As the owner of Lady Blackbird (“Website”), Merli (“we” or “us”) understand that your privacy is of critical importance. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy describes what information we may collect from you and how we use and disclose such information. This statement only applies to this Website.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Information you provide us directly: We may collect personal information from you, such as your name and email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form. You can always refuse to supply personally identification information, but it may prevent you from engaging in certain Website-related activities. We promise to use this information only for the purposes for which it is provided.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect non-personal identification information about you and the device you use to access the Website. This information may include the browser name, operating system type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We use “cookies” to enhance your navigation experience. They are small data files stored on your browser that allow us to track your usage of the Website over time. The Website uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and analyze traffic. Your IP address and user-agent are shared with Google along with performance and security metrics to ensure the quality of service, generate usage statistics, and to detect and address abuse. You may choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, note that if the ability to accept cookies is disabled some parts of the Website may not function properly.
You can find more information about how Google uses Cookies here:
Cookies may also be used by other third-party services, such as Google Analytics and MailChimp. You can find more information in the section below.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED
We may use the collected information for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain and improve the Website. We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services;
- To personalise your experience we may use information in the aggregate to understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.
- To send you periodic emails. If you decide to opt-in to our newsletter, you will receive emails that may include Website news, updates, related product or service information, etc. We may also send you administrative communications, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we provide unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
- To respond to your comments or inquiries and provide you with customer support;
How we protect your information
We adopt appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information and data stored on our Site.
Sharing your personal information
Except when required by law we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your personal identification information to others. We may use third-party service providers to help us operate the Website or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
You may find content on the Website that links to the sites and services of other third parties. We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from the Website. In addition, each third-party site or service’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. You can find more information here: www.google.com/intl/it/policies/privacy/partners/
If you want to disable Google Analytics on your browser you can do that here:
MailChimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. MailChimp’s privacy policy is available here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
You can also find Google’s privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=it
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.
PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION
If you leave a comment on the Website, certain information, such as your name or username, and your Blogger profile photo, may be publicly visible.
RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at merli.ladyblackbird@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to merli.ladyblackbird@gmail.com.
Amend – You may contact us at merli.ladyblackbird@gmail.com to ensure the accuracy of your personal data and amend or update your personal information.
Delete – In certain situations, you have the right to request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to merli.ladyblackbird@gmail.com.
Restrict – In certain situations, you may restrict further processing of your personal data by submitting a request to merli.ladyblackbird@gmail.com.
Complain – If you are a resident of a country in the EEA, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority in your country of residence in the event that data is misused.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or when required by law.
SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
At no time you should submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at merli.ladyblackbird@gmail.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We may revise and update this Privacy Policy if our practices change, as technology changes, or as we add new services or change existing ones. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information we will give you a reasonable opportunity to consent to the change. We encourage you to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using this Website, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Website. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices of the Website, please contact us at merli.ladyblackbird@gmail.com.
Last updated: 30/3/2019
