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This page includes all the privacy and disclaimer information about my site: www.marieskelton.com. This site’s primary purpose is to share information about the field of positive psychology in two formats, articles or blog posts under the Moving On brand and podcasts under the Happiness for Cynics brand. Reach out if you have any questions about this Privacy and Disclaimer.
Disclaimer
Copyright
Unless otherwise noted, I (Marie Skelton) am the legal copyright holder of all written material on this website. My content can only be used, reprinted, (partially) modified or published with my written consent or you may quote up to two sentences of written content for educational purposes only, and only as long as you reference “Marie Skelton” as the author and link to marieskelton.com or the specific page on this site from which you took the quote.
Guest bloggers and other contributors are responsible for their own submitted material on my website and have to ensure that their work complies with any and all laws. The opinions expressed by any Third Parties are their own and do not represent the position or believe of marieskelton.com. I also am not responsible for any discriminatory or offensive comments by third parties on my blog – although please do let me know if you think something should be removed (email marie.skelton@gmail.com).
Hold Harmless
All the information provided on marieskelton.com is for general information and entertainment purposes only and unless states otherwise is the expressed opinion of myself, Marie Skelton, and not others.
I do not providing any medical, legal, or other professional advice. You are taking all the provided information at your own risk. Always consult your doctor about matters that affect your mental and physical health. This site is intended as a general introduction to the challenges of navigating major life changes. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice. You should obtain independent professional and tailored medical advice relevant to your specific situation from appropriate professionals.
Although I try to keep this site’s uptime as close to 100%, access to the site may be temporarily or permanently suspended without notice, due to possible updates or technical issues, both within or beyond my control. I will not be liable if for any reason the website is unavailable at any time or for any period of time.
Under no circumstances will I be liable for any loss or damage (including without limitation indirect or consequential loss or damage) or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.
Reserve Rights
I, Marie Skelton, reserves the right to change the focus of the blog, to shut it down, sell it, and/or change the terms of use (go to a paid platform) at my own discretion.
Comments left on blog posts should aim to further discussion in a friendly and respectful way. I reserve the right to edit or delete any submitted comments without notice due to comments deemed to be spam or questionable spam, comments including profanity, comments containing language or concepts that could be deemed offensive, comments that attack a group or person individually, or comments that are purely trying to sell products and services or redirect users to another site.
Advertisers and Sponsors
To help the website expand and to cover costs of running the site, advertising and affiliate links are run on my website. Affiliate links earn me a small commission on any purchases made when visiting Amazon after clicking on one of these links. I will do my absolute best to only provide you with information about relevant products that I truly believe in. All reviews on my website will be presented honestly and I will disclose whether I will be receiving any commissions or products for free.
I am not responsible for the actions of my advertisers or sponsors. If you purchase a product or service based upon a link from my website, you must take action with that company to resolve any issues.
Any product, claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
Who I am
I am Marie Skelton, the owner of the website and primary author of the blog. My website address is: https://marieskelton.com/ and you can contact me at marie.skelton@gmail.com. The use of “I” or “we” is sometimes used interchangeably to refer to me, the owner, Marie Skelton.
I take my responsibility to protect your privacy very seriously by applying strict security and privacy controls to the way we handle your personal information. I use the information you provide us to give you the best possible experience as well as design and tailor products and services so they’re just right for you.
Privacy
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We collect information about you when you use our products or services, or deal with us. We may also collect information about you from other people and organisations.
We collect personal information about you when you contact us, use our products or services, visit our websites or use our mobile apps or deal with us in some other way. The information we collect from you may include:
- Information about your identity — including your name, address and gender
- Financial and transaction information
- Location information, IP address, mobile device and network information, and any third-party sites you access
- Other personal information, such as details of your interactions with us.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also 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 profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Shopping
When visitors purchase products from the site we collect the data shown in checkout form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Cookies
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.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, WordPress will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
This is a WordPress site. If you log in to WordPress, WordPress will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
What cookies do we use?
- Necessary cookies: This site uses cookies that are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will then not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
- Performance cookies: These are cookies to help our site serve visitors better – language, mobile, liking, caching, anti-spam, logins. These remember your language, whether you’ve liked/shared a post, etc. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. Without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
- Advertising/tracking cookies: These cookies are used to display relevant advertising to visitors, as well as to track the volume of visitors. They track details about visitors such as the number of unique visitors, number of times particular ads have been displayed, the number of clicks the ads have received, and are also used to measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns by building up user profiles. These are set by trusted third party networks, and are generally persistent in nature.
Analytics
We use analytics to record information about the pages a user has seen, for example the URL of the page, time of day, device used, etc. The information that we collect anonymized and sent to our Analytics service provider for analysis. We mainly use first-party cookies to report on visitor interactions on this website. Users may disable cookies or delete any individual cookie. Learn more. We may also collect Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to provide and protect the security of the service, and to give us a sense of which country, state, or city in the world our visitors come from (also known as “IP geolocation”).
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.
Privacy: How we use your information
We’re careful about how we use your information. We use it to deliver our products and services. We also use your information for other reasons, such as to better understand you and your needs, and to let you know about other products and services you might be interested in.
We collect, use and exchange your information so we can:
- Confirm your identity
- Design, manage, price and provide our products and services
- Manage our relationship with you
- Contact you, for example, when we need to tell you something important
- Improve our service to you and your experience with us
- Comply with laws, and assist government or law enforcement agencies
- Manage our businesses.
We may also collect, use and exchange your information for other reasons where the law allows or requires us.
Bringing you new products and services
From time to time, we may also use your information to tell you about products or services we think you might be interested in. To do this, we may contact you by:
- Phone
- SMS
- Social media
- Advertising through our apps, websites, or third-party websites
If you don’t want to receive direct marketing messages or want to change your contact preferences, log on to our site and update your profile preferences.
Who we share your data with
We may share your information with third parties for the reasons stated above or where the law otherwise allows. These third parties can include:
- Our service providers and businesses who do some of our work for us, including direct marketing, statement production, debt recovery and IT support — for example if you place an order for a product on our site, we share your order information with Printful which fulfills our product orders on our behalf
- Other users of the site to identify you to anyone to whom you send messages or make comments through the Services;
- Brokers, agents, advisers and people who act on your behalf — such as your parent (if you are under 18), guardian, or a person with Power of Attorney
- Auditors, insurers and re-insurers
- Government and law enforcement agencies or regulators
- Organisations that help identify illegal activities and prevent fraud
- Merchants and payment processors
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.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Privacy: Accessing, updating and correcting your information
You can go online and view your profile information. If your information isn’t correct or needs updating, please update it or let us know straight away.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, 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.
Users under 13 years of age
Our Services are not directed to and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that a child under the age of 13 has provided us with Personal Data, we will take steps to remove such data. If you become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data without your consent, please contact us at marie.skelton@gmail.com. By using the Services, you are representing to us that you are not under the age of 13.
We value your trust and aim to be transparent about how we handle your personal information.
Sometimes we update our Privacy and Disclaimer. You can always find the most up-to-date version on our website. If you have any questions, please contact us.