This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which Life with Larissa collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “user”) of the https://www.lifewithlarissa.com website (“site”). Life with Larissa respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform what personal identifiable information Life with Larissa may collect, and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this site.
Information Users Voluntarily Submit to Life with Larissa:
Life with Larissa may collect personal identification information from users such as user’s name or email address. For example, users may voluntarily submit information to the site by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
Information Life with Larissa Collects from Others:
Life with Larissa may receive information about users from other sources. Users may link their websites, Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google Accounts when leaving a comment, or connected with their user profile. If a user chooses to link their websites, Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google Accounts to their user profile, Life with Larissa will receive the user’s name and email address and profile picture associated with that account.
Automatically-Collected Information:
Life with Larissa automatically collects certain information about users and the device with which users access the site. For example, when a user uses the site, Life with Larissa will log the user’s IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages user viewed, and the dates/times when the user accessed the site. Life with Larissa may also collect information about actions users take when using the site, such as links clicked.
Publicly Visible Information:
If a user leaves a comment on the site, certain information may be publicly visible. Users email addresses will never be available publicly. At each user’s option, the user may choose to add an avatar, a link to their own website, and a link to their social media, including Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google Account. Users may see each other’s username, avatar, and links.
Anonymous Data:
From time to time, Life with Larissa may use anonymous data, which does not identify a user alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
Web Browser Cookies:
Life with Larissa may use “cookies”, which are small data files stored on your browser by the site, to enhance user experience. The site may use both session cookies, which expire when you close the browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. The site uses cookies to store users’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that users are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, and customize site content based on users’ browser type or information that the user sends. 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 the site, by using a corresponding setting of the user’s internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers; however, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in the internet browser, not all functions of the site may be entirely usable and function properly.
How Life with Larissa Uses Collected Information:
Life with Larissa may collect and use users’ personal information for the following purposes:
- To run and operate this site
Life with Larissa may need your information display content on the site correctly. - To improve customer service
Information you provide helps Life with Larissa respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently. - To personalize user experience
Life with Larissa may use information in the aggregate to understand how Life with Larissa users as a group use the services and resources provided on this site. - To improve this Site
Life with Larissa may use feedback you provide to improve products and services. - To run a promotion, contest, survey or other site feature
To send users information they agreed to receive about topics Life with Larissa thinks will be of interest to them. - To send periodic emails
Life with Larissa may use the email address to respond to inquiries, questions, and/or other requests.
How Life with Larissa Protects Your Information:
Life with Larissa adopts appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on this site.
Sharing Your Personal Information:
Life with Larissa does not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others. Life with Larissa may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. Life with Larissa may use third party service providers to help operate the site or administer activities on Larissa’s behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. Life with Larissa may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given permission.
Electronic Newsletters:
If a user decides to opt-in to the mailing list, s/he will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. Life with Larissa may use third party service providers to help operate this site or administer activities on Life with Larissa’s behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. Life with Larissa may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that permission has been given. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, Life with Larissa may see if and when a user opens an email and which links within the email are clicked. Also, this allows the site to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
Third Party Websites:
Users may find advertising or other content on this site that link to the sites and services of partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licencors and other third parties. Life with Larissa does not control the content or links that appear on these sites and is not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from this site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to this site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.
Life with Larissa currently uses the following third-party 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.
Mail Chimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. Life with Larissa stores your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communication. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.
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 Life with Larissa’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, Life with Larissa will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, Life with Larissa may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the site to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against Life with Larissa.
Advertising:
Display Ads – Life with Larissa may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when users visit the site, which may use cookies, as noted above.
Retargeting Ads – From time to time, the site may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the site. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on user’s past visits to the site.
Affiliate Program Participation – The site may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the site. If a user clicks on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on the user’s browser to track any sales for purposes of commission.
Life with Larissa may become a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program in the future, which is an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the site will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
Rights Related to Personal Information:
Opt-out – Users may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in the emails. Users may also notify Life with Larissa at lifewithlarissablog@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – Users may access the personal information Life with Larissa has about them by submitting a request to lifewithlarissablog@gmail.com.
Amend – Users may contact Larissa at lifewithlarissablog@gmail.com to amend or update personal information.
Forget – In certain situations, users may request that Life with Larissa erase or forget their personal data. To do so, please submit a request to lifewithlarissablog@gmail.com.
Please note that Life with Larissa may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes, or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Sensitive Personal Information:
At no time should users submit sensitive personal information to the site. This includes social security numbers, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If users elect to submit such information to Life with Larissa, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Children’s Information:
Life with Larissa does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that Life with Larissa has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact Larissa immediately at lifewithlarissablog@gmail.com and Larissa will use her best efforts to promptly remove such information from records.
Changes to This Privacy Policy:
Life with Larissa has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When that happens, Larissa will post a notification on the main page of the site and send an email [when the subscription button becomes available]. Larissa encourages users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how she is helping to protect the personal information she collects. Users acknowledge and agree that it is their responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Your Acceptance of These Terms:
By using this site, users signify their acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use this site. Your continued use of the site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes. This privacy policy was built using the generator at www.PrivacyPolicies.com.
Contacting Life with Larissa:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact Larissa at lifewithlarissablog@gmail.com.
This document was last updated on April 19, 2020.