Who we are

FrankWaltersClark.com is the official website of Frank Walters Clark, author and creative writer. Mr. Clark may reached at info@frankwaltersclark.com.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

We collect some personal data from you as a visitor to our website. This may include personal data, such as name, email address, personal account preferences; transactional data, such as purchase information; and technical data, such as information about cookies.

Sensitive personal data that we collect from you as a user of our website is retained for not more than 180 days, after which that data is completely and totally purged from our system. The one qualifier: if you revisit our website, the end date of the required purge will be extended by 180 days to reflect the new date of your latest purchase.

We have a legal right, as owner/operators of this website, to retain for a fixed amount of time, the personal data we collect from you. The legal basis for your data collection and retention is the active, implicit consent you give, as a user of our website

Personal data is not just created by your interactions with our website. Personal data is also generated from technical processes such as contact forms, comments, cookies, analytics, and third party embeds.

By default FrankWaltersClark.com does not collect any personal data about our visitors, and only collects the data shown on the User Profile screen from registered users. However some of our plugins may collect certain personal data. Relevant information is listed below.

Comments

The information is captured through comments is nothing more than your name and email address. Noted below is the data which FrankWaltersClark.com collects by default.

Media

If you, as a registered user, upload media files, such as a personal images or other authorized images, to your profile, those images become the property of FrankWaltersClark.com. All uploaded files are usually publicly accessible by being displayed within your profile. You have the right to request that your images be made private (only viewable by you and Admin of this website), by emailing customer.service@frankwaltersclark.com and requesting privatization of your images.

Contact forms

By default, FrankWaltersClark.com use a contact form to collect the personal data, captured when you submit a contact form, which we keep for 180 days for  customer service purposes. We never use the information submitted for marketing purposes, nor do we ever sell your information to 3rd party marketing entities.

Cookies

The cookies FrankWaltersClark.com uses include those set by our plugins, social media, and analytics. We use only those cookies which WordPress installs by default.

Analytics

FrankWaltersClark.com uses Google’s analytics package to anonymously collect your personal data strictly for analyzing how you use our website and for no other reason. You have the right to opt out of our analytics tracking by contacting us @ customer.service@frankwaltersclark.com. Our Privacy Policy, contained herein, defines your inherent privacy rights.

Who we share your data with

We do not share your data with anyone—ever.

How long we retain your data

FrankWaltersClark.com retains your personal data collected or processed by our web site for fixed amounts of time: contact form entries for six months: analytics records for one year; and customer purchase records for two years.

What rights you have over your data

By law, you have complete and total rights over your personal data. You can revoke our rights to use your data at any time by emailing us @ customer.service@frankwaltersclark.com.

Contact information

You may contact us if you ever have privacy-specific concerns @ customer.service@frankwaltersclark.com.

Additional information

FrankWaltersClark.com uses our site for commercial purposes and we engage in more complex collection or processing of personal data.  Protection of that information has already been outlined in the information given above.

How we protect your data

FrankWaltersClark.com uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certification and encryption, to secure and protect your personal data.

What data breach procedures we have in place

In the event of data breaches at FrankWaltersClark.com, either potential or real, such as internal reporting systems, contact mechanisms, or bug bounties, all our users will be immediately informed of such violations, and offered methods for remediation of said breaches.

Any questions?

Contact us @ customer.service@frankwaltersclark.com.