Who we are
The Diversity of Me; Keeping It Real is a brand created by Tanya Rai for the purposes of publishing a podcast of the same name. Tanya also works as a freelancer within the broadcast industry under three strands: Diversity, Virtual/Hybrid Events and Marketing.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it:
Blog
You have the option to subscribe to our blog. Here you are asked for your email address only. This data is kept securely via WordPress, Gmail and Google Drive who are GDPR compliant. You will only be emailed for the purposes of receiving a new blog post.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised 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 here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
If you choose to leave a comment on this website you accept that:
— it will be published at the bottom of the page
— the name you enter into the ‘name’ field will be published on the comment
— you may wish to use only your first name or an alias. If you accidentally use your full name, this can be deleted upon request by emailing {tanya <at> diversityofme <dot> com}
— the email address you use is not published on the comment itself. You are not subscribing to our blog nor will you be added to an email list by entering your email to leave a comment.
— your IP address will be logged when you leave a comment. This data is not made public.
Please note that comments are moderated. We approve and edit them at our discretion based on the following guidelines:
— We will not publish any comment we consider to be offensive, unhelpful, promoting a course of action we disagree with, or simply self-promotion.
— we may shorten long comments to improve the reader experience.
— we may edit your comment to delete any names if you have referred to others.
— we may delete old comments if I consider this will improve the reader experience.
Contact forms
When you use the contact form you are asked for your name and email address so that we are able to respond to your query. Again, this data is kept securely via WordPress, Gmail and Google Drive who are GDPR compliant.
If you have ticked the box to confirm that we can email you from time to time, then you will be added to an email list. In the future you may be notified about updates around the publication of new podcast episodes released by The Diversity of Me; Keeping It Real, as well as new blog posts and other news. These updates will be via a newsletter using Mailchimp where your data will be kept securely. Mailchimp is GDPR compliant. There will be the ability to opt out of these communications at any time via the newsletter or by using the Contact Us form on this website. You can also opt out by emailing {tanya <at> diversityofme <dot> com}.
Cookies
Cookies store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit our site. A cookie is a very small file that is downloaded when you visit a website. See What are cookies.com for more information.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that 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. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
You can choose to turn off or selectively disable the use of cookies at any time in your browser’s setting or by managing preferences in programs including anti-virus software. Doing so may affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites – for example you may be unable to log in to leave a comment.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
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.
Analytics
This site uses a Jetpack plugin powered by Automattic to monitor website traffic and stats. Automattic owns and operates the Jetpack Plugin. Click here to view Automattic’s Privacy Policy. Google Search Console is enabled on this site which helps us monitor and maintain our site’s presence in Google. This site also uses Google Analytics. You have the ability to prevent your data being used by Google Analytics by opting out here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Who we share your data with
We keep all your personal information confidential.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission, are required to do so by law, or must in connection with legal proceedings.
How long we retain your data
We will only keep your personal information for the purposes outlined in this privacy policy. When these purposes have expired, or are no longer relevant, or you have withdrawn your consent for us to use your personal information (and we have no other lawful basis to use such data), we will delete such data.
Even if we delete your personal information, it may remain on a back-up or in archives.
What rights you have over your data
If you have subscribed to our blog, or have ticked the box to confirm we can email you from time to time on the Contact Us page, you can opt out of receiving further communication at any time by unsubscribing via any future newsletters sent or by using the Contact Us page. You can also email {tanya <at> diversityofme <dot> com}
You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Accessing your data (Subject Access Request)
If you want to see a copy of the information we hold about you, you are entitled to do this under Article 15 of GDPR. To request this, please email {tanya <at> diversityofme <dot>com} with your name and the email address which you used to either contact us or subscribe to our blog. We will not send your personal information to an alternative email address. In the event that you no longer have access to the email account you are requesting information on, you will need to provide evidence that you are the owner of the email in question.
Methods of processing your data
We will process any information held about you in a proper manner and will take appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorised destruction of that information.
The processing of this information is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organisational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated above.
Data breaches
Although we do as much as we can to keep your data safe, information shared via the internet is not completely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our website and any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your personal information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
In the unlikely event of a data breach, we will let you know as soon as we are made aware of it.
Links to external websites
This site contains links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites linked to. If you arrived here from another site, we are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners or operators of that third party site.
You should check the privacy policy of each site you visit.
Minors
To access or use this site, you must be 18 years old or older and have the requisite power and authority to enter into this Privacy Policy. We do not knowingly collect or solicit data online from or market online to children under the age of 18.
Last updated 10th November 2020