Privacy Policy
Effective date: January 1, 2022
Who We Are
Sherri Carlson, as owner and editor, operates the https://www.herdingcatshere.com website.
This page informs you of our Privacy Policy regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our website and the choices you have associated with that data.
Herding Cats Here is located at https://www.herdingcatshere.com/. Throughout this Privacy Policy, we will refer to our website as “Website”. The Website is governed by the following privacy policy.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.
What Information Do We Collect and How is it Used?
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily give your information to the Website by leaving a comment, signing up for a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the affiliates we use. Affiliate marketing is when one promotes a product and gets a commission when someone clicks through their link and makes a purchase. Whether you make a purchase or not, a cookie will track you so that if you do purchase the item in the future, the affiliate, “Website” will receive a commission.
How Is Your Information Used?
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To send promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
- To send administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
- To respond to comments or inquiries;
- To provide user support;
- To track and measure advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third-Party Use of Personal Information
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics – This service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by this service (Google Analytics).
MailPoet – This service is used for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to MailPoet’s privacy policy for further information.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time at the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or ever reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your permission. However, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of the business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
Anonymous Data
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
Publicly Visible Information
If you leave a comment, certain information like your email address and first and last name may be publicly visible.
You can also choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and Google Account.
