Introduction to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is to inform you of the policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use this Site and the choices you have associated with that data.

Any content found on https://thisgrowinghome.com (“This Growing Home”, “Site”) is owned and operated by Amanda DeVries (“I”, “me”, “my).  I expect any visitors to this Site (“you”, “your”) to read this Privacy Policy before continuing use. By using this Site, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions listed in this Privacy Policy (“Policy”). You will be responsible for following the terms and conditions listed in this Policy, whether you have read them or not. Therefore, it is your responsibility to read through this Policy and be aware of any changes to it.

I can update or change this Privacy Policy at any time without notice. To help make you aware of any changes made, there will be an “effective date” at the bottom of this page with the date of the most recent update. Any changes made to this Policy are effective immediately upon posting it to this page. If at any time you do not agree with the terms listed, you may stop using this Site.

Information Collected

On this Site, I may ask for certain personally identifiable information in order to contact or identify you. This information is your “Personal Data”.  Your Personal Data is not required in order to access this Site. You may not be able to perform certain actions on or receive certain information from me or the Site without supplying certain Data.

The Personally identifiable information I collect may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First and/or Last Name
  • Cookies
  • Usage Data

Email Address/Name

In order to subscribe to various emailing lists or receive products, I ask for your name and email address. My email service provider (MailChimp) receives and stores this information for me. They have their own Privacy Policy and terms of use, which you are agreeing to when you supply your email address or other personally identifiable information. If you would like more information on MailChimp’s Privacy Policy please follow this link.

By supplying me with your email address or other personal data, you are agreeing to receive emails to notify you of any new content on this Site, newsletters, promotional material, or marketing advertisements.

If you no longer wish to receive emails from me, you can click the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email I send. If you are having trouble unsubscribing from my mailing list, please feel free to email me at [email protected] and I will be happy to help.

Cookies

This Site uses Cookies to learn more about what viewers like and what information is most popular. If you are not comfortable with the use of Cookie’s, you can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. You can do this by going into your browser’s settings. Disabling Cookies may mean you will not be able to use some portions of this Site.

Cookies and similar tracking technologies are used to track the activity on this Site and hold certain information about it’s viewers. Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. They are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. If you aren’t familiar with what Cookie’s are, here is a link where you can learn more.

Tracking technologies also used on this Site are beacons, tags, and scripts. They are used to collect and track information and to improve and analyze this Site.

Usage Data

I may also collect information on how this Site is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Use of Information

The data this Site collects is used for various purposes, which include but are not limited to:

  • Provide and maintain the Site
  • Notify you about changes to our Site
  • Allow you to participate in interactive features of our Site when you choose to do so
  • Provide customer care and support
  • Provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Site
  • Monitor the usage of the Site
  • Detect, prevent and address technical issues

Transfer Of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside of the United States and choose to provide information to this Site, please be aware that data is transferred, including Personal Data, to the United States and processed there. Use of this Site and submission of data demonstrates your agreement to that transfer.

This Site will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. And that no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure Of Data

  • This Site may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
    • Comply with a legal obligation
    • Protect and defend the rights or property of This Growing Home
    • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site
    • Protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public
    • Protect against legal liability

Protecting Data

The security of your data is important to me, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While I strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, I cannot guarantee its absolute security.

As mentioned above, the collection of your data is to help this Site operate better, and meet it’s visitors needs. I do not sell, trade or share your information with anyone outside of the trusted service providers, affiliates, and partners or advertisers used on this Site.

By using this Site, you agree to the use of your data as discussed in this Privacy Policy. You also agree to the use of Cookie’s and other tracking technologies both by this Site and any third parties/service providers used on this Site.

Rights to Information

The information you provide is given at your discretion. Therefore, this Site is not liable for the use of that information. It is your right to request to update, change, or remove information from this Site. You may choose to withdraw your subscription(s) to this Site at any time as well.

Subscriptions

The information collected from you when you subscribe to my mailing list(s) can be forgotten or deleted upon your request. If you wish to remove you/your information from our mailing service provider, please contact me.

Requesting a Copy

If you wish to receive a copy of your information being held, you can contact me, or the third parties used on this Site to receive that information. I am not liable for the information collected by any service provider on this Site or responsible for acquiring that information for you. Although it is not my responsibility to provide you with the information collected by the service providers used on this Site, I will do what I can to assist you in requesting that information.

Comments/Social Media Accounts

On this Site there are links to a number of different social media accounts associated with it. It is your responsibility to be aware that anything posted on the internet is public. Therefore, this Site is not liable for the use of that information whether by this Site or by others.

Comments either on this Site or on my social media sites become my property, and it is up to my discretion whether or not to approve or change those comments. Once a comment or other information is posted on my Site or social media accounts, they become part of  my property and may be used in any way I see fit. That being said, I only have the best of intentions for my viewers. If you do not approve of the way your comment or information is used, feel free to contact me.

Service Providers

This Site may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate services (“Service Providers”), to provide a service on our behalf, to perform site-related services or to assist in analyzing how the Site is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on my behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Third party services have their own policies regarding data collection. This Site is not liable for the information they collect or how it is used. If you want to know more about what information they collect or how it is used, you will need to review their individual Privacy Policies.

The service providers used on this site include, but are not limited to:

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. They use the data collected to track and monitor the use of this Site. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

You can opt-out of having made your activity on this site available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Google Adsense

To keep your viewing preferences and data from being used by Google Adsense, you can use the google ad settings page or network advertising initiative opt out page to set your preferences.

Google Search Console

MailChimp

Akismet Anti-Spam

MonsterInsights

Yoast SEO

Bluehost

Links To Other Sites

On this Site there may be links to other sites not operated by me. Clicking on a third party link will directed to that third party’s site. I strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

I have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

This Site does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Child”).

I do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child(ren) has provided this site with Personal Data, please contact me. If I become aware that I have collected Personal Data from a child without verification of parental consent, I will take steps to remove that information from my servers.

Contact Me

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact me by email: [email protected]

Privacy Policy Effective date: July 17, 2018

You are also responsible for following this Site’s Terms and Disclosures Policy, which you can find HERE.