Date: 7/19/2018
This privacy policy describes how we collect, use, store, process and share your information in relation to this website (Site). Because we value your privacy we will never sell, rent or otherwise misuse your information.
By browsing the site, you expressly consent to the collection, use, storage, processing and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE.
Information Collection
General: When you visit the Site, you can browse without submitting any personal information about yourself. We will, however, receive and store some non-personally identifiable information about you, as described below. In order to participate in certain functionalities, you may be asked to provide personally identifiable information such as your name or email address.
Account, Purchase, Payment Information: If you create an account or purchase items, we request certain personally identifiable information from you on our payment form, including, but not limited to, name, email address, and payment card information (including card number, expiration address, and verification code).
We use a third party payment processor (Stripe or PayPal) to assist in securely processing your personally identifiable payment information, including recurring charges (if any). The credit card information that you provide is encrypted and transmitted directly to the payment processor. We do not store your credit card information and do not control and are not responsible for the payment processor or its collection or use of your information.
Communications, Email Address Collection In order to receive certain communications from us, such as responses to user inquiries, you will be required to submit your email address to us. You may also provide your email address to us in order to receive updates and news even if you do not sign up for an account or make a purchase. Any non-website related email you receive from us will include an unsubscribe link that will allow you to opt-out of receiving future emails. It may be necessary to send you website announcements. For example, if the website is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we may send users an email. You may not opt-out of website-related emails which are not promotional in nature.
User Content: The website may allow you to post or submit comments or other information, such as in response to our blog content (“User Content”). We may use User Content to improve the website and we may save User Content or other content you post indefinitely. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Automatically Collected Information: Similar to other websites, we may collect some information automatically from you and store it in log files. This collection may include, but is not limited to: your domain name and host for Internet access, the Internet address of the site from which you came, the date and time of your access, your computer’s IP address and information about its operating system, browser, and host, the date and time you access the website and the pages you visit. We collect this non-identifying information in order to help diagnose problems and to improve and administer the website. We also use it to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information. We may automatically collect information using various mechanisms, including but not limited to cookies and pixels.
A “cookie” is a small text file that is stored on a computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies for analyzing trends, site administration, tracking user movement, and to gather demographic information from our base as a whole. Some cookies remain on your computer until you delete them. Others, like session ID cookies, expire when you close your browser. You may set your browser setting to attempt to reject cookies and you may still use the website, however, certain features of the website may not be available if your browser does not accept cookies. We do not control the use of cookies by third parties. Also see “Third Party Analytics Providers” below.
“Pixels” are tiny graphics with a unique identifier that are used to track the online movements of web users. Unlike cookies, which are stored on a computer’s hard drive, pixels are small graphics that are about the size of the period at the end of the sentence that are embedded invisibly on web pages or in HTML-based emails. Our third-party analytics providers may place pixels on the Site that track what other websites you visit (both before and after visiting the Site). Our third-party analytics providers use information obtained from pixels to help us improve our business and the Site. We do not control the use of pixels by third parties.
Third Party Analytics Providers: We use third parties to help us operate and improve the Site. In doing so, we may share with these third parties non-personally identifiable information about users’ use of the Site. These third party providers also use cookies. We use third party analytics providers, such as Google Analytics, to provide us with general demographic and interest-level information about our users and to help create a better user experience. We do not control information collected by third parties and are not responsible for their use of that information. Google Analytics uses cookies and pixels in order to collect demographic and interest-level information and usage information from users that visit the Site, including but not limited to information about the pages where users enter and exit the Site and what pages users view on the Site, time spent, browser, operating system, and IP address. Cookies and pixels allow Google to recognize a user when a user visits the Site and when the user visits other websites. Google uses the information it collects from the Site and other websites to share with us and other website operators information about users including, but not limited to, age range, gender, geographic regions, general interests, and details about devices used to visit websites and purchase items.
“Do Not Track” Settings. Because we track website usage information as described above, your selection of the “Do Not Track” option provided by your browser may not have any effect on our collection of certain information. The only way to completely “opt out” of the collection of information through cookies or other tracking technologies is to actively manage the settings on your browser to delete and disable cookies and other tracking/recording tools.
Linked Sites: The Site may contain links to third party websites (“Linked Sites”), including social media features such as Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter buttons. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any Linked Sites and Linked Sites may collect personally identifiable information from you that is not subject to our control. The data collection practices of Linked Sites will be governed by that site’s privacy policy.
Information Use
General: We will use your personally identifiable information to operate, manage and administer the Site; to fulfill your purchase of any paid features of the Site (if applicable); to provide you with support or a more personalized experience; to communicate with you; and to provide you information about products and Sites (including the products and Sites of third parties). We may also use personal information to resolve disputes; to detect and protect against errors, fraud, and criminal activity; to assist law enforcement; to enforce this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use; or for any other purpose described in this Privacy Policy or that we describe to you at the time of collection.
Use of Non-Personally Identifiable and Aggregate Information: We may use non-personally identifiable information and aggregate information for any lawful purpose, including, but not limited to, analyzing trends, managing and administering the Site, tracking users’ movements, for research purposes, or to improve our business and the Site. In addition, we may share aggregate statistical information with our business partners. We may also combine your non-personally identifiable information and aggregate information with other non-personally identifiable information and aggregate information collected from other sources.
Information Retention: We will retain your information indefinitely, or as long as legally required or allowed. We may dispose of any information in our discretion without notice, subject to applicable law. We do not undertake any retention obligations through this statement.
Information Disclosure
All information collected by the Site is used for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. We will not share, sell, or rent your personal information to others. We may use the following third party services to assist in the delivery of services to you:
MailChimp or Constant Contact for email communication
Google Analytics for site performance statistics
PayPal or Stripe for payment processing
Social Media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube)
Your interaction with these third parties are governed by the privacy policy and other policies of the the companies providing them.
Security
Keeping your information secure is of great concern to us. We exercise care in facilitating the transmission of information between your device or computer and the servers that operate and store information for the Site. Any personally identifiable information collected by the Site is stored in operating environments that are not available to the public. While we have mechanisms in place to safeguard your personal information after we receive it, no transmission of data over the internet can be 100% secure.
Disclaimer: Due to the complexity and open nature of the Internet, no transmission of data over the Internet can be 100% secure. There is always a risk that information collected by and/or displayed on the Site may be compromised or accessed notwithstanding the steps we take to secure your information. For example, a third party may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, or other users of the Site may abuse or misuse your personal information. Accordingly, you agree that you are providing such information at your own risk.
International Use
Our offices and servers are located in the United States, so your information may be transferred to, stored, or processed in the United States. By using the Site, you understand and consent to the collection, storage, processing, and transfer of your information to our facilities in the United States and those third parties with whom we share it as described in this policy.
Children’s Privacy
The Site is Not for or Directed Towards Children. While the Site is not intended for anyone under the age of 16, we do not intend to and will not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 16. If you believe that we have collected information about a child under 16, please contact us, so that we may delete the information.
Changes and Updates to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy by updating it and posting it at https://gaylechristopher.com/privacy-policy/, with the new terms taking effect on the date of posting. You should periodically review this Privacy Policy to ensure you are familiar with the most current version. Your use of the Site after the Effective Date posted above constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
Accessing, Updating, or Deleting User Content and Your Personal Information:
Contact us and we will make good faith efforts to resolve requests to correct inaccurate information except where the request is unreasonable, requires disproportionate technical effort or expense, jeopardizes the privacy of others, or would be impractical.
Contact Information and Privacy Questions:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.