Policies

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Privacy Policy

This policy was last updated May 24, 2018.

Your privacy is important to us at Home Crafts by Ali. The policy below outlines how your
personal information is collected and how it is used when you visit our website.

What Personal Information is Collected.

When commenting on our blog or signing up to receive our newsletters we collect your email address and possibly your name.

How Information is Collected

• if you subscribe to the newsletter
• if you leave a comment on the blog
• through website cookies and log files
• through Google Analytics

How We Use Your Information

We may use information collected when you sign up for our newsletter, enter a giveaway, or leave a comment on our website. We would use your information in the following ways:

• to respond to a comment via our website or email
• to send you a newsletter that you signed up to receive
• to notify you of winning a giveaway hosted on our site

Google Analytics

Home Crafts by Ali 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. User and event data is retained for 26 months and then is automatically deleted.

Cookies

Cookies store user-specific information into a log. I use the following cookies on Home Crafts by Ali:

• Amazon (for advertising)
• Google Analytics (for tracking website traffic and user behavior)
• Mailchimp (for email tracking)
• Sumo share buttons (for social sharing)

Advertisements on Home Crafts by Ali

To support this website, third party advertisements are used via Amazon. They may use cookies
or web beacons when they advertise here on Home Crafts by Ali in order to show tailored
ads to you.

Third Party Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.

Parental Consent

If you are under 16 years old, you must first have parental permission before using our website
or entering personal information.

Final Notes on this Privacy Policy

You have the right to access your personal data and know how it is being processed. Hopefully, the policy above adequately explains how your data is used.

Personal information will not be transferred unless we are legally obligated to do so. If you would like your information to be removed from our systems, please contact homecraftsbyali@gmail.com. You can request to be removed at any time.

Home Crafts by Ali contains links to other websites. As such, Home Crafts by Ali is not responsible for the privacy policies of other websites or the third party applications it uses.

If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please feel free to contact us at homecraftsbyali@gmail.com

GDPR Compliance

Home Crafts by Ali is committed to ensuring the security and protection of the personal information that we collect, and to provide a compliant and consistent approach to data protection. We have always had a robust and effective data protection program in place which complies with existing law and abides by the data protection principles. However, we recognise our obligations in updating and expanding this program to meet the demands of the GDPR.

Home Crafts by Ali is dedicated to safeguarding the personal information under our remit and in developing a data protection regime that is effective, fit for purpose and demonstrates an understanding of, and appreciation for the new Regulation. Our preparation and objectives for GDPR compliance have been summarised in this statement and include the development and implementation of new data protection roles, policies, procedures, controls and measures to ensure maximum and ongoing compliance.

How We are Preparing for the GDPR

•  Privacy Notice/Policy – we have revised our Privacy Notice to comply with the GDPR, ensuring that all individuals whose personal information we process have been informed of why we need it, how it is used, what their rights are, who the information is disclosed to and what safeguarding measures are in place to protect their information.
•  Direct Marketing - we have revised the wording and processes for direct marketing, including clear opt-in mechanisms for marketing subscriptions; a clear notice and method for opting out and providing unsubscribe features on all subsequent marketing materials.
• Data Protection  – our main policy and procedure document for data protection has been overhauled to meet the standards and requirements of the GDPR. Accountability and governance measures are in place to ensure that we understand and adequately disseminate and evidence our obligations and responsibilities; with a dedicated focus on privacy by design and the rights of individuals.
• Data Retention & Erasure  – we have updated our retention policy and schedule to ensure that we meet the ‘data minimisation’ and ‘storage limitation’ principles and that personal information is stored, archived and destroyed compliantly and ethically. We have dedicated erasure procedures in place to meet the new ‘Right to Erasure’ obligation and are aware of when this and other data subject’s rights apply; along with any exemptions, response timeframes and notification responsibilities.

 Controller Information

Controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is: Ali Biorn of Home Crafts by Ali
contact by email: homecraftsbyali@gmail.com