Privacy Policy

Who we are

I am a wife and mother who has lived with FND for over 30 years. My youngest daughter was also diagnosed with FND when she was 7 years old. At this time, I decided to create a blog to share our experiences.

Our website address is: Functioning ME.

Disclaimer

The information provided on Functioning ME is for information purposes only, it is not intended to be financial, health or personal advice. I am not a professional, therefore, opinions are strictly that – my personal opinion based on what I or my daughter has experienced and recommend for you to seek out a suitably qualified professional if you have a question regarding your own symptoms or implementing any opinions provided on this site. You are unique, therefore your experience may be different to what we have experienced, I cannot and will not guarantee that you will receive a similar result.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Comments are moderated and will take due diligence to ensure that comments are not spam or contain inappropriate language or content, however, we are only human and cannot be responsible for the contents of readers comments. We do not tolerate language that is inappropriate, defamatory, rude or bullying. If an account has been created, we also reserve the right to terminate a user’s account.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the service to see if you are using it. As your comment will be held for moderation, you can return to the post and remove the comment before it is approved. We have the right to remove comments after approval. The information that is stored in these cookies is for convenience and not essential, this means you, as a user, have a choice to opt in or out. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

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 in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. This means that these websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to assist in recognising and approving any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators will also be able to see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or 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 excluding any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments will be checked through an automated spam detection service.