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Bloom Portfolio

Bloom Portfolio is a self hosted website tool. This page explains its cookies, your GDPR and ePrivacy obligations, data transfers and how to deploy it with valid consent.

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Overview

What does Bloom Portfolio do?

What Bloom Portfolio is and how it works

Bloom Portfolio is provided by Elegant Themes and runs on infrastructure that you control. It supports your website functionality directly, so you act as the controller for any personal data it processes.

What data and cookies Bloom Portfolio processes

Bloom Portfolio processes the data your visitors and members submit and stores first party cookies for sessions or preferences in your own database, so no data leaves your environment unless you connect an external provider.

GDPR and ePrivacy implications

Even when software is self hosted you remain fully responsible under the GDPR. You decide the purposes and the means, so you must document the processing, secure the data and respect the rights of the people whose data you hold.

Do you need consent

Because Bloom Portfolio sets cookies or processes identifiers that are not strictly necessary, you must obtain prior, informed and freely given consent before it loads.

International data transfers

Bloom stores email opt in records in your own WordPress database, although the email addresses you collect are usually forwarded to the email marketing provider you connect. Even so, record the hosting location in your records of processing to demonstrate accountability under Article 30 GDPR.

How to stay compliant with Bloom Portfolio

Keep Bloom Portfolio updated, restrict who can access the data, set a sensible retention period, describe any cookies it sets in your cookie policy and, if you forward data to an external provider, sign a data processing agreement with that provider.

Compliance

Bloom Portfolio and the GDPR

Bloom Portfolio is classified as “Unclassified”. On a site that targets European visitors, it must only load after the visitor consents, and it must be listed in your cookie policy.

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
Risk level: low
Applicable regulations: GDPR, ePrivacy Directive (Cookie Law)

Impact assessment (DPIA)

Bloom Portfolio is limited in scope and low risk, so a full DPIA is usually not required, but you should document your screening decision to evidence accountability.

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We use Bloom Portfolio to provide core features of this website. With your consent we store the cookies described in our cookie policy. You can accept, refuse or withdraw your choice at any time.

Cookies and trackers

What Bloom Portfolio sets and contacts

Tracking method: First party session cookie, self hosted
Server location: Self hosted on your own infrastructure

Cookies set (2)

Name	Type	Duration	Purpose
et_bloom_subscribed	Functional	1 year	Remembers that the visitor already subscribed so the opt in form is not shown again
et_bloom_optin_dismissed	Functional	1 year	Records that the visitor dismissed the opt in form to avoid showing it repeatedly

Third-party domains contacted (1)

elegantthemes.com

Questions

Frequently asked questions about Bloom Portfolio

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What cookies does Bloom Portfolio set?

Bloom Portfolio sets the following cookies: et_bloom_subscribed, et_bloom_optin_dismissed. Each one is listed in the cookie table on this page with its type, duration and purpose, and you should mirror that list in your own cookie policy.

Is consent required to use Bloom Portfolio?

Yes. Bloom Portfolio relies on cookies or identifiers that are not strictly necessary, so under ePrivacy Article 5(3) you must collect prior, informed and freely given consent before it loads.

What is the legal basis for Bloom Portfolio?

The lawful basis is Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Record this basis in your records of processing and state it in the privacy notice shown to visitors.

Does Bloom Portfolio transfer data to a third country?

By default no transfer to a third country takes place. Bloom stores email opt in records in your own WordPress database, although the email addresses you collect are usually forwarded to the email marketing provider you connect. Reassess if you later enable an external integration.

Do I need a DPIA for Bloom Portfolio?

A DPIA is usually not required for Bloom Portfolio on its own because the processing is limited and low risk, but document your reasoning.

How do I implement Bloom Portfolio in a compliant way?

Implement Bloom Portfolio through your consent layer: keep strictly necessary functions always on, gate optional ones behind consent, sign a data processing agreement with Elegant Themes where it acts as a processor and keep your cookie policy in sync with the real cookies.

What are the alternatives to Bloom Portfolio?

Alternatives include other self hosted or privacy friendly tools. Hosting the data yourself avoids an external transfer, which simplifies your compliance position.

How do I update my cookie policy for Bloom Portfolio?

List every cookie Bloom Portfolio sets in your cookie policy with its name, purpose and retention, state the legal basis, name Elegant Themes where relevant, and update the policy whenever the tool changes so refusals in your banner are always honoured.

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