Effective May 24, 2018
As the owner of this website (ionlycameforthecake.com, referred to as the “Site”), I Only Came for the Cake wants to ensure that your privacy is of the utmost importance. Below you will find what information my site collects and how it might be used.
USE OF COOKIES
A cookie is a file containing a string of letters and numbers that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The string is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. There is also the use of “persistent” or “session” Cookies. Persistent cookies will remain on a web browser until its set expiry date. Session cookies expire when the browser is closed.Cookies do not usually retain information that would identify you personally, but could be linked to the personal information you may have provided.
I use cookies for the following purposes:
(a) Authentication: We use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website;
(b) Email: We use cookies to help us to send relevant emails to users who have subscribed to our email list;
(c) Security: I use cookies as a part of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally;
(d) Advertising: I use cookies to help display advertisements that will be relevant to you; and
(e) Analysis: I use cookies to help me examine the performance of my site and what users are most interested in
I use Google Analytics to examine how users are using my Site. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. Reports are generated based on this usage.
Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can, however, obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and
(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows–10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy(Edge).
Please note that blocking cookies may have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including my Site. Some features of the Site may cease to be available to you.
COMMENTS
If you leave a comment on my site you may opt-in to save your name, email address and website in cookies. For convenience sake, this information will remain on the Site so that you don’t have to add your details again the next time you comment. This information will last for one year.
To help with spam detection, when you leave a comment on the Site, it will be collected from the comments form, along with your IP address and browser cookies.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data held about you from the Site, including any data you have provided to me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
NEWSLETTERS/EMAIL ADDRESSES
On the Site, you may subscribe to my 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, I may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click, allowing me to see what type of content you’re most interested in. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties. At any time you may opt-out of my newsletter by clicking the link at the bottom of the email you receive. You will no longer receive information regarding the Site’s on-goings.
If you would like to provide your email address, it is only on a voluntary basis. This may occur if you sign-up for a promotion, purchase a product or decide to receive a newsletter. I will use your email to send you information regarding what you signed up for, and may also send additional emails that may be of interest to you. Again, at any time you may opt-out of emails by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the last email sent.
I will not share your email address with third party providers.
You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data held about you, including any data you have provided to me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
If you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), please refer to the section below entitled “Additional Rights of EEA Residents.”
TRANSACTIONAL DATA
We may process information relating to transactions, including purchases of goods and services, that you enter into with me and/or through the Site (“Transactional Data”). The Transactional Data may include your contact details, your card details and the transaction details. The transaction data may be processed for the purpose of supplying the purchased goods and services and keeping proper records of those transactions. Payment processing on my Site is handled by payment services providers, PayPal and Stripe. I will share transaction data with payment services providers only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing your payments, refunding such payments and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments and refunds. You can find information about the payment services providers’ privacy policies and practices at https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full and https://stripe.com/privacy.
RETARGETING ADS
From time to time, the Site may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Site. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Site.
AFFILIATE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
The Site may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Site. 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.
The Site is a participant in the Target Affiliate Program an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Target.com. As part of this program, the Site will post customized links, provided by Target, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF EEA (EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA) RESIDENTS
If you are a resident of a country in the EEA, you have the rights, among others, to:
(i) access your personal data
(ii) ensure the accuracy of your personal data
(iii) the right to have us delete your personal data
(iv) the right to restrict further processing of your personal data, and
(v) the right to complain to a supervisory authority in your country of residence in the event that data is misused
If you believe that my processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of your residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.
You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to me addressed to the following:
EU Privacy Complaints
6 Beihoffer Court
Madison, Wi 53719
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
I may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the Site, with the “Effective Date” posted at the top of the Policy. If technology, my practices or services change, I may revise and update this Privacy Policy. If any changes are made to this policy and how I handle your personal information, I will provide you with the opportunity to consent to the change. If you do not consent, your personal information will be used as agreed to under the terms of the privacy policy in effect at the time I obtained that information. By using my Site or services after the Effective Date, you are held to consent to my then-current privacy policy. I will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.
CONTACT ME
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, please contact me at danielle@ionlycameforthecake.com.