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Privacy policy

Effective date: 14.11.2025

This website (the “Site”) at https://stephaniechildress.com is operated for Stephanie Childress (“we”, “us”, “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data.

This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and your rights. It applies when you use the Site, contact us, or interact with embedded content (for example, YouTube videos).

If you have questions, please contact: info@stephaniechildress.com

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1) Who we are (Data Controller)

We use Wix Studio (Wix.com Ltd.) to host and operate the Site. Wix acts as our service provider/processor. Your data may be stored on Wix’s secure infrastructure and by other sub-processors needed to provide the service (e.g., email delivery).

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2) What data we collect

a) Information you provide

  • Contact form: name, email address, message, and anything else you include.

b) Information collected automatically

  • Technical data: IP address, device/browser info, pages viewed, timestamps, and error logs (via Wix).

  • Cookies & similar technologies: see the Cookie section below.

  • Embedded content: playing an embedded YouTube video may set additional cookies (see below).

We do not sell personal data and we do not use invasive tracking on the Site.

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3) Why we use your data

  • Responding to enquiries

  • Operating and securing the Site

  • Measuring performance & improving experience

  • Showing embedded videos

  • Marketing (YouTube/Google ads personalisation) - only if you allow marketing cookies

You can withdraw consent at any time via the cookie banner (see section 7).

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4) How we share your data

We share data only with:

  • Wix Studio (hosting, security, analytics necessary to run the Site);

  • Email services (to receive and reply to your message);

  • YouTube/Google when you choose to play an embedded video.

We do not otherwise disclose personal data unless required by law or to protect our rights.

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5) International transfers

Our providers may process data in multiple countries. Where required, appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses or equivalent mechanisms) are used. For details, see the privacy information of Wix and Google/YouTube.

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6) How long we keep data

  • Contact form messages: retained as long as needed to handle your enquiry and for routine record-keeping (normally up to 12 months unless a longer period is needed for legal reasons).

  • Cookies: see durations in the tables below.

  • Server logs: retained by hosting providers for security/diagnostics for limited periods.

 

7) Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to make the Site work, to secure it, to measure performance, and—if you allow—to personalise advertising via YouTube. You can manage your preferences at any time using the cookie banner; your browser settings may also let you block cookies.

 

Note on domains: On the live site, some essential cookies may be set on stephaniechildress.com and some by Wix service domains such as wixstudio.com, wix.com, or their CDNs (e.g., parastorage.com). YouTube cookies appear on youtube.com/ytimg.com.

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Strictly necessary (essential)

  • server-session-bind — stephaniechildress.com or wixstudio.com — session — Keeps your connection tied to the same server (load-balancing) so pages load reliably.

  • client-session-bind — stephaniechildress.com or wixstudio.com — session — Load-balancing / session stickiness.

  • ssr-caching — stephaniechildress.com (served via parastorage.com) — less than a minute — Indicates how the page was rendered to improve performance.

  • XSRF-TOKEN — .stephaniechildress.com — session — Security cookie that protects forms from cross-site request forgery.

  • hs — .stephaniechildress.com — session — Security cookie used by Wix.

  • bSession — .stephaniechildress.com — 1 hour — Service stability / load-balancing.

  • VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA — .youtube.com — 6 months — Stores your YouTube privacy/consent state for this site.

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Functional & performance (only if you consent)

  • __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN — .youtube.com — 6 months — Manages A/B tests and feature rollouts for embedded YouTube videos.

  • __Secure-YEC — .youtube.com — varies — Remembers player/experiment settings for the YouTube interface.

  • VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE — .youtube.com — 6 months — Estimates bandwidth and decides which version of the YouTube player to show.

  • YSC — .youtube.com — session — Maintains your session with the YouTube player while you view a video.

  • ytidsb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY — youtube.com — persistent — Remembers the last search result clicked to improve YouTube UX.

  • svSession — .stephaniechildress.com (may appear under wixstudio.com) — ~1 year — Identifies unique visits and tracks sessions for site performance/analytics.

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Marketing/advertising (only if you consent)

  • __Secure-YNID — .youtube.com — about 6 months — Used by YouTube/Google to deliver and personalise ads and to measure interactions.

Managing cookies: You can change your preferences at any time via the cookie banner (“Manage cookies”). Blocking essential cookies may affect how the site works; non-essential cookies are only set if you opt in.

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8) Your rights (EEA/UK)

You have the right to:

  • access your personal data;

  • rectify inaccurate data;

  • erase data (“right to be forgotten”);

  • restrict or object to processing;

  • data portability;

  • withdraw consent at any time (does not affect processing before withdrawal);

  • lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority (e.g., ICO in the UK or your local authority in the EEA).

To exercise your rights, contact info@stephaniechildress.com.

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9) Children

The Site is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.

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10) Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including HTTPS, platform security provided by Wix, and access controls. No method of transmission is perfectly secure; we work to protect your information but cannot guarantee absolute security.

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11) Third-party links

The Site may link to other websites (for example, social profiles or ticketing platforms). Those sites have their own privacy terms.

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12) Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted here with the effective date.

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