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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 19 August 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Michelle Gardner (“Michelle Gardner”, “I”, “me” or “my”) collects, uses, stores and protects your personal information when you visit or interact with this website.

I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting the personal information you choose to share with me.

1. Information I Collect

Depending on how you interact with my website, I may collect certain personal information, including:

  • Your name

  • Your email address

  • Any information you choose to provide when submitting a contact form or sending an enquiry

  • Information you provide when signing up to receive emails, newsletters or other communications

  • Information about how you use and interact with my website, such as pages visited, browser type, device information and general location

You are not required to provide personal information simply to browse the website. However, certain features, such as contact forms or email subscriptions, may require you to provide some information.

2. How I Use Your Information

I may use your personal information to:

  • Respond to enquiries and messages

  • Communicate with you when you have requested information or updates

  • Send newsletters, author updates or other communications you have chosen to receive

  • Improve the website and understand how visitors use it

  • Manage and maintain the website

  • Protect the website against misuse, fraud or security threats

  • Comply with applicable legal obligations

I will only use your personal information for legitimate purposes connected with operating my website and communicating with you.

3. Email Communications

If you choose to subscribe to my mailing list, I may use your name and email address to send you newsletters, updates, announcements and other information relating to my work.

You can unsubscribe from these communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link included in my emails.

Unsubscribing from marketing communications will not prevent me from contacting you where I need to do so for another legitimate reason.

4. Cookies and Analytics

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the website function properly and to understand how visitors use it.

Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. They may help with things such as remembering preferences, understanding website traffic and improving your browsing experience.

I may use third-party analytics services to collect information about website traffic and visitor behaviour. This information is generally collected in an aggregated or pseudonymous form and is used to understand how the website is being used.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect how parts of the website function.

5. Third-Party Services

The website may use third-party services to help operate certain features, such as website hosting, email marketing, analytics, payment processing, embedded content or other website functionality.

These third parties may process personal information on my behalf or collect information directly when you interact with their services.

Third-party services have their own privacy policies and terms, and I encourage you to review those policies where appropriate.

6. Links to Other Websites

This website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

I am not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites. Once you leave my website, I recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any website you visit.

7. How I Protect Your Information

I take reasonable steps to protect the personal information I collect from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online is completely secure, so I cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

8. How Long I Keep Your Information

I retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including where necessary to comply with legal, accounting or reporting requirements.

If you unsubscribe from my mailing list, your information may be retained on a suppression or unsubscribe list so that I can ensure I do not contact you again for marketing purposes.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights relating to your personal information.

These may include the right to:

  • Request access to the personal information I hold about you

  • Ask me to correct inaccurate or incomplete information

  • Request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances

  • Withdraw your consent to certain uses of your information

  • Object to or restrict certain types of processing

  • Request a copy of your personal information

If you would like to exercise any applicable privacy rights, please contact me using the details below.

10. Children's Privacy

This website is not intentionally directed towards children, and I do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through this website, please contact me so that I can take appropriate steps to remove it.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the way I use personal information, or applicable legal requirements.

Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

12. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how your personal information is handled, or would like to make a privacy-related request, please contact:

Michelle Gardner
Email: elliejanecreative@gmail.com

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

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