Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy
Updated and Effective May 25, 2018
As the owner of this website (the "site"), I consider the privacy of our visitors to be extremely important. This privacy policy document describes in detail the types of information we collect via the site and how we use and disclose it.
Log Files
Like most other Web sites, this Site makes use of log files. These files merely log visitors to the site - usually a standard procedure for hosting companies and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies
This site uses cookies to store information about visitors' preferences, to record user-specific information on which pages the site visitor accesses or visits, and to personalize or customize our web page content based upon visitors' browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
The Site may collect personal information such as email address or name when commenting or deciding to subscribe to a newsletter or using our contact form.
Automatically-Collected Information: The website automatically collects certain information as most websites do. This includes your IP Adress and operating system type.
There are two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are created temporarily in your browser's subfolder while you are visiting a website. Once you leave the site, the session cookie is deleted. On the other hand, persistent cookie files remain in your browser's subfolder and are activated again once you visit the website that created that particular cookie. A persistent cookie remains in the browser's subfolder for the duration period set within the cookie's file.
How We Use Cookies
If you sign up for newsletters on our Site, we will send you newsletters to the email address you provided. Each and any email from this Site will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings.
To send administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates or security notices
To respond to your inquiries and/or complaints
To track and maintain advertising on the website
Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered related to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. You can learn how to opt out of Google Analytics here.
To send administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates or security notices
To respond to your inquiries and/or complaints
To track and maintain advertising on the website
Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered related to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. You can learn how to opt out of Google Analytics here.
Our Advertising Partners
Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include .......
- Commission Junction
- Amazon
- ShareASale
These third-party networks may cookies and web beacons to send advertisers information which will them serve relevant advertisements. use technology in their respective advertisements and links that appear on this Site and which are sent directly to your browser.
This site has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You can manage the use or non-use of cookies directly from your own particular browser and prevent third parties from installing cookies. Learn more about disabling cookies here.
You can also check the privacy policies of third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics tracks site usage and provides information about a user's actions while visiting this site. Google Analytics provides information such as the website through which you were referred to this Site. Other information collected includes the number of pages visited, session length, and other information about user's navigation while on this Site. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
You can opt out of Google Analytics here.
Your Rights (Rights of EEA Residents)
If you are a resident of a country in the EEA, you have the rights, among others, to:
Access your personal data
Ensure the accuracy of your personal data
The right to have us delete your personal data
The right to restrict the further processing of your personal data
The right to lodge a complaint to a supervising authority in your country of residence in the event that data is misused.
If you believe that our processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervising authority responsible for data protection.
You can exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by contacting us via our Contact Form. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by us as soon as possible.
Data Storage
Your personal data may be transferred to and stored at, a destination outside of the EEA area.
By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
Lawful Basis of Processing Personal Data
We may process personal data relating to the users if one of the following applies:
Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes;
Provision of data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the user and/or for any pre-contractor obligations thereof;
Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject;
Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party.
Data Retention
We process and store your personal data for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.
Personal data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between us and the user will be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
Personal data collected for the purposes of our legitimate interests will be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes.
We may be allowed to retain personal data for a longer period whenever the user has given consent to such processing, as long as consent is not withdrawn.
We may be obliged to retain personal data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, personal data will be deleted and some of your rights (i.e. the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability) cannot be enforced after the expiration of the retention period. You may find specific information regarding your rights within the relevant section of this Privacy Policy or by contacting us via our Contact Page.
Third Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personal information unless we provide users with advanced notice, This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users.
We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or other's rights, property or safety.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, and other uses.
Affiliate Links
We use affiliate links on this Site to receive compensation through linked products. If you click on an affiliate link, a cookie will be placed on your browser in order to track sales and commissions.
Email Subscription
Signing up for our email list is optional only. You can also unsubscribe at any time should you sign up.
If you choose to sign up to receive emails from us, the information you provide will be used and stored for the purpose of sending you the content to which you opted to receive.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This privacy policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website and regarding information shared and/or collected there. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our privacy policy and agree to its terms.
Update
This Privacy Policy was last updated on May 25, 2018.
Should we update, amend or make any changes to our privacy policy, those changes will be posted here.