Who we are
Last updated: 29th December 2023
Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd (“us”, “we”, or “our”) owns and operates https://mrsmummyphd.com and https://scholarlymamas.com (the “Site”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information/ Data we receive from users of the Site.
We use your Personal Information/Data only for providing and improving the Site.
By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Definitions
My Company: My Company refers to Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd, 124 City Road, London, EC1 2NX,United Kingdom.
GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation Act.
Data Controller: Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed.
Data Processor: Data Processor means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.
Data Subject: Data Subject is any living individual who is using our website and is the subject of Personal Data.
Processing: any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data.
Child: Any person under the age of 18 years.
1. Principles for processing personal data
Our principles for processing personal data are:
- Fairness and lawfulness: When we process personal data, the individual rights of the Data Subjects are All personal data iscollected and processed in a legal and fair manner.
- Restricted to a specific purpose: The personal data of Data Subject isprocessed only for specific purposes.
- Transparency: The Data Subject will be informed of how his/her data is being collected, processed and used.
- Only as necessary: Processing is done with minimal data. We only gather and process the minimal amount of Personal Data required for any purpose.
- Time limited: Processing is limited with a time period. We will not store your personal data for longer than needed.
- Accurate: We will do our best to ensure the accuracy of data.
- Confidential: We will do our best to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of data.
2. What personal data we collect and process
While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd may collect several different types of personal data for various purposes. Personal Data may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
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.
Media
If you upload images to the Site, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Contact form submissions are kept for a limited period for customer service purposes only. Information submitted through our contact forms is not used for marketing purposes.
Akismet Anti-Spam Service
Children
Log Data
Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site (“Log Data”).
This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.
In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor and analyse your use of the Site.
Cookies
Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive.
Like many sites, we use “cookies” to collect information. View our full Cookie Policy here. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
We use cookies on MrsMummyPhD.com for the following purposes:
Necessary cookies: These cookies are required for you to be able to use some important features on our website, such as logging in. These cookies don’t collect any personal information.
Functionality cookies: These cookies provide functionality that makes using our service more convenient and makes providing more personalised features possible. For example, these cookies may recall your name and e-mail in comment forms so you don’t have to re-enter this information when you next submit a comment.
Analytics cookies: These cookies are used to track and monitor the use and performance of our website and services.
Advertising cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertising that is relevant to you and to your interests. In addition, they are used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement. They are usually posted to the website by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. These cookies remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.
Cookie Options
You can remove cookies stored in your computer via your browser settings. Alternatively, you can control some 3rd party cookies by using a privacy enhancement platform such as optout.aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.com. For more information about cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.
By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd’s use of cookies.
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.
Display ads: We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies. No personally identifiable information is shared with the Website’s ad providers.
Marketing ads: From time to time, MrsMummyPhD.com may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market MrsMummyPhD.com. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.
Sponsored Content Tracking Pixels: MrsMummyPhD.com may engage in sponsored campaigns with various influencer networks, brands, and agencies. Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd makes it a policy to disclose all sponsored content in accordance with legal requirements. From time to time, these sponsored campaigns utilize tracking pixels (aka web beacons), which may contain cookies to collect data regarding usage and audience. This information is collected by the sponsoring company to track the results of the campaign with MrsMummyPhD.com. No personally identifiable information collected by MrsMummyPhD.com is used in conjunction with these tracking pixels.
Affiliate Program Participation: Bluehost, Convertkit and others. Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into MrsMummyPhd.com. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales or visits for purposes of commissions. Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd is also a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon. As part of this Amazon Associates programme, Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd will post customised links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
Newsletters: On MrsMummyPhD.com, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
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
Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd may use Google Analytics which tracks Site usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Site. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. Please see the privacy policy of Google Analytics for more information.
Anonymous Data
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you. This maybe used on its own or in combination with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Our Site is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our Site as safe as possible.
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.
In addition, all sensitive information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
We implement a variety of security measures on our Site to maintain the safety of your personal information. We do our best to keep your Personal Data safe. We use safe protocols for communication and transferring data (such as HTTPS). We use anonymising and pseudonymising where suitable. We continually monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks.
3. How we use the personal data
We may use the personal information collected from you for the following purposes:
- To operate and maintain the Site;
- To send promotional information to you, such as newsletters, surveys, and marketing material. Each email promotion will provide an option to unsubscribe from the list to avoid receiving future emails;
- To provide you with information, products or services at your request which may be of interest to you;
- To contact you with administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
- To notify you about changes to our services and/or products;
- To respond to your comments, queries or concerns;
- To provide support to you as a user of the Site and carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us;
- To track and analyse marketing or advertising on the Site including behavioural targeting (display ads);
- To interact with external social networks and platforms (e.g. social media widgets and share buttons);
- To allow access to third party services’ accounts;
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues;
- To process payment for purchases you make through the Site; or,
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorised or illegal activity.
Who we share your data with
Additionally, Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd may use third-party service providers for various functions of the Site. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is subject to their respective privacy policies. We recommend that you to carefully review the privacy policies of those third party providers which you choose to link to from mrsmummyphd.com before providing your personal information to them so that you fully understand how those unaffiliated sites collect, use and share your information. Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd currently uses the following third-party service providers:
- Google Analytics: this service tracks Site usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Site. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
- Paypal/Stripe: This service maybe used for our shop/commerce/payment platform. Your banking information is processed securely and at no time is your banking information passed to the Site. We receive only information used for order fulfillment.
- Convertkit – this is what we use for delivery of email updates and newsletters when you register for our email list. We store your name and email address for the sole purpose of delivering such communications.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time at the discretion of Mrs Mummy PhD.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd will not rent, sell, or share your personal information with others or non-affiliated companies except for the purpose of providing products or services that you have requested, or unless we have your explicit permission as agreed to in this Privacy Policy or otherwise. In cases where you’ve made a purchase from Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd, if you provide a different address for shipping than for billing, the shipping information is only used to dispatch your order. Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd may share personal information with service providers who work with us under confidentiality agreements to fulfill your order. Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd may also work with vendors to help with analysis of traffic and usage of the Site, communicate with you about offers and services from Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd, and to help us better serve you. These companies will not be provided with any independent right to utilise or share your personal information. However, we may share personal information without notice in order to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal service of process; or to establish or exercise our legal rights, protect the property of Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd, and/or to defend against legal claims. Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd may share personal information when necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law. In addition, we may transfer information about you if we are acquired by, reorganized or merged with another company. In such cases, we will notify active registered users if there is a need to change this Privacy Policy.
4. Legal basis for collecting and processing personal data
Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd’s legal basis for collecting and using the personal data described in this Privacy Policy depends on the personal data we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:
- Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd needs to perform a contract with you
- You have given Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd permission to do so
- Processing your personal data is in Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd’s legitimate interests
- Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd needs to comply with the law
5. Retention of personal data
Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Mrs Mummy PhD Ltd will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our Site (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). Site administrators can also see and edit that information.
6. Data protection rights
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what personal data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
- The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you
- The right of rectification
- The right to object
- The right of restriction
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. 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.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 1st May 2021 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@mrsmummyphd.com with your questions or concerns.
