Privacy Policy
Hearts Align Souls ("Website") is governed by the following privacy policy.
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We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website. This Website may contain third-party links to other websites which are not governed by this policy.
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Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.heartsalignsouls.com
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WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT
COMMENTS
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Any 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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
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CONTACT FORMS
We use contact forms to collect names and email addresses in exchange for guides, freebies and free resources provided to the subscriber.
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COOKIES
We use "cookies" on this site to help us improve your experience and to help us identify repeat visitors to our site. Cookies also help us to track and target specific interests of our users to help us further enhance the user's experience. We do not collect or store any personal data in relation to the cookies used on this site.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to save your name, email address and website in 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 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 in cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
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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.
ANALYTICS
We use Google Analytics to analyze traffic to our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by using cookies. The information gathered relating to the website may be used to create reports about the use of our website. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOU 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 that register on our website (if any), 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.
WHAT RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, 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.
POLICY CHANGES
It is our policy to post changes and updates to our privacy policy to this page. We will notify you via email of any changes to this policy. You are responsible for making sure we have up-to-date contact information on file for you. Please check the site regularly for any policy updates.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS THIS INFORMATION USED?
1. We may receive and store information that you voluntarily submit through the Website for the purpose of subscribing to the Website to receive newsletters, for the purpose of leaving comments on blog posts, or administering sweepstakes, contests or promotions. Examples of information collected for this purpose are your name, email address and website URL. This information is only captured when you voluntarily enter or opt-in and enter this information for collection.
2. We may receive and store certain types of usage-related information when you interact with the Website, including but not limited to, your computer's IP address and browser information. The information we collect is used to customize the content and/or layout of our page for each individual visitor.
3. We use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies. No personal information is shared with the Website's ad providers.
4. The Website uses Google Analytics to track statistics regarding our audience and Website traffic. No personally identifiable information is transferred from the Website to Google Analytics. For more information on Google's Analytics privacy policies, please visit this site.
5. This Website engages in sponsored campaigns with various influencers networks, brands, and agencies. All sponsored content is duly disclosed in accordance with the FTC's requirements. From time to time, these sponsored campaigns utilize tracking pixels (aka web beacons), which may contain cookies to collect data regarding usage and audience. This information is collected by the sponsoring company to track the results of the campaign. No personally identifiable information collected by the Website is used in conjunction with these tracking pixels.
6. The Website uses cookies to store visitors' preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors' browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described above.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
The Website may provide personal information to an applicable third party in order to provide services. Currently, the Website uses the services of MailerLite for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. MailerLite's use of your personal information is subject to their privacy policy.
Your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications.
MODIFICATION OR DELETION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
You can decline to submit personal information at any time. If you decline, we may not be able to continue to provide service to you. You may request deletion of your personal information by sending a message to us through the contact form, but in some cases, we may be required to keep your information by law. In such a case, it would no longer be active and would be kept separately in an archive.