Last updated: April 27, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Janet Charlton’s Hollywood (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit janetcharltonshollywood.com (the “Site”).
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://janetcharltonshollywood.com
Janet Charlton’s Hollywood is an entertainment news and gossip publication. If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact us via our Contact page.
What Data We Collect
Comments
When you leave a comment on the Site, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your comment. We also collect your IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection purposes. Your name is displayed publicly with your comment. Your email address is stored in our database but is never displayed publicly.
An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to Gravatar to check whether you have a profile photo associated with it. If so, that photo will be displayed alongside your comment.
Comment data is also processed by Akismet, an automated spam detection service operated by Automattic. When you submit a comment, its content and associated metadata (name, email, IP address, user agent) are sent to Akismet’s servers for spam analysis. You can review Automattic’s Privacy Policy for details on how Akismet handles this data.
Contact Form (“Got Gossip?”)
When you submit a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, subject, and message content. This information is transmitted directly to us via email and is not stored in our database. It is retained only for as long as needed to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with any third party.
Poll Votes (Love It or Loathe It)
When you vote in a poll, we record your vote (Love It or Loathe It) associated with the post. We do not collect any personal information in connection with poll votes — only anonymous vote counts are stored on our server.
Site Search
When you use the search feature on the Site, your search query is processed by WordPress to return results. We do not log or store individual search queries.
Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- WordPress functional cookies: If you visit the login page or are an admin user logged into the site, WordPress sets temporary session and login cookies. These are not set for regular visitors.
- Comment convenience cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name and website in a cookie for one year so you don’t have to re-enter it next time.
We do not use our own cookies for advertising tracking or behavioral profiling.
Analytics — Umami
This site uses Umami Analytics, a privacy-focused analytics platform. Umami does not use cookies, does not collect personal data, and does not track users across sites. Data collected includes page views, referrers, device type, and country-level location — all fully anonymized. Umami also records certain interaction events such as comment submissions (including the post ID and post title) for engagement analysis. No personal data is transmitted. Umami is GDPR compliant by design — no consent is required for its use.
Third-Party Services
Akismet Spam Protection
This Site uses Akismet, a spam detection service operated by Automattic. Comment submissions — including content, name, email, IP address, and browser user agent — are sent to Akismet’s servers for automated spam analysis. See Automattic’s Privacy Policy for full details.
Google AdSense
This Site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other websites across the internet.
You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google’s Ads Settings or at www.aboutads.info.
For full details on how Google collects and processes data, see Google’s Privacy Policy.
Social Sharing Buttons
This Site includes sharing buttons for Facebook, X (Twitter), WhatsApp, Bluesky, and email. These buttons may load resources from third-party servers. If you interact with them, those platforms may collect data according to their own privacy policies. We do not control or receive that data.
Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded content from external sources. Embedded content behaves as though you visited those external sites directly and may collect data or use cookies per their own policies.
How We Use Your Data
We use collected data to:
- Display and moderate comments
- Respond to contact form inquiries
- Detect and prevent spam
- Count poll votes
- Understand aggregate site usage via Umami
- Serve advertising via Google AdSense
We do not sell your personal data. We do not use personal data for automated decision-making or profiling.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: Comment content, name, email, IP address, and user agent are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. You may request deletion by contacting us.
- Contact form submissions: Not stored in our database. Retained only in email correspondence for as long as needed to address your inquiry.
- Poll votes: Stored indefinitely as anonymous aggregate counts with no personal data attached.
- Admin user accounts: Retained for as long as the account exists on the Site.
Your Rights
Depending on where you are located, you may have the following rights:
- Access: Request a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data.
- Deletion: Request erasure of personal data we hold about you (subject to legal obligations).
- Opt-out of personalized ads: Use Google’s opt-out tools linked above.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our Contact page.
California residents (CCPA): We do not sell personal information. You have the right to know what personal information is collected and to request its deletion.
EEA/UK residents (GDPR): You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority if you believe your data has been handled unlawfully.
Where Your Data Is Sent
- Comments: Sent to Akismet (Automattic) for spam analysis. See their privacy policy linked above.
- Contact form submissions are delivered to our private email inbox and are not shared externally.
- Analytics data is processed by Umami — no personal data is transmitted.
- Advertising data is processed by Google per their policies linked above.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
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