Privacy Policy

The privacy of readers is extremely important to me. This privacy policy outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected and how it is used.

Your use of this site, in any and all forms, constitutes an acceptance of this privacy policy.

Collection of Personal Information

When visiting Simple Joys Of Home, the IP address used to access the website will be logged along with the dates and times of access. This information is purely used to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movement and gather broad demographic information for internal use. Most importantly, any recorded IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

None of this information is linked to anything that is personally identifiable, and it is only used to provide a better user experience. I do not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others.

Readers of Simple Joys Of Home might provide their name and email address to subscribe to email updates and newsletters. I use a secure opt-in subscription system and reserve the right to contact subscribers with information related to this website and blog. Subscribers may unsubscribe at any time and every email delivered will contain an “unsubscribe” link.

Except when required by law, I will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent.

Third party websites

I have included links on this site for your use and reference. I am not responsible for the privacy policies on these websites. You should be aware that the privacy policies of these sites may differ from my own.

Simple Joys of Home 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 simplejoysofhome.com. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but not any other personal information.

Mail Chimp – This service is used to deliver new posts by email and newsletters. You will be sent an email asking you to confirm your email address (double opt-in).  I will only contact you in this way, unless you contact me directly by email (via my contact page) and would like me to respond to you. Mail Chimp stores your name and email address for the purpose of delivering such communications and gathers statistics around newsletter opening and clicks for me, using industry standard technologies. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website, data is collected in the comments form and also the visitor’s IP address is used to help detect spam.  When you leave a comment your profile name and a link to your website will be available publicly.  Your email address is not available publicly.  Users of this website may see your name, avatar and website information. If you leave a comment on my website you may save your name, email and website in cookies.  This means that the next time you comment, you will not have to fill in your details again.

Gravatar – If you use the Gravatar service, your profile picture will show on this website next to your approved comment.  The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Plugins

Advertising

Ads appearing on my site may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile non personal identification information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Google Adsense

Some of the ads may be served by Google. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to Simple Joys Of Home and other sites on the Internet. DART uses “non personally identifiable information” and does NOT track personal information about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, etc. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Simple Joys Of Home has no access to, or control over, these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers and this privacy policy does not apply to, nor can I control the activities of, other advertisers or web sites.

 Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

In compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy  Protection Act), I do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of  age. My website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 18 years old or older.

Sensitive Personal Information

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to Simple Joys of Home. 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 Simple Joys Of Home, it will be subject to this privacy policy.

Changes to this privacy policy

simplejoysofhome.com has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. An updated date will always appear at the bottom of this page. I encourage readers to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how I am helping to protect the personal information I collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Last updated on November 8, 2021