Please read the Sand Sun & Messy Buns Privacy Policy carefully, as this policy applies to all users of this blog.
Who We Are
Sand Sun & Messy Buns (https://sandsunandmessybuns.com) (“Website”) is governed by the following Privacy Policy.
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. We are committed to protecting your privacy.
What Personal Data We Collect
Comments & Publicly Visible Information
If you create a user profile or leave comments on this Website, we will collect the data shown in the comments form, plus your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to this Website. This includes your Social Security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, personal religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, political opinions, or union memberships.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Posts on this site may include embedded content (videos embedded from YouTube, for example). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Advertising
Affiliate Program Participation
This website engages in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on an affiliate link, a cookie will be placed on your browser for the purpose of paying a commission for any sales driven to that program.
- Amazon Associates: Sand Sun & Messy Buns is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com. As part of the Amazon Associates program, the Website posts customized links, provided by Amazon, to track referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commissions on these sales.
- Commission Junction: Sand Sun & Messy Buns is a participant in the Commission Junction Affiliate Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for Website to earn referral fees. Learn more: Commission Junction LLC (a Conversant Company) privacy policy
- Rakuten: Sand Sun & Messy Buns is a participant in the Rakuten Affiliate Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for Website to earn referral fees. Learn more: Rakuten Privacy Policy
- ShareASale: Sand Sun & Messy Buns is a participant in the ShareASale Affiliate Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for Website to earn referral fees. Learn more: ShareASale Privacy Policy
Sponsored Content
This Website may engage in sponsored content campaigns with brands, influencer networks, and agencies. Sponsored content is duly disclosed in accordance with FTC regulations and requirements. Sponsored campaigns may utilize tracking pixels, which may contain cookies to collect data regarding usage and audience. This information is collected by the sponsor, and no personally identifiable information collected by the Website is used in conjunction with these tracking pixels.
Third-Party Use of Personal Information
Akismet: This Website's visitor comments are monitored through Akismet, which is an automated spam detection service that blocks suspicious comments and IP addresses. You can view their terms of service here: Akismet Terms of Service
Gravatar: When you leave a comment on this website, 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. After approval of your comment, your Gravatar profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment. Additional information regarding Gravatar's privacy policy can be found here: Gravatar Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics: This service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on this Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no further personal information is captured by Google Analytics. Additional information regarding Google Analytic's privacy policies can be found here: Google Analytics Data Privacy & Security
MailerLite: This service is used to deliver email updates and newsletters. We store the name you provide and your email address for the purpose of delivering such communications. How MailerLite uses your information is subject to the MailerLite Privacy Policy.
Pinterest Tag: This service is used to track your actions on this Website for the purpose of promotional retargeting of Pinterest ads. Additional information regarding Pinterest's privacy policies can be found here: Pinterest Privacy Policy.
Paypal: This service may be used to serve eCommerce platforms if you make a purchase from this Website. At no time is your banking information passed to this Website. We only receive information used for order fulfillment. Additional information regarding Paypal's privacy policies can be found here: Paypal Privacy Policy.
Sassy Social Share: We collect your public profile data only from your consent that you grant before initiating Social Login, from the social network used to login at our Website. This data includes your first name, last name, email address, link to your social media profile, unique identifier, link to social media profile avatar. This data is used to create your user profile at our Website. You can revoke this consent at any time by sending us an email at [email protected].
How Your Information May Be Used
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
- To maintain and operate this Website;
- To create your account, identify you as a Website user, and to customize the Website for your account;
- To send promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email provides information regarding how to opt-out of future mailings;
- To send administrative emails, confirmation emails, policy updates, security alerts, or technical notice;
- To respond to your comments or questions;
- To provide user support;
- To track and measure Website advertising;
- To investigate, protect, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity;
- To process payment for any purchases you make through this Website.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Information
For each of the following privacy-related concerns, please reach out to us at the address provided and include “Privacy Policy” in the subject line of your email.
- Opt-Out: You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links included in our emails. You may also notify us at [email protected] to be removed from our mailing list.
- Access: Request access to the personal information we have about you at [email protected].
- Amend: Request to amend or update your personal information by contacting [email protected].
- Forget: In certain instances, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data by requesting to do so at [email protected].
Please note that we may be required by law to retain certain information or may need it for record-keeping purposes or to complete transactions.
Children's Information
This Website does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove said information from our records.
Our Contact Information
If you ever have concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected]
Changes to Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify the Sand Sun & Messy Buns Privacy Policy at any time. Changes and clarifications take effect immediately upon their posting to this Website.