Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 30, 2025

This website is a personal journalism portfolio and blog created and managed by LaReeca Rucker. Your privacy is important here. This policy explains what kind of information is collected from visitors and how it is used.

1. Information We Collect

We collect two types of information:

a. Information You Voluntarily Provide:

  • When you leave a comment, your name, email address, and IP address are collected (to help prevent spam).
  • When you sign up for the newsletter, your name and email address are collected.

b. Information Collected Automatically:

  • Like most websites, this site collects certain technical data such as browser type, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request.
  • WordPress may use cookies to enhance user experience (e.g., remembering your name when you comment).
  • If analytics tools are used (e.g., Jetpack or Google Analytics), these may track page views and general site usage, but not personally identifiable information.

2. How Your Information Is Used

Your information may be used to:

  • Send you newsletters if you signed up
  • Respond to comments or questions
  • Prevent spam or abuse
  • Monitor site traffic and improve content

We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Third-Party Services

This site may use the following services, which may collect data per their own privacy policies:

  • WordPress.com/Jetpack – site stats, anti-spam protection (Akismet)
  • Newsletter provider – such as Mailchimp or another service, for managing email signups
  • Embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, X posts) – these behave as if you visited those external sites directly and may collect cookies or data

4. Cookies

Cookies may be used to:

  • Save your preferences
  • Help with analytics
  • Enable features like comment remembering

You can disable cookies in your browser settings.

5. Data Retention

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. If you sign up for the newsletter, your contact info is stored until you unsubscribe or request deletion.

6. Your Rights

Depending on where you live (especially if in the EU or California), you may have rights to:

  • Access the data we have about you
  • Request corrections or deletion
  • Withdraw consent (unsubscribe)
    To exercise these rights, please contact us at: lrucker.news@gmail.com

7. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, email: lrucker.news@gmail.com

8. Policy Updates

This privacy policy may be updated occasionally. The latest version will always be posted here.