site’s analytics, contact form, and subscription features. If we are ever legally required to disclose information, for example in response to a valid legal request, we will do so.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. Contact form submissions are kept only as long as needed to respond to your inquiry. Newsletter subscriber email addresses are kept until you unsubscribe.
Your rights over your data
If you have submitted a comment, contact form, or newsletter sign-up on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To make a request, use the contact information below.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Site hosting and the services described above may process or store data outside your own country. By using this site, you consent to this transfer of information.
Contact information
Questions about this policy, or requests relating to your personal data, can be sent through our Connect page.
Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to the site or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please check back periodically for updates.