Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is:
https://charlestonreikiandtarot.com

Charleston Reiki & Tarot is committed to honoring your privacy and treating your personal information with care, respect, and integrity.

We take your privacy seriously and treat your information with care.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the information shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This helps us detect spam and keep the site running smoothly.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you have an associated profile image. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if applicable) may be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please be aware that images may contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract that information from images posted publicly.

Contact Forms

When you reach out to us through a contact form, we collect only the information you choose to share (such as your name, email address, and message).

This information is used only to respond to your inquiry, provide requested services, or communicate directly with you.
We do not sell your information, and we do not use it for purposes beyond what you’ve asked for.

From time to time, we may send direct communications related to our own offerings. You may always opt out of these communications at any time.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience, so you don’t need to re-enter them next time. These cookies last for one year.

If you have an account and log in to this site, we use temporary cookies to confirm that your browser accepts cookies. These contain no personal data and are discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, cookies are also used to save your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, screen preference cookies last for one year, and “Remember Me” login cookies last for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved that simply records the post ID of the article you edited. It contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos or images). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited that website directly.

Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you are logged into their platform.

Analytics

We do not use analytics tools that collect personally identifiable information. Any basic site statistics we review are used only to understand general site performance and do not identify individual visitors.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

Your data may be accessible only to authorized website administrators and essential service providers (such as email delivery or spam protection services), solely for the purpose of operating this website. These providers are expected to maintain appropriate confidentiality and security standards.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

If you register for an account (if applicable), we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You may view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except your username). Website administrators can also access this information as needed for site management.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase your personal data.

This does not include information we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, you may contact us using the contact information provided on this website.

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. This includes secure hosting, access controls, and standard security practices appropriate to the type of information collected.

Any information related to personal, spiritual, or health-adjacent services is handled with heightened care and confidentiality, consistent with HIPAA-aligned privacy principles where applicable.

What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place

In the unlikely event of a data breach, we will take appropriate steps to identify, contain, and address the issue. If required by law, affected individuals will be notified in a timely manner.

What Third Parties We Receive Data From

We do not receive personal data about users from third parties.

What Automated Decision-Making and/or Profiling We Do With User Data

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

We are committed to ethical, respectful, and transparent handling of personal information. We use your information only for its intended purpose and do not disclose it beyond what is required for administrative, legal, or security obligations.

Where applicable, we follow privacy and confidentiality practices consistent with HIPAA standards, even when not legally required to do so.