SparkedLiving.org (“Website”) is governed by the following Privacy Policy.

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We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it and we always have been.

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The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.

 

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?

• Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form. In addition, we will ask you to create a user profile to access membership or course content, which would allow you to create a username and password. We will store the username, but your password will not be visible in our records.

 

• Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources. For example, if you use a third-party software through the site, they may transfer information to us for fulfillment. For example, we use Stripe and PayPal for our ecommerce and they transfer your name, email address, and mailing address to us so we can send you what you purchased.

 

• Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked. We only use this information internally to determine where we should put our promotional efforts to better reach or serve you. For example, should we share blog posts on Facebook at 9am on a Saturday?

 

• Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.

 

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

• To operate and maintain the Website;

• To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account;

• To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings; we always use a simple one click unsubscribe.

• To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;

• To respond to your comments or inquiries;

• To provide you with user support for any coaching programs or events;

• To process payment for purchases you make through the Website; or,

• To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

 

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your information with third parties only when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

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Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies. The Website 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 the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is ever captured by Google Analytics. We use Google to tell us what posts you like most and to tweak sales pages to explain more clearly what we are offering.  

• Stripe and Paypal – these services are used to serve our ecommerce platform. At no time is your banking information passed to the Website. We receive only information used for order fulfillment. We have no way at any time of accessing any bank or credit account information.

• Flodesk – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications.

• Calendly – this service is used to schedule appointments and may collect your contact information (name and email) to contact you about your appointment.

• Facebook Tracking Pixel – certain pages on our website may contain a tracking Pixel for the Facebook advertising platform. We may from time to time remarket to you a class or retreat based upon this pixel.

 

We will never share your personal information with any other third-party marketers.

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Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website 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 us.

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PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you create a user profile on the Website or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible.

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COOKIES

The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor 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 Website, by using a corresponding setting of your 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 your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.

 

ADVERTISING

Retargeting Ads

From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.

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Affiliate Program Participation

The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.  

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The Website is a member site of Bookshop.org, an affiliate marketing program designed to provide a means for sites to earn affiliate revenue by advertising advertising books and related materials hosted on Bookshop.org.  As part of this Bookshop.org affiliate program, the Website will post customized links to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.

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Newsletters

On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. 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, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

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RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at ask@blissburg.com to be removed from our mailing list.

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Amend – You may contact us at ask@blissburg.com to amend or update your personal information.

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Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to ask@blissburg.com.

Please note that we 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 through the Website. 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 us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

 

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 18. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 18 in its database, please contact us immediately at ask@blissburg.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

At any time, please contact us at ask@blissburg.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.

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Last updated: March 2021