
Privacy Policy
At Musings and Deeds (M&D), we are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our visitors to our website. In particular, we want you to know that we are not in the business of selling, renting, or trading email lists with other companies or businesses.
Please note that Musings and Deeds will be referred to as M&D throughout this policy and https://musingsanddeeds.com will be referred to as the Website.
What information does Musings and Deeds collect and how is it used?
M&D may collect personal information from you such as your first name, last name, and email address. This may occur when you leave a comment on the website or subscribe to our newsletter.
M&D may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the website.
How your information may be used
M&D may use the information collected in the following ways:
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To operate and maintain the Website
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To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Please note each email will provide information on how to unsubscribe from future mailings.
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To respond to your comments and inquiries.
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To provide you with user support.
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To track and measure advertising on the website
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To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized and illegal activity.
Third-Party use of personal information
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M&D may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Each third-party service provider's use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
M&D currently uses the following third-party providers:
Google Analytics- to track website usage. Google Analytics may capture your IP address but no other personal information
Mail Chimp- this service is used for the delivery of email newsletters. We store your name and email address for communication purposes.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time at the Website's sole discretion.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent.
Social Media
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M&D is a member of certain social media platforms. This Website uses buttons from these platforms on its sub-pages.
These buttons are downloaded from the specific platform. During this process, the platform is made aware of what sub-page is visited.
When you are logged in to one or more of these social platforms and actively use one of these social buttons, the social media platform will receive this information and may display this use on your respective account.
Each of these social media platforms is governed by its own privacy policy.
Social Media Buttons currently being used on this Website:
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Facebook
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Pinterest
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Twitter
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Instagram
This list may be amended from time to time in the sole discretion of M&D
Publicly Visible Information
If you leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible. Your email address will never be available publicly. Users may see your username, Gravatar profile, and website information.
Cookies
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, or customize website content. Cookies may also be used by third-party services such as Google Analytics as described herein.
Users may, at any time prevent the setting of cookies, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies.
Already set cookies may also be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs.
Advertising
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies as noted above.
From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram to market the Website.
The Website may engage in affiliate marketing which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
Newsletters
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On the Website, you may subscribe to M&D's newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel embedded in emails allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Also, it allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user.
Opt-out- You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in M&D's emails.
Access- You may access the personal information M&D has about you by submitting a request to musingsanddeeds@gmail.com
Amend- You may amend or update your personal information by contacting musingsanddeeds@gmail.com
Links to other Websites
This website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links and leave this site, you should note that M&D does not have any control over that other website.
M&D is not responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such site and such sites are not governed by this Privacy Policy.
At any time please contact us at musingsanddeeds@gmail.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Consent
By using this Website, you consent to this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
M&D may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page regularly to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 11 June 2020.
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