Your privacy is important. This Privacy Policy will help you to understand how I collect, communicate, disclose, protect, and otherwise make use of your personally identifiable information. Personally identifiable information is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person.
For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679), I, L.K. White, am the data controller of this website. If you have any questions about this policy or about how I use your personal data, please contact me via the form on my CONTACT page.
I will only collect and use your personal data when:
• I am performing a contract with you for my services
• I have lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with any legal obligations
• I have legitimate interests in using your personal data, and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
Personal information
When registering on my site, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, and other details to help you with your experience. If you enter a giveaway, your personal address may be requested if you win a personal prize that requires shipment.
When personal information is collected
I collect information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form, or enter information on my site. You can refuse to supply personal information, but that may exclude you from certain opportunities such as signing up for newsletters, contests, or free offers.
How personal information is used
I will only use your personal data as the law allows. I may use the information I collect from you when you send me an email, sign up for my newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features, in the following ways:
• To respond to questions, comments and requests
• To send periodic emails if you have signed up for the newsletter
• To share information about a contest, promotion, or survey
• To improve my services and website through analysis of information
Non-personal information
This website may collect non-personal information about visitors when they interact with the site. This information may include the browser name, means of connection to the site, and other non-identifying information.
Cookies
This website may use cookies to enhance visitor experience. Typically, cookies may be placed on visitors’ hard drives for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. You may choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies or to receive an alert when cookies are being sent. If you do so, note that some parts of this site may not function properly.
Sharing of your personal data (third party disclosure)
I take your privacy seriously and will not share your personal data with others, except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:
Occasionally, at my discretion, I may include or offer third-party products or services on my website. These third parties may include social media advertising platforms such as Facebook and Google for the purpose of custom audience generation and the development of targeting criteria for other audiences. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. I have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.
Social Media: Sharing buttons from Jetpack are on my site pages for various social media channels. Here is information about how Jetpack uses your data: https://jetpack.com/support/sharing/#privacy. Their privacy policy is available at:https://jetpack.com/support/privacy/
Hosting: This website is hosted by WordPress. Their privacy policy can be found at https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/
Keeping your personal data secure
Your personal information is saved behind the secured network of WordPress. It is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems and are required to keep the information confidential. Should a data breach ever occur, you will be notified within 7 days.
Retention periods for use of your personal data
Your personal data will be saved only for as long as necessary, bearing in mind the uses of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy and otherwise as communicated to you.
Use of the website by minors
All subscribers must be 15 or older or have the consent of a parent or guardian. If you are under the age of 15, please do not provide us with any of your personal data, including your email address.
Access to and control over your personal information
You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your personal data. You can ask the following questions, or take the following actions, at any time by contacting us via our form on the CONTACT page of this website:
• see what personal data we hold about you (if any), including why we are holding it and who it could be disclosed to
• ask us to change/correct your personal data
• ask us to delete your personal data
• object to the processing of your personal data
• ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data
• withdraw any consents you have given us to the processing of your personal data
• express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your personal data
California online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
CalOPPA is a state law that requires commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. – See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf
According to CalOPPA, I agree to the following:
• Users can visit this site anonymously
• This Privacy Policy is linked to my home page under the title PRIVACY
You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:
• On my PRIVACY page
You can request any change to your personal information:
• By emailing me via the form on my CONTACT page
How does this site handle Do Not Track signals?
• I do not respond to users’ Do Not Track signals.
Does this site allow third-party behavioral tracking?
• I allow third-party behavioral tracking.
Children Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.
I do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.
CAN SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
I collect your email address in order to:
• Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions
• Communicate with people who have signed up for my newletter mailing list
To be in accordance with CANSPAM, I agree to:
• Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses
• If the email is about advertisement, identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way
• Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used
• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly
Changes to this Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy at any time. A notice about such changes will be emailed to all subscribers. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Your acceptance of these terms
By visiting and using this website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you can simply not use the site. Continued use of the site means you accept the policy and any periodic changes.
Contact me
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or anything else on this site, or if at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future communications, please let me know by using the form in the CONTACT section of this website.
L.K. White, Author
Email for Privacy Questions: https://lkwhiteauthor.com/contact/
Last updated: February 4, 2023
L.K. White, Author 