Privacy Policy
How Grey Fable handles visitor information and website data
Grey Fable respects the privacy of its visitors and aims to handle personal information clearly and responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you use the website, why it may be processed, and the choices available to you.
Information you choose to provide
Grey Fable may collect personal information when you choose to provide it, primarily through the website’s contact form.
This may include information such as your name, email address, and the contents of your message.
Information submitted through the contact form may be used to read and respond to your enquiry and, where reasonably necessary, to maintain a record of the correspondence.
Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information that is not necessary for your enquiry.
Information collected automatically
Some technical information may be processed automatically when you visit Grey Fable.
Depending on the website services in use, this may include information such as your IP address, browser or device type, operating system, referring website, approximate geographic region, and the date and time of your visit.
This information may be used for website operation, security, performance monitoring, and understanding general patterns of site usage.
Cookies and website statistics
Grey Fable uses website statistics and analytics tools to understand general traffic, content performance, and how visitors use the website.
Google Analytics is used for this purpose. Analytics storage is denied by default. If a visitor allows analytics, Google Analytics may use cookies such as _ga to measure website usage. If analytics is rejected, Google Analytics does not set, access, or read Analytics cookies, although limited cookieless measurement may still be sent to Google.
Grey Fable stores the visitor’s analytics preference in the browser’s local storage so the choice can be remembered on later page views.
Visitors can allow or reject analytics through the consent banner and can change that preference later through the privacy controls provided on this page.
How information is used
Information available through Grey Fable may be used to operate and maintain the website, respond to enquiries, understand general site usage, address security or administrative needs, and improve the website’s content and functionality.
Grey Fable does not sell personal information submitted through the website.
Information should only be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or where retention is otherwise required for legitimate administrative or legal reasons.
Third-party services
Grey Fable relies on third-party services to host, operate, secure, deliver email, and measure parts of the website.
Grey Fable is operated through WordPress.com and related Automattic services. Contact form notifications are delivered using Google/Gmail through WP Mail SMTP, which means information submitted through the contact form may be processed by Google as part of email delivery.
Third-party services have their own privacy practices and policies, which govern information processed directly by those services.
Google Analytics is also used for website measurement subject to the visitor’s analytics consent choice. Google’s own privacy practices apply to information processed through its services.
Other website tools or plugins may process limited information when their functionality is used.
External links
Grey Fable articles may contain links to external websites, including sources cited in References sections and other resources provided for additional context.
When you leave Grey Fable and visit another website, that website’s own privacy practices and policies apply.
Grey Fable does not control the privacy practices, content, or data-handling procedures of independent third-party websites.
Your privacy choices
If you have submitted personal information through Grey Fable, you may get in touch to ask about that information or request that applicable information be corrected or deleted.
Requests will be considered in accordance with applicable requirements and subject to information that may reasonably need to be retained for administrative, security, or legal purposes.
You can also manage cookies and similar technologies through your browser settings and any consent controls made available on the website.
You can change your analytics preference at any time by selecting Change analytics preferences.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated if Grey Fable changes the way the website operates, introduces new services, or needs to reflect changes in privacy practices or applicable requirements.
Meaningful changes will be reflected in the version published on this page.
Last updated: August 2026
Contact
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy or the handling of information submitted through Grey Fable, you can get in touch through the Contact page.