Who We Are and What This Policy Covers
This Privacy Policy applies to information that we collect about you when you use our website http://janetkoops.com. Janetkoops.com is a site hosted within the WordPress.com network.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in janetkoops.com. This policy is not applicable 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.
Below we explain how we collect, use, and share information about you, along with the choices that you have with respect to that information.
Information We Collect
We collect information about visitors to our site in a few different ways–we collect certain information that the visitors provide to the site and we collect some information automatically. We only collect information about you if we have a reason to do so — for example, to provide our information, to communicate with you, or to make our site better.
Let’s go over the information that we collect.
Information You Provide to Us
It’s probably no surprise that we collect information that you provide to us directly. Here are some examples:
- Communications with us (hi there!): We ask for basic information when you contact us directly through our contact form, such as name, email address and any contents of the message you provide. You also have the option to submit your name and email address to receive our newsletter. As this site is hosted on WordPress.com, search query information may also be collected if initiated by another logged in wordpress.com user.
- Follower and Subscriber Information: When a visitor signs up to follow or subscribe to the site using Jetpack or WordPress.com, the sign-up information, which typically includes an email address, is stored.
Information We Collect Automatically
- Log information: Like most online service providers, we collect information that web browsers, mobile devices, and servers typically make available, including the browser type, IP address, unique device identifiers, language preference, referring site, the date and time of access, operating system, and mobile network information. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
- Location information: We may determine the approximate location of a visitor’s device from the IP address. We collect and use this information to, for example, tally how many people visit the site from certain geographic regions.
- Information from cookies & other technologies: A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Pixel tags (also called web beacons) are small blocks of code placed on websites and emails. Janetkoops.com uses cookies and other technologies like pixel tags to help us identify and track visitors, usage, and access preferences for our site. For more information about the use of cookies and other technologies for tracking, including how you can control the use of cookies, please see the WordPress.com Cookie Policy.
How and Why We Use Information
Purposes for Using Information
We use information about you for the purposes listed below:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our website
- To understand and analyze how you use our website so that we may improve and enhance the experience
- We may also use and share information that has been aggregated or reasonably de-identified, so that the information could not reasonably be used to identify any individual. For instance, we may publish aggregate statistics about the use of our site.
- To communicate with you by responding to your question / comments via email or by sending you newsletters if you subscribed. If you no longer wish to receive a newsletter, you can opt out at any time.
Choices
You have several choices available when it comes to information about you:
- Opt out of receiving our newsletter: You may opt out of receiving promotional communications from us. Just follow the instructions in those communications.
- Controlling cookies: Visitors may wish to restrict the use of cookies or completely prevent them from being set. Most browsers provide for ways to control cookie behavior such as the length of time they are stored – either through built-in functionality or by utilizing third party plugins. If you disable cookies, please be aware that some of the features of our service may not function correctly. To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org.
Your Rights
European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are located in a country that falls under the scope of the GDPR, data protection laws give you certain rights with respect to your personal data, subject to any exemptions provided by the law, including the rights to:
- Request access to your personal data;
- Request correction or deletion of your personal data;
- Object to our use and processing of your personal data;
- Request that we limit our use and processing of your personal data; and
- Request portability of your personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
You also have the right to make a complaint to a government supervisory authority.
US Privacy Laws
In some US states (and specifically the CCPA Privacy Rights in California) you have additional rights subject to any exemptions provided by your state’s respective law, including the right to:
- Request a copy of the specific pieces of information we collect about you and, if you’re in California, to know the categories of personal information we collect, the categories of business or commercial purpose for collecting and using it, the categories of sources from which the information came, and the categories of third parties we share it with;
- Request deletion of personal information we collect or maintain;
- Request correction of personal information we collect or maintain;
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information;
- Receive a copy of your information in a readily portable format; and
- Not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your rights.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Children’s Information
janetkoops.com does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Sharing Information
How Information is Shared within WordPress.com
WordPress.com (WP) may share information collected about site visitors in the limited circumstances spelled out below:
- Subsidiaries, Employees, and Independent Contractors: WP may disclose Site visitor information to their subsidiaries, employees, and individuals who are independent contractors that need to know the information in order to help provide our services to WP Users and their Sites, or to process the information on WP’s behalf. They require subsidiaries, employees, and independent contractors to follow this Privacy Notice for information about visitors that we share with them.
- Third Party Vendors: WP may share Site visitor information with third party vendors who need to know this information in order to provide their services to WP. This group includes vendors that help provide services to Users and their Sites. WP requires vendors to agree to privacy commitments in order to share information with them.
- Legal Requests: WP may disclose Site visitor information in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request. For more information on how WP responds to requests for information, please see the Legal Guidelines.
- To Protect Rights, Property, and Others: WP may disclose Site visitor information when they believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Automattic, their Users, third parties, or the public at large. For example, if they have a good faith belief that there is an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury, they may disclose information related to the emergency without delay.
- Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company, or in the unlikely event that Automattic goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, Site visitor information would likely be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. If any of these events were to happen, this Privacy Notice would continue to apply to Site visitor information and the party receiving this information may continue to use this information, but only consistent with this Privacy Notice.
- Information Shared Publicly: Information that visitors choose to make public is–you guessed it–disclosed publicly. That means, of course, that information like visitor comments and “likes” are all available to others, including information about the visitor that is displayed in connection with a comment or “like” (such as a visitor’s WordPress.com username and Gravatar). WP provides a “firehose” stream of public data (including comments) from Sites to provide that data to firehose subscribers, who may view and analyze the content, but do not have rights to re-publish it publicly. Public information may also be indexed by search engines or used by third parties.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, janetkoops.com may change our Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy.
Other Information and Resources
**This policy is adapted from Automattic.com privacy policies made available through a Creative Commons SharAlike license. They can be found at https://github.com/Automattic/legalmattic.
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