The Writery- Privacy Policy

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OUR WEBSITE

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The website thewritery.ca (hereinafter collectively “Website”) is owned by The Writery (referred to as “we” “us”, “our”).

 

We at thewritery.ca by The Writery respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy is designed to explain how we collect, use, share, and protect the personal information you provide to us when you access our website, purchase our goods or services, or engage with us on social media, as well as your own rights to the information we collect.

Information Use, Collection, and Sharing

 

While using the Website, you may provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information includes any of the following: your first and last name, email address, shipping and/or billing address, and/or credit card information if you make a purchase on this website (collectively “Personal Information”).

 

Like many other sites, thewritery.ca by The Writery collects information that your browser sends when you visit this Website (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (“IP address”), browser information, Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) information, the pages of our Website that you visit, time spent on those pages, and other statistics. We may also use third-party services such as Google Analytics to collect, monitor, and analyze Log Data.

 

“Cookies” are files with small amounts of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Like many other websites, we use cookies to collect information solely to analyze content performance.

 

You can turn off the use of cookies at any time in your browser’s settings. Please refer to the help section of your browser for instructions on how to do this. If you choose to disable cookies, this may affect your ability to access or use some portions of our Website.

 

Personal Information Use and Sharing

 

Except as this privacy policy states, we do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We may share Personal Information with vendor service providers of this Website, such as the servers for our email communications. Those vendors use your Personal Information only at our direction and in accordance with this policy.

 

In general, any Personal Information you provide us is used solely to help us communicate with you. For example, we use Personal Information to contact Website visitors in response to questions, solicit feedback, and share promotional offers. See the Email Marketing section for more information regarding email usage.

 

In the event that we undergo a business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, or partial sale with another company, your Personal Information may be transferred. You consent that such transfer may occur and is permitted by this policy.

 

Information You Provide

 

When you leave a comment on this website, you are giving implied consent for this comment and your information to appear on our website. In leaving a comment, your name and email address will not be shared with any third party. We may use your email address solely to respond to your comments. However, we are not liable or responsible for the actions of other individuals and the unauthorized use of such information that you voluntarily share. 

 

This website has links to public social media accounts and social sharing options. If you choose to interact with us or our accounts on social media, you are advised that any interactions on those accounts are publicly available.

 

If you choose to share a testimonial on this Website, we will first obtain your written permission via email before including your name and testimonial on the website.

 

Email Marketing

 

If you choose to opt into our email newsletter, you will occasionally receive emails regarding updates to this website, free resources, paid products, and other content related to blogging, marketing, and productivity. You may opt out of our email newsletter at any time. Our email newsletters are managed through an email list management provider, and opting out of one email list may not necessarily remove you from all emails. Should you have any issues or problems unsubscribing, please contact us here.

 

We may retain the email messages and correspondence if you correspond with us via email, but we will not share this information with any third party. 

 

Security

 

We try to keep your Personal Information secure, but we realize that no transmission over the internet is ever 100% secure. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, but we cannot guarantee absolute security. By using this Website, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.

 

If you make any purchases on this Website, you may be asked to provide a username and password during checkout. This information is not shared and is solely for the purpose of accessing your purchase. We do not collect or store any other information during the checkout process.

 

Links to Other Websites

 

This Website includes links to other websites. Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our Website’s Terms and Conditions.

 

When you click on links on our Website, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

 

Privacy Rights

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COPPA Compliance

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You must be 18 years old or older to gain access to our Website. This Website is not intended for those under 18, in compliance with COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.), and we do not knowingly collect or request any information from or market to children under the age of 18. 

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If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a minor under 18, we will delete this information and/or attempt to obtain parental consent. If you have any reason to believe we may have unknowingly collected data from a minor, please let us know by sending us an email here.

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Complaints

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If you are an EU resident, you have certain rights afforded to you by way of the GDPR, including the right to complain to a supervising authority if you believe we are misusing your information or have violated any of your rights under this Privacy Policy or applicable law. You may do so in the EU member state where you reside or have your place of business or where the alleged infringement occurred. If you are outside the EU, you may have rights under privacy laws in your jurisdiction.

California Privacy Rights

The State of California has established its own unique regulations that apply to California residents. If You reside in California, you have the right to obtain from us, once per year and free of charge, information regarding what information we disclose to third-party marketers and the names and addresses of each third party to whom we disclose Your data. As a Californian resident, you also have the right to request that we not sell your data.

If you are a California resident under 18, you have the right to request that we remove any data you publicly post on our Website. Please use the contact information listed below to request removal of your data. Note that while we will remove your publicly posted data on our Site, we may not be able to completely remove that data from our systems.

If you are a California resident and would like to make any of the above requests, please contact us here. If you make a request, we have 30 days to respond to you.

 

Updates

 

This Privacy Policy may change, and all updates will always be posted on this page.

 

Contact Us

 

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your rights as set out in this Privacy Policy, please contact us here.