Privacy Policy:
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Behind The Awakening - Privacy Notice
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1. About Us:
Here at BTA, we value and respect your privacy and information. We are committed to protecting your private information while providing you with the best experience and service. We follow strict security procedures on the holding and usage of your information. This privacy notice will inform you as to how we look after your private data and to tell you about your privacy rights.
2. Purpose of Privacy Notice:
Our privacy notice is here to give you information on how Behind The Awakening processes and collects your personal information through the use of our website and services, including any information you provide when you sign up for our email services, purchase a product or service.
This website is not intended for the use of children.
If you are under 16 years old, you must first have parental permission before using our website or entering personal information.
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Please read this privacy notice in its entirety to know how and why we collect your information.
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3. Personal Identification Information:
We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, place an order, and in connection with other activities, services, features, or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for their name, email address, mailing address, and phone number. Users may, however, visit our site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identifying information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain site-related activities.
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4. Non-Personal Identification Information:
We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer, location of login, and technical information about Users' means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized, and other similar information.
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5. How we protect your information:
We adopt 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 our Site.
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6. Sharing Your Personal Information:
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users' personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes, provided that you have given us your permission.
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7. Electronic Communications:
If the User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email, or the User may contact us via our Site.
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8. Blog Comments:
Enjoy participating in our blogs and forums? Then, leaving a comment is a great way to do that! I love hearing your feedback. If you choose to leave a comment on a blog post, please be aware that the comment is then public and visible to anyone who reads the comment section. Your email address is never shared or disclosed, but your name and comment will be visible to others.
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9. How We Store, Use, Share, and Disclose Our Site Visitors' Personal Information:
Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com's data storage, databases, and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.
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All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.
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10. Third Party Websites:
Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that links to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our 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 that have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s terms and policies.
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Behind The Awakening uses Google Analytics to track website performance and user behavior. It provides information on pageviews, referral sources, and other valuable information that helps me adapt the content I write for this website. Google Analytics does capture anonymous data about location, age, gender, and interests, but I have no way to connect that information and specifically identify you. Google Analytics may also capture your IP address as you make your way around this website. User and event data is automatically deleted after a predefined amount of time.
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11. Affiliate Programs:
Behind The Awakening also partners with affiliate programs, such as Amazon. Each program collects and retains their own data. I do not have access to the personal information that is collected by these affiliate programs. It is best to read their individual privacy policies for more information on how your data is collected and used.
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12. Social Media Privacy;
Behind The Awakening uses various social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Behind The Awakening is not responsible for what you post on Behind The Awakening social media channels.
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Changes to this privacy policy:
Behind The Awakening has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will post a notification on the main page of our Site. We encourage Users 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.
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Contacting Us:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:
stephaniemichelle@behindtheawakening.com
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