At thethingswellmake.com, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by thethingswellmake.com and how it is used.
Personal identification information
When using this website, your personal identification information may be collected in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, during visits to this website, when placing an order, subscribing to the newsletter, responding to a survey, filling out a form, and/or in connection with other activities, services, features or resources made available on this website. You may be asked for, as appropriate, your name, email address, and any other personal information needed to be able to provide those services. You may, however, visit this website anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from you only if you voluntarily submit such information. You can always refuse to supply personal identification information, but it may prevent you from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Non-personal identification information
Whenever you interact with this website, non-personal identification information about you may be collected. Non-personal identification information may include your browser name, IP address, operating system type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed this site. Other non-personal information that may be collected includes information about actions you take when using the website such as links clicked, time spent on each page, etc..
How we use collected information
We may collect and use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To improve customer service – Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.
- To personalize user experience – We may use the information to understand how our website visitors as a group use the services and resources provided on this website.
- To improve this website – We may use the feedback you provide to improve our products and services.
- To process payments – If we were to sell any products, we would only use the information you provide when placing an order to provide service to that order. We do not share any information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide each service.
- To send periodic emails – We may use your email address to respond to your inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If you decide to opt-in to our mailing list, you will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, detailed unsubscribe instructions can be found at the bottom of each email.
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 this website.
Sensitive and private data exchange between this website and its users happens over an SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.
Sharing your personal information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your 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 or to administer activities 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.
Log Files
Like many other Web sites, thethingswellmake.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and the number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies and Web Beacons
thethingswellmake.com may use “cookies” to enhance user experience. Your web browser may place cookies on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes for tracking information. You may choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, note that some parts of this website may not function properly. More information about how this site uses cookies can be found on the cookie policy page.
Third party websites
You may find advertising or other content on this website that links to other sites (partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, or other third parties). We do not control the content or links that appear on those sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from Oh, The Things We'll Make!. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which link to this website, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.
The Website currently uses the following third party service providers:
Google Analytics – Google Analytics tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on this website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. You can refer to Google's privacy policy for more information about how they use your information.
Mailer Lite – this service is used for delivery of email newsletters when you voluntarily subscribe to my mailing list. Mailer Lite stores the information you provided when signing up (email address and first name) for the purpose of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mailer Lite’s Privacy Policy for further information.
Advertising
Ads appearing on our site may be delivered to you 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.
Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include
Google Adsense
Amazon (You can find Amazon's privacy policy here. )
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on thethingswellmake.com send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see.
Oh, The Things We'll Make! has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. thethingswellmake.com's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.
Rights related to your personal information
You may contact me with your concerns at tracy@thethingswellmake.com.
Opt-Out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in my emails or contacting me by email to be removed from my mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request by email.
Amend – You may contact me to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – When you unsubscribe from my newsletter, your information is not completely erased from the email service provider data in case you choose to subscribe again. If you would like your information to be completely erased, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data by contacting me by email.
Please note that I may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Sensitive Personal Information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to this website. This includes ID numbers, 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, it will be subject to this privacy policy.
Children and their personal information
This website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that this website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact me to remove such information from my records.
Changes to this privacy policy
Oh, The Things We'll Make! has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When changed, I will send a notification to subscribers by email. I encourage all users of this website to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how I help protect the personal information collected. 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 Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use this site. Your continued use of this website following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Contacting us
If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at tracy@thethingswellmake.com.
This document was last updated on May 12, 2018