Updated: 10-07-2022

This privacy policy covers any site of mine with an opt-in.

Overview

I am a staunch proponent of data privacy and data rights. My privacy policy reflects how I want all of my data to be treated. In short, I only want to collect as much data as you are willing to give me, and only want to use as much as you’ve explicitly given me permission to.

Information Collection and Use

When you opt-in on any of my websites, I will have generally enabled a “double opt-in.” This means that if you are on my email list, you not only entered your email on one of my forms, but you then took the additional step to go into your email and click a link to confirm that you do, in fact, want to hear from me. I will use this email address for the sole and exclusive purpose of sending you email communications. I am a proud user of Mailchimp. This is where the information will be stored. Your email address will never be sold or uploaded to any site (such as Facebook or Twitter for the creation of custom audiences) without your explicit permission.

Log Data

I saw this on a privacy policy template and I have to be honest that I only have a vague idea of what I log file is. I think that it refers to my server collecting information that your browser sends called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser version, pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

I do however use Google Analytics on my site to track how many people are visiting my site and what they are doing on my site. If you think that is a bad thing, I strongly encourage the use of some browser plugins such as Ghostery.

Cookies

This is another one I’m not entirely sure of but I’m pretty sure my website does it.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that is commonly used as an anonymous unique identifier. These are sent to your browser from the website that you visit and are stored on your computer’s hard drive. My website may use “cookies” to collection information. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies in your browser settings and know when a cookie is being sent to your computer. If you choose to refuse our cookies, I’m not sure what will happen but it’s possible that you may not be able to use some parts of this site.

Service Providers

I have a virtual assistant and sometimes I work with people from Upwork and Fiverr.

My virtual assistant may have access to your Personal Information through my email list. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on my behalf. While I have strict rules with any and all contractors about adhering to this data protection and privacy policy, which obligates them not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose…it’s not an airtight system. But I’m watching it like a hawk.

Security

I seriously appreciate your trust in providing me any Personal Information. I take that shit real seriously. I’ll do everything within my power (financially or capability) to protect it. However, I just want you to remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and I cannot guarantee its absolute security. But again, I’ll do my best. I take this seriously.