Last updated: 16 July 2026
Fear in Flight is an independent horror review and commentary blog. This policy explains what information may be collected when you visit or interact with the website and how that information is handled.
Information you provide
You may provide personal information when you:
- leave a comment;
- subscribe to receive new posts or updates;
- submit a contact form; or
- otherwise contact Fear in Flight.
Depending on the feature you use, this information may include your name, email address, website address, comment, message or subscription preferences.
Please do not include sensitive personal information in public comments.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, the information entered into the comments form may be collected along with the visitor’s IP address and browser information. This information helps with comment moderation, website security and spam detection.
An anonymised version of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use Gravatar. Once a comment is approved, any associated Gravatar profile image may be visible publicly alongside the comment.
Comments and the names or usernames displayed with them are public and may be viewed, copied or indexed by search engines.
Subscriptions
When you subscribe to Fear in Flight, your email address and subscription preferences may be processed by WordPress.com or Jetpack so that new-post notifications can be delivered to you.
You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in an email notification.
Website analytics
Fear in Flight uses Jetpack Stats, a service provided through WordPress.com, to understand how visitors use the website.
This may include information such as:
- the number of visits and page views;
- pages and posts viewed;
- referring websites or search terms;
- links clicked;
- browser and device information;
- approximate geographic location; and
- the date and time of a visit.
This information is used to understand which content readers find useful and to improve the website. Fear in Flight does not use Jetpack Stats to identify individual readers.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
WordPress.com, Jetpack and other website features may use cookies to:
- keep the website functioning correctly;
- remember visitor preferences;
- support comments and subscriptions;
- maintain security and prevent spam;
- measure website traffic and performance; and
- support embedded content.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate. Other cookies may relate to analytics, preferences or third-party content.
Where available, you can use the website’s cookie banner to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies. You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the website function.
For more information, please see the Automattic Cookie Policy.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on Fear in Flight may include embedded content such as videos, social-media posts, images or links.
Embedded content behaves in much the same way as visiting the originating website directly. Those third-party websites may collect information about you, use cookies or other tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Their own privacy and cookie policies apply to their collection and use of information.
Spam detection and website services
Visitor comments may be checked using an automated spam-detection service such as Akismet.
Fear in Flight is hosted using WordPress.com services operated by Automattic. Automattic may process technical information and information submitted through WordPress features to provide hosting, analytics, security, comments, subscriptions and other website services.
For further details about how Automattic handles visitor information, please see its Privacy Notice for Visitors to Users’ Sites.
How information is used
Information collected through Fear in Flight may be used to:
- operate, maintain and secure the website;
- publish and moderate comments;
- respond to messages;
- deliver requested subscriptions or updates;
- detect spam or misuse;
- understand website traffic and reader interests; and
- improve website content and accessibility.
Personal information will not be used for unrelated purposes unless required or permitted by law.
How long information is retained
Approved comments and their associated metadata may be retained indefinitely so that conversations remain available and future comments can be recognised.
Subscription information may be retained until you unsubscribe.
Contact messages may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain appropriate records or address legal or administrative matters.
Technical and analytics information is retained in accordance with the practices of WordPress.com, Jetpack and other relevant service providers.
Accessing or deleting your information
You may request access to, correction of or deletion of personal information that Fear in Flight holds about you.
Some information may need to be retained where reasonably necessary for website security, administration, recordkeeping or legal obligations. Public comments may also remain visible in quoted replies, archived pages or search-engine records outside Fear in Flight’s direct control.
Privacy enquiries can be submitted using the contact details or contact form available on the Fear in Flight website.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated when website features, service providers or information-handling practices change.
The current version will be published on this page with its most recent update date.