My Passionate Soul

My Passionate Soul/mypassionatesoul.com (this Site) believes strongly in keeping your personal information private and confidential. This privacy policy describes the manner in which this Site collects, uses, maintains and discloses personal identification information (personal data) collected from you (the User). This privacy policy applies to this Site and all products and services that my be offered to you, the User, by this Site and Lynnette Barnes (the Publisher).

What personal data is collected and why

This Site may collect personal data from the User in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when the User visits the Site, registers on the Site, fills out the Contact Me form and other forms added later to the Site, subscribes to a Email list and a future newsletter, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources the Publisher makes available on this Site. The User may be asked for, as appropriate, their name and email address.

When the User leaves comments on this Site the Publisher collects the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from the User’s email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if the User is using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of the User’s comment, their profile picture is visible to the public in the context of the User’s comment.

Opting Out

If the User chooses to visit this Site anonymously, the Publisher will only collect personal data if the User voluntarily submits such information to this Site. The User can refuse to supply personal data, however, this may prevent the User from engaging in certain Site related activities.

What Non-Personal Data is Collected

This Site may collect non-personal identification information about the User whenever they interact with this Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, type of computer and technical information about the User’s means of connection to this Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

How collected personal data is used

This Site may collect and use the User’s personal data to improve customer service. The personal data provided by the User helps this Site and the Publisher respond to the User’s customer service requests and support the User’s needs more efficiently.

This Site and the Publisher may use the User’s email address to respond to their comments, inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If the User decides to opt-in to this Site’s future email sign-up list, they will receive emails that may include news about this Site, updates, related product or service information, etc. Once the email sign-up list has been incorporated with this Site, the User may decide at anytime to unsubscribe from receiving emails. In that case this Site will include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.

Who this Site shares personal data with

None of the personal data provided by the User will be shared with third parties at this time. This Site may use your e-mail address in the future to contact the User regarding this Site, however, an opt-out will always be provided.  The User’s name and website may be displayed on this Site if the User posts a comment or a message in the forum.  However, the User’s email address and privacy will always be kept secure.

Third Party Advertising

No third-party advertising is being used by this Site at this time. In the future this Site may use third-party advertising and at such time this policy will be amended by this Site and the Publisher.

What rights the User has over their personal data

If the User has provided this Site with any personal data through comments, inquiries, questions, contact forms, email lists, etc., the User can request to receive an exported file of the personal data this Site holds about the User. The User can also request that this Site erase any personal data this Site holds about the User. This does not include any data this Site is obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Web Browser Cookies

This Site may use cookies to enhance the User’s experience. The User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. The User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert the User when cookies are being sent. If the User does so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.

If the User leaves a comment on this Site the User may opt-in to saving their name, email address and website in cookies. These are for the User’s convenience so that they do not have to fill in their details again when they leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Embedded content from other websites

Future articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the User has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about the User, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor the User’s interaction with that embedded content, including tracking the User’s interaction with the embedded content if they have an account and are logged in to that website.

Where we send the User’s data

The User’s comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Changes to this privacy policy

This Site has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When changes have been made, this Site and the Publisher will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage the User to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how this Site is helping to protect the personal data we collect from the User. It will be the User’s responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Acceptance of these terms

By using this Site, the User signifies their acceptance of this privacy policy. If you, the User, do not agree to this privacy policy, please do not use this Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Contacting My Passionate Soul

If you. the User, has any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, please contact the Publisher at: mypassionatesoul123@gmail.com

June 3, 2019