Who we are
Everyday Novel (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. Our Privacy Policy outlines our practices and ensures compliance. Our website address is: https://everydaynvl.com. We adhere to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) administered by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string. We use this information for spam detection and to ensure the quality of interactions on our site according to our Privacy Policy.
Gravatar: An anonymized string (a hash) derived from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service. This is done to see if you are using it. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if you have one) is visible publicly in connection with your comment.
Media
If you upload images or other media to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from the images. This practice helps protect your privacy and security and aligns with our Privacy Policy.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site:
- Comment Cookies: When you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This makes it easier for you to comment again in the future without re-entering your information. These cookies will last for one year.
- Login Cookies: 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.
- Persistent Cookies: When you log in, several cookies will be set to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies typically last for two days, while screen option cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends the login duration to two weeks. Upon logging out, these cookies are removed.
- Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie storing the post ID of the article you just edited will be saved. This cookie does not contain personal data and expires after one day.
You can manage your cookie preferences via your browser settings. Alternatively, you can use our cookie banner if available on our site, which is part of our Privacy Policy.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such embedded content behaves exactly 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 interactions with that embedded content. This is especially true if you have an account and are logged in to that website. For more details, refer to the Privacy Policy of those websites.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for their marketing purposes. However, we may share your data in the following circumstances:
Legal Obligations: If required by law, or in response to valid legal requests, we may disclose your personal data.
Service Providers: With trusted third-party services (e.g., hosting providers, analytics, spam detection tools) who assist us in operating our website in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Password Reset Requests: If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.
How long we retain your data
Comments: We retain all comments and associated metadata indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue, following our Privacy Policy.
User Accounts: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators also have access to this information.
Other Data: We keep personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on our site, or if you have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. This includes any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. Please note that this does not include any data we are legally required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Your data may be processed or stored in countries outside Australia as part of our operations. This is particularly true when using third-party services. We ensure that any such transfers comply with applicable privacy laws.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. This service may transfer the data to external servers for processing, which is detailed in our Privacy Policy.