Privacy Policy & Disclosure:
This Roller Coaster Called Life found at https://www.thisrollercoastercalledlife.com/(“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact Naomi @ thisrollercoastercalledlife . com.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, entering a giveaway, or submitting a contact form.
Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources. You may link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile. If you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile, we will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account;
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
- To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
- To provide you with user support;
- To track and measure advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
Mail Chimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.
Rafflecopter– this service is used for content/giveaway entries. It collects Browser Information, Current User Time,Email, Name, and Internet Protocol Address. This information is used to verify your entries and eligibility in the contest/giveaway. Certain entries may obtain other information but you will need to authorize that on an individual entry level. Please refer to Rafflecopter’s privacy policy for further information.
SumoMe – is used to allow users to share our posts and information on their social media channels. You must authorize the app permission to access your social media account in order to use it. The only information displayed on our site is how many times the post was shared on social media. You can revoke your privileges to the app at any time through your social media accounts. SumoMe also offers random chances to sign up for our newsletter. It collects your email address, IP address, date you request signup, and post you were on. Information is only used to add the email address to the newsletter list as you request. Please refer to SumoMe’s privacy policy for further information.
Social Share – is used to allow users to share our posts and information on their social media channels. You must authorize the app permission to access your social media account in order to use it. The only information displayed on our site is how many times the post was shared on social media. You can revoke your privileges to the app at any time through your social media accounts. Please refer to Shareaholic’s privacy policy for further information.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
ANONYMOUS DATA
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION
If you leave a comment, certain information (your name or name chosen to use) may be publicly visible. Your email address will never be available publicly and will only be used if a reply to your comment is needed.
You may also choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and Google Account.
Users may see your username, avatar, profile description and website information.
COOKIES
The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.
Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.
ADVERTISING
Display Ads
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above.
Retargeting Ads
From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.
Affiliate Program Participation
The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
Newsletters
On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at Naomi @ thisrollercoastercalledlife . com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to Naomi @ thisrollercoastercalledlife . com.
Amend – You may contact us at Naomi @ thisrollercoastercalledlife . com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to Naomi @ thisrollercoastercalledlife . com.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at Naomi @ thisrollercoastercalledlife . com, and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Comment Policy
Comments are welcomed and encouraged on this site, but there are some instances where comments will be edited or deleted as follows:
- Comments deemed to be spam or questionable spam will be deleted. Including a link to relevant content is permitted, but comments should be relevant to the post topic.
- Comments including profanity will be deleted.
- Comments containing language or concepts that could be deemed offensive will be deleted.
- Comments that attack a person individually will be deleted.
The owner of this blog reserves the right to edit or delete any comments submitted to this blog without notice. This comment policy is subject to change at anytime.
Terms and Conditions
All content provided on this blog is for informational purposes only. The owner of this blog makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. The owner will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. The owner will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information. These terms and conditions of use are subject to change at anytime and without notice.
Disclosure Policy
This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.
The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post may not always be identified as paid or sponsored content.
The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers’ own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
This blog does contain content which might present a conflict of interest. This content will always be identified.
To get your own policy, go to http://www.disclosurepolicy.org
CONTACT INFORMATION
At any time, please contact us at Naomi @ thisrollercoastercalledlife . com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Giveaway Rules for Entrants:
- Most giveaways are held via Rafflecopter widget. You must enter via the tasks in the Rafflecopter. Simply commenting will not enter you in a giveaway, unless it is clearly stated in the post that the giveaway is being held by only comments. I do check to make sure that the winner has completed the task. If he/she has not, a new winner will be chosen.
- Unless otherwise stated, giveaways on this blog are open to U.S. residents 18 years old and older.
- No purchase is necessary to win. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries collected.
- Winners are chosen by Random.org via Rafflecopter, unless it is a comment-only giveaway. In that case, winners are chosen by the Random.org website.
- Winners need to make sure to use a valid email address. Winners must respond using the email address used to enter the giveaway.
- Winners will be contacted by email and have 48 hours to respond to the email. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.
- Winners will be announced on the Rafflecopter in the giveaway post AFTER the winner has been verified by email.
- Facebook, Twitter, and Google do not endorse or sponsor the giveaways on this blog; nor are Facebook, Twitter, or Google affiliated with this blog in any way.
- If you win, please allow up to 6 weeks to receive your prize. If you do not receive your prize after 6 weeks, please email me to let me know, and I will contact the sponsor.
- If a sponsor fails to send a prize, I can not be held responsible.
- By entering a contest on this blog, you agree to release This Roller Coaster Called Life and all associated parties of any liability.
Copyright:
Please do not save or copy and paste to your blog or website any of my personal images or photos, particularly pictures of my children. All pictures are the property of This Roller Coaster Called Life!
For questions about this blog, please contact Naomi (info at ThisRollerCoasterCalledLife dot com).