Privacy Policy for Glam and Globe

Effective Date: 28/01/2025

Who We Are 

Glam and Globe (https://glamandglobe.com/) is a beauty and makeup blog dedicated to providing beauty tips, makeup tutorials, and skincare advice. You can contact us at info@glamandglobe.com for any privacy-related concerns.

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, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

2. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

3. Contact Forms

We use WPForms Lite to collect user inquiries. When you submit a contact form, we collect your name and email address solely for customer service purposes. We do not use submitted information for marketing purposes.

4. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience. These may include:

  • WordPress Cookies – Used to keep users logged in.

  • Google reCAPTCHA Cookies – Used for spam protection.

  • Google Analytics Cookies (via Site Kit by Google) – Helps analyze visitor activity on our website.

  • LiteSpeed Cache Cookies – Improves website performance and speed.

  • Elementor Cookies – Stores preferences related to website design and user interface.

You can control cookies through your browser settings.

5. Analytics

We use Site Kit by Google to track website traffic and user behavior. Google Analytics may collect your IP address and browsing behavior. You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking via Google’s opt-out browser add-on.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or trade your personal data. However, we share certain data with third-party services for functionality and analytics:

  • Google Analytics (Website traffic analysis)

  • Google reCAPTCHA (Spam protection)

  • LiteSpeed Cache (Website performance optimization)

  • WP Mail SMTP (Email functionality) 

You can check their website for further information regarding their privacy policies.
 

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. 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.

8. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of your personal data. You can also 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.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Data may be processed outside the European Union through third-party services such as Google Analytics. These services comply with standard data protection regulations.

10. How We Protect Your Data

We use security measures such as:

  • SSL encryption for secure data transmission.

  • Spam protection through Google reCAPTCHA.

  • Regular monitoring for security threats.

11. Data Breach Procedures

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and take necessary action, including internal investigations and security updates.

12. Third-Party Data Sources

We do not receive data from third parties except for analytics and spam protection services.

13. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

We do not conduct automated decision-making or profiling based on user data.

14. Industry Regulatory Disclosures

We comply with applicable privacy laws, including GDPR for European users. If you have any privacy concerns, please contact us at info@glamandglobe.com.


This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. Please review it regularly for any changes.