Colored Pencil Press (“we”, “us”, “our”) creates personalized children’s books and related products.
Our website address is: https://coloredpencilpress.com
1. Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user-agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify whether you use it.
Gravatar’s Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After approval, your profile picture (if any) becomes visible with your comment.
2. Media (Uploaded Images)
If you upload images, avoid uploading photos with embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Visitors to the website may download and extract location data from images displayed publicly.
3. Cookies
Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies.
These last one year.
Login Cookies
If you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies.
This contains no personal data.
When you log in, additional cookies save your login status and screen preferences:
Login cookies last 2 days
Screen option cookies last 1 year
“Remember Me” extends login to 2 weeks
If you log out, login cookies are removed.
Editor Cookies
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie storing the post ID may be placed in your browser.
It expires after 1 day.
4. Embedded Content From Other Sites
Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, etc.).
Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the other website.
These websites may:
Collect data
Use cookies
Add third-party tracking
Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you are logged in to that service
Information Related to Personalized Book Orders
Because Colored Pencil Press creates custom books, order forms may include:
Child’s name, age, favorite themes
Hair/eye/skin description (for illustration matching)
Uploaded photos (to convert into illustrations)
Parent/guardian contact information
Shipping address
Dedication text
We use this information only to produce your personalized book and for no other purpose.
Uploaded photos are stored securely and deleted after your order is completed unless you request otherwise.
We never use children’s information for marketing or analytics.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
Payment processing is handled by secure third-party providers (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). We do not store full credit card details.
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
We do not sell or share personal data with advertisers.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely for spam detection and follow-up approval.
Registered user accounts (if applicable) store user-provided profile information indefinitely.
Order form submissions for personalized books are retained only as long as needed to produce the product, unless you request we keep them for future orders.
Uploaded photos are deleted after order completion unless you opt to save them for future books.
Your Rights Over Your Data
You may request:
A copy of the personal data we hold about you
Correction of inaccurate information
Deletion of data we no longer have a legal reason to keep
This includes personalized book order information, except data we must retain for accounting, legal, or security reasons.
You can request removal of:
Photos
Child information
Order details
Contact information
To submit a request, email: privacy@coloredpencilpress.com
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam filters.
Contact forms may be processed through secure email handling services.
Payment details go directly to payment processors and do not pass through our servers.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data:
Colored Pencil Press
Email: privacy@coloredpencilpress.com
Website: https://coloredpencilpress.com