Who we are

We are the Flame Steward, and our website address is https://theflamesteward.com.

What personal data do we collect, and why do we collect it

Our website may collect and maintain personal information provided by you, its user, including your name, e-mail address, city of residence, and any other personal information you provide. The information you choose to provide is entirely voluntary; however, providing less information might limit our ability to contact you after you submit a contact request. We collect this information so we may contact you after you have submitted a request for us to do so.

We may also collect usage information to assess how users access and utilize our website. This data is valuable for various purposes, including troubleshooting and improving our site’s functionality. The information we obtain may be the user’s Internet service provider, type of web browser or operating system, IP address, viewed pages, time and duration of site visits, crash logs, and other information relating to the usage of our site. Again, we collect this information to improve the user’s experience with our site. 

Contact forms

When users submit information via the “Contact Us” form, we collect your personal information, including the data shown in the comments section. We also collect the user’s IP address and browser string to help detect spam.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance our site’s functionality. You can reset your browser to disable cookies and indicate when information is being sent. Disabling cookies, however, may cause certain features of our website to function improperly. 

Information users submit via the “Contact Us” form is sent to our business Gmail address (theflamesteward@gmail.com). This information is subject to Google’s Privacy Policies. You may access Google’s policies here: https://policies.google.com/privacy

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 similarly as if the user had visited another website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content. This may include tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

Our business uses Google Analytics to aid us in improving our website and to learn how and when visitors access it. This data does not provide us with the visitor’s personal information (name, address, phone number, etc.). It may provide information about the user’s age, gender, browser, operating system, service provider, a device used to access the website, and city and country of residence. You may read more about Google Analytics here: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/

With whom do we share your data?

We do not sell or rent the data or personal information you share.

Information users provide on our “Contact Us” page is sent to our business Gmail address (theflamesteward@gmail.com). This information is subject to Google’s Privacy Policies. You may read more about Google’s Privacy and data collection policies here: https://policies.google.com/privacy

How long we retain your data?

If users provide personal information or leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. We maintain this information for record-keeping and to be able to communicate with users who have requested we contact them. 

What rights do you have over your data?

If you 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 must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where do we send your data?

As stated above, our website sends information that users provide on our “Contact Us” form to our business Gmail address (theflamesteward@gmail.com). This information is subject to Google’s Privacy Policies. You may read more about Google’s Privacy and data collection policies here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

What third parties provide us with data?

Our business uses Google Analytics to aid us in improving our website and to learn how and when visitors access it. This data does not provide us with the visitor’s personal information (name, address, phone number, etc.). It may provide information about the user’s age, gender, browser, operating system, service provider, a device used to access the website, and city and country of residence. You may read more about Google Analytics here: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/

Additional information

We take measures to protect the security of users’ data. However, it is impossible to guarantee that user data will be immune from malicious attacks or compromise. Therefore, users should understand that the transmission of personal data is always at their own risk.

We may occasionally make changes to our privacy policy, so we advise users to review the policy periodically. Users who continue to access our website following a revision are automatically subject to the updated terms.