Pattern Paradise Policies and Disclosures
PRIVACY POLICY
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what information we may collect on our website https://www.pattern-paradise.com (“Website”) and how it may be used. This policy applies to the Website and all products and services offered by Pattern Paradise.
Please read carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH OUR POLICIES AND PRACTICES, PLEASE DO NOT USE OUR WEBSITE. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes, is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information about children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT COLLECTED?
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website:
We may collect personal information from you when you provide it to us, such as your name, email address, mailing address, and phone number. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, submitting a contact form, entering a contest or promotional event or reporting a problem. Users may refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Website related activities.
If you create a user profile on the Website or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible.
Information We Collect from Others:
We may receive information about you from other sources. For example, from our business partners and/or advertisers and affiliates or if you use a third-party software through the site, they may transfer information to us.
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and/or servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Website. The information they collect may, include personal information about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.
We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
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.
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.
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.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To improve customer service and support your needs more efficiently;
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
- 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;
- To track and measure advertising on the Website; or,
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity;
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to 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 captured by Google Analytics.
- Robly – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time at the Website’s sole discretion.
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.
ANONYMOUS DATA
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify any individual, or is combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
DATA SECURITY
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. We are not responsible for the loss or breach of any of the third-party sites we use to provide you with content or services. Any payment transactions made are through the following third -party provider(s):
- Paypal
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
ADVERTISING
Display Ads
This Site is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a CafeMedia (“CafeMedia”) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and CafeMedia will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about CafeMedia’s data usage, click here: www.cafemedia.com/publisher-advertising-privacy-policy
When you visit the Website, the third-party advertising companies, which we may use to serve content and advertisements, may use cookies. No personally identifiable information is shared with the Website’s ad providers.
Retargeting Ads
From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.
Sponsored Content Tracking Pixels
This Website may engage in sponsored campaigns with various influencer networks, brands, and agencies. All sponsored content is duly disclosed in accordance with the FTC’s requirements. From time to time, these sponsored campaigns utilize tracking pixels (aka web beacons), which may contain cookies to collect data regarding usage and audience. This information is collected by the sponsoring company to track the results of the campaign. No personally identifiable information collected by the Website is used in conjunction with these tracking pixels.
Affiliate Program Participation
The Website engages in various affiliate marketing programs, 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.
Pattern Paradise is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
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. These tracking pixels enable us to see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, they allow 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.
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 [email protected] to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to [email protected]
Amend – You may contact us at [email protected] to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to [email protected].
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 to 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.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Pattern Paradise has the right to update this privacy policy at any time at our discretion. When we do, we will revise the date at the bottom of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes and to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
COMMENTS POLICY
I love reading your comments! If you’ve linked to Pattern Paradise on your own site, I’d love to see a link! Let me know what you think about a particular post, suggestions or if you’ve spotted an error in a pattern.
SELLING PRODUCTS MADE FROM MY PATTERNS
Feel free to sell finished products made from Pattern Paradise patterns, as long as you don’t sell or reproduce the written or digital versions of the pattern. Please include a link to https://www.Pattern-Paradise.com or the actual pattern with credit for the design listed within the online listing, or on the tag if selling at a craft fair or in a shop. You cannot use any pictures or content from the pattern or website in order to sell your own product except with express written permission.
PATTERN TRANSLATIONS
I don’t allow translations to be hosted elsewhere. If you would like to translate a Pattern Paradise pattern to another language, please create a PDF file of the translation and email it to me at [email protected]. I will host the PDF on https://www.pattern-paradise.com as a downloadable file on the original pattern page. You are welcome to include a link to your site with credit for the translation on the PDF. You may blog about doing it with a link to the pattern file on Pattern Paradise.
COPYRIGHT
All content within my patterns and/or located on https://www.Pattern-Paradise.com and related sites is the sole property of Pattern Paradise and protected by copyright, unless otherwise specified. All Rights Reserved.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please contact us at [email protected] with questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Updated May 22, 2018