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PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY

This page was last updated on April 4, 2022, and applies to citizens of the United States.

 

Introduction


This website, https://www.bookerybliss.com (“Site”) is a personal blog owned by BookeryBliss and it’s owners. This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit our Site. This site uses cookies and other related technologies to enhance your browsing experience. The document below explains your privacy rights as a user and how that information is utilized on this website.

 

User Submitted Personal Data


When you visit the Site, we collect certain information about your device, your interaction with the Site, and information necessary to provide services. We may also collect additional information if you contact us or use certain features on the Site. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to any information that can uniquely identify an individual (including the information below) as “Personal Information”.

User information

  • Examples of Personal Information collected:
    Your name, email address, phone number and address.
  • Purpose of collection:
    To provide user support.
  • Source of collection:
    Collected from you when sending emails, using contact forms, or Sweepstakes entries.

Submitting such information you agree to this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions accordingly.

Please note that when you submit your personal information to third-parties (in which they would receive your personal information) or on public posts and comments located on this website (in which any visitor to the site can view), that information can be seen, collected and used by others besides us. We cannot control nor be responsible for any unauthorized third-party use of such information and recommend you review their own Privacy Policy before submitting.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY RIGHTS: By using this website you warrant that you are at least 18 years of age. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided their Personal Data, please contact us. We will take steps to remove that information from our servers immediately.

What Are Cookies, Scripts, and Webbeacons


A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit and may include an anonymous unique identifier.

A script is a piece of programming code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

A webbeacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

Usage Data Logs


These files log a user’s visit to the site and is a standard procedure for hosting companies and analytical services. These files may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These files are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

  • We use Clicky analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read Clicky’s Privacy Policy for end-users here: https://clicky.com/terms/privacy You can also elect to globally opt-out of Clicky analytics from all sites that use the service.

Third Party Use and Sharing Personal Information


This website uses cookies, webbeacons and/or scripts provided by third parties. Additionally, we may also use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Each provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies and are considered as independent data controllers. BookeryBliss has no access or control over third-party data. We recommend that you view their individual Privacy Policies accordingly. We currently uses the following third-party service providers:

  • Social Media Buttons:
    This website uses buttons for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram themselves and can sometimes place cookies in order for them to function. Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your personal data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are located in the United States.

  • Google
    Google sets cookies for various purposes. Some are to authenticate the user via Google Recaptcha forms, gather website statistics or remember preferences. The NID cookie contains a unique ID Google uses to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language (e.g. English), how many search results you wish to have shown per page (e.g. 10 or 20), and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on.

  • We may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Behavioral Advertisement

As described above, we may use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For example:

  • We share information about your use of the Site and your interaction with our ads on other websites with our advertising partners. We collect and share some of this information directly with our advertising partners, and in some cases through the use of cookies or other similar technologies (which you may consent to, depending on your location).

For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work

You can opt-out of targeted advertising by FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads and GOOGLE https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info

 

Consent


When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. You have the right to opt-out of further use of non-functional cookies.


Enabling/Disabling and Deleting Cookies


The length of time that a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing and persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. Most of the cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 minutes and two years from the date they are downloaded to your device.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as www.allaboutcookies.org.

*Please note that this website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you revisit this website.*

Additionally, please note that blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners. To exercise your rights or opt-out of certain uses of your information by these parties, please follow the instructions in the “Behavioral Advertising” section above.

 

Do Not Track


Please note that because there is no consistent industry understanding of how to respond to “Do Not Track” signals, we do not alter our data collection and usage practices when we detect such a signal from your browser. You can check your Do Not Track status by visit https://allaboutdnt.com.

 

Cookies This Site Uses


The following is a list of all cookies used by this site:

 

How Your Information is Used


We use your personal Information to provide our services to you, which includes:

  • To analyze, monitor and maintain the website’s usage and functionality.
  • To detect, prevent, and address any technical and/or security issues.
  • To allow you to participate and interact with certain features and functions of this website.
  • Offering content relevant to our readers, shipping and fulfillment of orders or giveaways, and keeping you up to date on new products, services, and offers.

 

How Your Information is Stored


Your personal data may be stored on our hosting provider’s servers or our web content management system; both are located within the United States. We utilize firewalls, spam detection software, and encrypted SSL certificates to protect your information as much as possible. Any personal data you submit via third party applications or forms are stored and managed by those third parties. Please refer to their own Privacy Policies to know how your information is stored and handled.

Retention


We conduct periodic reviews of personal data that we control to ensure data does not become inaccurate, irrelevant, or unnecessary to retain. We may also retain certain Personal Information subject to legal law. For more information on your right of erasure, please see the ‘Your rights’ section below.

 

Your Rights with Respect to Personal Data


You have the right to view, amend, or delete any personal information that may be stored. Please send your requests to info@bookerybliss.com or use the Export/Erase form below.

Before we are able to act on your request we may need to ask that you identify yourself. This is to ensure your personal data is only subject to your personal requests.

Automatic decision-making


If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to object to processing based solely on automated decision-making (which includes profiling), when that decision-making has a legal effect on you or otherwise significantly affects you. We do not engage in fully automated decision-making that has a legal or otherwise significant effect using customer data.

 

General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR)


The GDPR is intended to protect the data of European Union (EU) citizens. We do not specifically target or market to the EU or conduct business in or to the EU in any meaningful way.  If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or are accessing this site from within the EEA, you may have the right to request: access to, correction of, deletion of, portability of, and restriction or objection to processing of your personal data. This includes the “right to be forgotten.” To make any of these requests, please email: info@bookerybliss.com.

Your Personal Information will be processed outside of Europe for storage and further processing, including to Canada and the United States.

CCPA


If you are a resident of California, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you (also known as the ‘Right to Know’), to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us at info@bookerybliss.com

Links to Other Sites


This Site contains links to other sites that are not operated by BookeryBliss. If you click on a third party link you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services, directly or indirectly. Also, some of those links may be affiliate links where we receive a commission for purchases made using those links. You can view the Affiliate Disclosure page here.

 

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Limitation of Liability


We are not responsible for the quality, accuracy, reliability, or any other aspect of products or services provided on our website either directly or indirectly, or through third party links. In addition, a third party merchant will likely have their own privacy policies that are different from our own. If you visit a third party site from a link we provided, the information obtained during your visit belongs to them.

Changes to this Policy


You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted and the effective date is always listed at the top of this page.

Contact


For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a request, please contact us by e-mail at info@bookerybliss.