Who we are
Welcome to MarieBostwick.com. Your privacy matters to us and your trust in us is paramount. We think of our readers as friends and we try to treat you that way. Rest assured that when you use our website, we go to great lengths to treat your data with respect and courtesy.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Forms and Email
For users of our site who choose to sign up for our newsletter, giveaways, contests, or use one of our contact forms or email us, we may collect your name and email address. Additional information is gathered that may include, but is not limited to, IP address, physical location, time of registration, web browser, operating system, and device used to register. We rely on a third party provider to process and store this information in a safe and encrypted manner. We do not store any personally identifiable information or anonymized data on our servers. This information is kept indefinitely unless the user unsubscribes from our email list or contacts us. You may unsubscribe at any time or by request to be unsubscribed by using our contact form.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name, email address, and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site. By submitting your contact information, you agree to receive our newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Cookies
We use “cookies” on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.
Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). 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.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
Analytics
We us Google analytics data. Google may also store a cookie with your consent. You may opt out here with Google’s plugin. Visit here to review the Google Analytics privacy policy and to read about the way Google treats your data.
Who we share your data with
We do not share your data with any third-party for the purpose of marketing, promotions, etc. Your data is processed and stored in a secure and encrypted manner using third-party providers who abide by GDPR guidelines.
How long we retain your data
We do not retain any data on our servers. All data is processed and stored in a secure and encrypted manner using a third-party provider. You may unsubscribe from our email newsletter at any time. If you would like us to delete all of your personally identifiable information, please use the contact form on our website and describe exactly what you’d like us to do.
What rights you have over your data
You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. If you would like us to delete all of your personally identifiable information, please use the contact form on our website and describe exactly what you’d like us to do.
Your contact information
We may be reached by using the contact form on our website.
Additional information
Privacy Policy Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time without informing you. We encourage you to check this page for any changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
