Our Website address is: https://joebaker.me.uk.
This site was created and is operated and controlled by Joseph Baker. No other individual or organisation carries responsibility, either directly or indirectly. Please see our About page for more information.
Code of Ethics
Dispensing With Informed Consent
Informed consent was not sought or provided in the case reports published on this website. Although participants have been anonymised, individuals are potentially identifiable. However, in the opinion of the author, the narcissistic abuse he suffered over 16 years, being stripped of dignity and self-worth and subjected to shame, humiliation, anxiety, embarrassment, guilt, abandonment, vulnerability and depression, legitimises publication (Ref. Prof. Sam Vaknin q.v.). The prospective benefits of publication to other victims, override conceivable discomfort to the participants that might arise from exposure.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. 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 Comments 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 “Save my name, email and website on this browser”, 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.
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
We do not share your data with anyone. External organisations, such as Google, may collect analytical data regarding your visit and such collection is outside our control. Please refer to Google Privacy Policy.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve 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. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also 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. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
What data breach procedures we have in place
Our hosting company is contracted to protect against data breaches. For further information please contact Zen, Data Protection Officer who can be reached at privacy@zen.co.uk.
Further questions and contacts
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, if you wish to exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal information, or if you want to object to the collection or processing of your data by Joseph Baker, whether entirely or partially, please contact us by email at joe@joebaker.me.uk.