Privacy Policy
We consider the privacy of our visitors to be extremely important. This privacy policy document describes in detail the types of personal information that is collected and recorded by Heart of the Family™ and how we use it.
Who We Are
Heart of the Family™ is owned by Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal. Our website address is https://www.thefamilyheart.com.
Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy. After approval of your comment, your Gravatar profile picture (if available) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact Forms
When visitors use the contact form on this site, we collect the data given in the contact form. The information is sent as an email message that is only accessible to the website’s owner. The information may be stored in the database on our hosting server for backup and later reference purposes.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the service or a third-party to recognize you, make your next visit easier, and make the site more useful to you. Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies.
We may use cookies to:
- Understand and save a user’s preferences for future visits.
- Keep track of advertisements.
- Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
If you would like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages for your web browser.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
This website is a WordPress site, which means that, by default, this site also uses cookies. By using this site, you consent to the use of cookies.
Akismet, Jetpack, and WordPress are all services of Automattic, Inc., 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94107. You can review Automattic’s privacy policies for more information.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Log Files
Like many other websites, this site makes use of log files. These files merely log visitors to the site – usually a standard procedure for hosting companies and part of the hosting service’s analytics. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks.
This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track a 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.
Advertising Partners
Our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on this site. Our advertising partners include:
- Amazon
- Awin
- Commission Junction
- Impact
- Paddle
- Partnerize
- ShareASale
- and others administered directly by the individual vendor
While each of these advertising partners has its own Privacy Policy for its site, an updated and hyperlinked resource is maintained here: Privacy Policies. You may consult this listing to find the privacy policy for many of the advertising partners of this website.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Heart of the Family™ and which are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by our site’s third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on the site. Heart of the Family™ has no access to, or control over, these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
Third-Party Privacy Policies
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. Heart of the Family™ privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites. You may find a comprehensive listing of these privacy policies and their links here: Privacy Policy Links.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options.
We use Google AdSense Advertising on our website. Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. See https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en.
As a third-party vendor, Google uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of using the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.
We, along with third-party vendors such as Google, use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.
Opting out: Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Information sent via the contact form may also be retained indefinitely.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If have left comments on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
How We Protect Your Information
This website is regularly scanned for malware, security holes, and known vulnerabilities.
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
This is a family-friendly site, and we believe it is important to provide added protection for children online. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
Heart of the Family™ does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that this website has in its database the personally-identifiable information of a child under the age of 13, please contact us immediately, and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. Visit this link to learn more about CalOPPA.
In accordance with CalOPPA, we agree to the following:
- Users can visit our site anonymously.
- Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our homepage or, at a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.
- Our Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy” and can easily be found on the page specified above.
CAN-SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
We collect your email address only if you choose to share it when leaving a comment on the website or subscribing to our email list(s).
To be in accordance with CAN-SPAM, we agree to the following:
- Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
- Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
- Include the physical address of our business.
- Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
- Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
- Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you either can email us or follow the instructions at the bottom of each email and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This privacy policy only applies to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website and information shared and/or collected there. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website. We are not responsible in any way for the content or behavior of external websites.
Privacy Policy Changes
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time at the owners’ sole discretion. Should we update, amend, or make any changes to our Privacy Policy, those changes will be posted here. Your use of this website after any change in the Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our privacy policy and agree to its terms. If you require more information or have questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us.
Update
This Privacy Policy was updated on 27 April 2023.