This privacy policy establishes how Taz + Belly collects, uses, maintains, and discloses any information given to us while users navigate our website (www.tazandbelly.com). This privacy policy applies to the website and all products and services offered by Taz + Belly.
DISCLOSURE
This is a personal blog written and edited by Kristin Fields. For questions about this blog, its sponsorship or policies, please contact Kristin. This blog accepts some forms of cash advertising, paid insertions, affiliate links, and other forms of compensation. We may be compensated to provide our opinion on products, services, websites, and other topics. Even though the owner of this blog may receive compensation for posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions and experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are the bloggers’ own. Any product claim or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or party in question. Products are only endorsed if they are things we love.
AFFILIATE PROGRAMS
Taz + Belly partners with affiliate advertising and referral programs designed to provide a means for bloggers to earn advertising fees by linking to products and services we support, at no extra cost to the user. These programs include ShopStyle Collective, Amazon Associates, Share a Sale, among others. Any purchases made using affiliate links on this site or any related social media platforms (including Facebook, Instagram, and/or Pinterest), may generate a commission for Taz + Belly.
PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Should we ask you to provide any personal identification information while using our site, it will only be used in the manner expressed in this privacy statement. Information from our users will only be collected if they voluntarily submit this information to us. Users can always refuse, but it may prevent them from engaging in certain site-related activities.
This site may also collect non-personal identification information about users when they visit our site. This information may include the browser name, the type of computer you are using, or technical information about a user’s means of connecting to our site, such as operating system, internet service provider, and other similar information.
WHAT WE COLLECT
We may collect the following information during the course of your visit:
- Email address, via the opt-in form at the bottom of each post,
- Demographic information such as zip code, preferences & interests, and
- Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or giveaways or offers.
HOW WE USE COLLECTED INFORMATION
Taz + Belly may collect and use personal information for the following purposes:
- To run a promotion, contest, survey or other feature,
- To notify Users of information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them,
- To send periodic email newsletters, including website news, updates, products, or other information, etc. If at any time you wish to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can find unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or contact us directly.
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We agree not sell or distribute users’ personal information to third parties unless it is required by law. We will never use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties. We may share generic demographic information regarding visitors, with our partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers, but only for the purposes outlined above. We may use third party services to help run this site, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We will only share your information with these third parties for limited purposes and only if you have given us your permission.
LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. Once you leave our site using an outbound link, please note that we do not have any control over the content or policies of those sites. We cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting those sites and they are not governed by our privacy statement. You should use caution and read the privacy statement applicable to each website in question.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our site. These companies may use aggregated information (not including any personal identification information) about your visit to better serve ads that will interest you. If you would like to read more about this practice, please visit: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
HOW WE USE COOKIES
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic and/or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can customize its functions to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about our site traffic and to improve our website for the benefit of our readers.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
ADVERTISING
Some of our advertisers may serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers. We may use advertising service vendors to help present advertisements on our site. These vendors may use cookies or other similar technologies to serve you advertisements customized to interests you have shown by browsing on this and other sites you have visited and to avoid sending you duplicate advertisements. In doing so, these vendors may collect non-personal data such as your browser type, your operating system, web pages visited, the time of said visits, content viewed, ads viewed, and other data. The use of cookies or similar technologies by these advertising service vendors is subject to their own privacy policies.
OPT OUT
You can opt out of cookies using the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page by visiting the following page: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices. You can also choose to disable or selectively turn off cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings.
CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For this reason, we never collect or maintain information from users who we know to be under the age of 13, and our website is not intended to attract users under the age of 13.
CHANGES + UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
Taz + Belly may change this policy from time to time by making updates to this page. We encourage you to check frequently for changes or updates and to stay informed about how we are protecting any personal identification information we collect. When we make changes to this policy, we will revise the date at the bottom of this page.
ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this privacy policy. Your continued use of the site following any policy changes, will serve as your acceptance of those changes.
CONTACT TAZ + BELLY
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of Taz + Belly, or anything else relating to our site, please contact Kristin.
COPYRIGHT
© Taz + Belly. All Rights Reserved. All images and content on this site are the property of the blog owner, Kristin Fields. We allow images and content to be pinned across public boards from our site. All photos shared must include a link back to the individual post referenced. Please do not crop or alter photographs to remove watermarking. Content may not be copied and pasted onto another site without prior written permission. Excerpts and links may be used, only with permission, provided that full and clear credit is given to Taz + Belly with appropriate links to original content.
This privacy policy was last updated on October 20, 2017.