This website address is: https://backpostureblog.com.
This Privacy Policy explains how backpostureblog.com uses your personal data when you visit my website, interact with the site, subscribe to my Newsletter or purchase a product or service from me.
I have also added information regarding your privacy rights under the GDPR.
Please read my Privacy Policy so that you are aware of how and why I am using your data. Your continued use of my website indicates that you accept my Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions, or would like to exercise your protected privacy rights, please contact me. Please read this Privacy Policy in full to learn more about your rights and my obligations under the GDPR.
Sincerely,
David Paul, RN
YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Personal data is any data regarding you that could help someone to identify you. It is individual information pertaining to you, and it is not anonymous.
Anonymous data is any data where the identity has been removed from the statistical data, and could not help to identify an individual.
I collect several types of information from my site visitors in order to enhance on site visit experience. This personal data falls into these categories:
ANONYMOUS DATA such as statistical or demographic data for the purposes of monitoring site traffic. Anonymous (or aggregate) Data may be derived from your personal data, but is not considered personal data because you cannot be identified by the information.
CONTACT DATA includes billing, email address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers.
FINANCIAL DATA includes bank and payment information.
IDENTITY DATA includes first name, last name, and social media username (where applicable).
MARKETING DATA includes your preferences in receiving direct marketing from me. This includes your subscription to my Newsletter.
PROFILE DATA includes your username and password, as well as information regarding purchases, orders or donations made by you on my site.
TECHNICAL DATA includes your internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone, location, browser extensions and version information, operating system and platform.
TRACKING DATA includes information I or others collect about you from cookies and similar tracking technologies. For example, I provide cookies so that your browser may store small pieces of my website in order to make your future site visits faster.
TRANSACTION DATA includes the payment information provided by you and your financial institution when you complete a purchase with me.
USAGE DATA includes information about how you use my website, products, and services.
To provide better content and service, backpostureblog.com uses Google Analytics to monitor traffic and visitor behavior on my site. Your IP, city, state, operating system, and on-page behavior may be tracked by Google Analytics. If you continue to use my site, you acknowledge acceptance of this monitoring by Google Analytics which is utilized to enhance your on site experience and is looked at it as anonymous data since it is not personally identifiable.
I do not collect any information regarding your race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious or philosophical belief, personal lifestyle, criminal convictions or offenses, or any biometric data.
I do not automate decision making or profiling of data on this website.
HOW I COLLECT PERSONAL DATA
I may collect two basic types of information about my site visitors: specific information you may provide directly as a result of interacting with my website, and general visit information collected indirectly by software including WordPress and related Plugins.
DIRECT (VISITOR PROVIDED DATA)
This specific information includes personal data you provide when you:
sign up to receive my Newsletter;
contact me directly via my Contact Form and request information be sent to you;
order my products or services;
contact me directly over the phone, via snail mail, email, or on my website;
VIA SOFTWARE (INDIRECTLY)
I may automatically collect Technical Data about your browser, platform, and browsing pattern while you are on my website.
GENERAL DATA COLLECTION PRACTICE
I only collect the data necessary to enhance your site visit experience and complete any tasks you initiate on my site. For example, you may provide your email to me via a message on my contact form which allows me to communicate with you via email reply.
IMAGE POLICY
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
ANALYTICS
To provide better content and service, this website uses Google Analytics to monitor traffic and visitor behavior on my site. Your IP, city, state, operating system, and on-page behavior may be tracked by Google Analytics. If you continue to use my site, you acknowledge acceptance of this monitoring by Google Analytics which is utilized to enhance your on site experience and is looked at it as anonymous data since it is not personally identifiable.
I do not collect any information regarding your race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious or philosophical belief, personal lifestyle, criminal convictions or offenses, or any biometric data.
I also do not knowingly collect information from site visitors under the age of 13.
HOW I MAY SHARE PERSONAL DATA
I may share personal data with the following types of third parties:
– Technology service providers (i.e. webhost)
– As part of a business transfer of ownership. In the result of an acquisition or merger of my business by/with another entity, this Privacy Policy will remain in effect unless otherwise stated in an updated Privacy Policy for the web site.
– As required by law
I select third parties to work with who adhere to the laws and best practices of the Internet. Any information shared with these third parties is only to enhance my website and your website visit experience, not to directly enhance the private interests of these third parties. They may not use the information for any purpose other than my agreed upon website related purpose.
DATA RETENTION POLICY
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so that I can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on my website, I 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.
AD PARTNERS
My site is ad free.
If you are interested in learning how to opt out of ad programs on other sites, please visit:
Digital Advertising Alliance (United States)
Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (Canada)
European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EU)
MY DATA SECURITY PROTOCOL
This site has strict security measures in place to protect your information. Your personal data is protected, and used only on a need-to-know basis as required to perform necessary site or other contractual based items.
I have systems in place to notify me immediately of any suspected or confirmed web breach where your personal data may have been exposed. I will notify you via email in the event that I am legally required to do so.
THIRD-PARTY LINKS
This website may include links to third-party websites including social media. I do not control these third-party websites. Please familiarize yourself with the Privacy Policy of these sites as they are not connected to my Privacy Policy.
PAYMENT INFORMATION
This website does not process any financial transactions on site. All financial transactions for the Product links on this site are completed via Amazon.
COOKIES
If you leave a comment on my 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 will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, the site will 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, the site 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.
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.
This website may also include cookies from third parties including links to social media. These cookies are controlled by these third parties.
You can disable cookies in your browser, but your website experience may be limited on my site as weIl as on other sites as cookies are necessary to perform certain functions.
This site’s cookies collect anonymous data, and are not personally identifiable. 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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
YOUR DATA RIGHTS
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data the site holds about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
HOW TO CONTACT ME ABOUT MY PRIVACY POLICY
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or would like to exercise any of your rights, please contact me using my site contact form.
This Privacy Policy may be updated at any time by the site owner.