Privacy Policy-StraightfromthePen
Who we are:
Our website address is https://straightfromthepen.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
This privacy policy describes how straightfromthepen (StraightfromthePen) uses and protects any information provided to StraightfromthePen when you use this website.
StraightfromthePen is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. StraightfromthePen may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. Check this page periodically to ensure your satisfaction with any changes.
This policy is effective from 03/30/2023.
What we collect: We may collect the following information: contact information, including email address demographic information, such as postcode, preferences and interests, other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect data shown in comments form, and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to detect spam.
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. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: //automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Facebook: We embed Facebook Comments plugin to allow you to leave comment at our website using your Facebook account. This plugin may collect your IP address, your web browser User Agent, store and retrieve cookies on your browser, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the commenting interface, including correlating your Facebook account with whatever action you take within the interface (such as “liking” someone’s comment, replying to other comments), if you are logged into Facebook. For more information about how this data may be used, please see Facebook’s data privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, particularly for the following reasons: Internal record keeping; we may use the information to improve our products and services. We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting, using the email address provided.
From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax, or mail, if the information is provided to us. We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Cookies
We use technologies, such as cookies (https://www.aboutcookies.org), to customize content and advertising, to provide social media features and to analyze traffic to the site. We may also share information about your use of our site with our trusted social media, advertising, and analytics partners, such as Facebook.com, Twitter.com, Analytics.google.com.
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 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 tailor its operations 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 web page traffic and improve our website to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. 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.
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track social shares made at our website. Google automatically collect and store certain information in their server logs which includes device event information such as crashes, system activity, hardware settings, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and referral URL, cookies that may uniquely identify your browser or your Google Account, in accordance with their data privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites, such as Amazon.com and others used to promote products or services. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
Whenever you fill in a form on the website, you may unsubscribe or ask to be removed from any mailings or marketing. If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at customerservice@straightfromthepen.com or post a comment on the website, which must be manually approved and would NOT be posted publicly.
We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
Widgets Used
NOTICE: For any widget or button used that links to another company or website, please see their individual privacy policy, as StraightfromthePen does not collect any other user data than stated above and as follows:
We embed a Facebook widget to allow you to see number of likes/shares/recommends and “like/share/recommend” our webpages. This widget may collect your IP address, your web browser User Agent, store and retrieve cookies on your browser, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the widget, including correlating your Facebook account with whatever action you take within the widget (such as “liking/sharing/recommending” our webpage), if you are logged in to Facebook. For more information about how this data may be used, please see Facebook’s data privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update
We use a Linkedin Share widget at our website to allow you to share our webpages on Linkedin. These requests may track your IP address in accordance with their data privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
We use Pinterest Save widget at our website to allow you to pin images to Pinterest from our webpages. These requests may track your IP address in accordance with their data privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy
We use a Twitter Tweet widget at our website. As a result, our website makes requests to Twitter’s servers for you to be able to tweet our webpages using your Twitter account. These requests make your IP address visible to Twitter, who may use it in accordance with their data privacy policy: https://twitter.com/en/privacy#update
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 2018, and all applicable US Laws. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, please write to the following address:
Wayne T. Dowdy, 600 Westridge Pkwy, Ste 714 PMB 1539, McDonough, GA 30253, United States
Or send an email to customerservice@straightfromthepen.com with Privacy Policy in the Subject Line.
If you believe that any information, we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible.