Please find my disclosure and privacy policy below for your review.

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AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE

Some posts from Shay Spencer-Watson may contain affiliate links that pay a small commission if you purchase one of the highlighted products or services through them. However, this does not affect the price nor cost you any extra; instead, it gives Shay Spencer-Watson credit for driving business to the companies with Shay Spencer-Watson as an affiliate. If I post an affiliate link to a product or company, it is something that I have personally used or would support and recommend without an affiliate link. I pride myself on providing quality content, and sharing the best of the best requires time and hard work. Thus, affiliate compensation helps keep this website running, so I appreciate the support.
 

Please see the Privacy Policy below for additional information on my affiliates.
 

PRIVACY POLICY
 

Shay Spencer-Watson, found at https://www.shayspencerwatson.com/ (“Website”), is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
 

I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy aims to inform you of what personally identifiable information I may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.
 

WHAT INFORMATION DO I COLLECT, AND HOW IS IT USED?
 

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: I may 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.
 

Automatically-Collected Information: I automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, I will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times you accessed the Website. I may also collect information about your actions when using the Website, such as clicked links.
 

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

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

I 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;

• 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;

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

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

I may share your information with third parties only when you explicitly authorize me to share your information.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Their respective privacy policies dictate each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information.
 

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 Google Analytics captures no other personal information.
 

Currently, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended occasionally at the Website’s sole discretion.
 

Except when required by law, I will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, I may disclose or transfer personal data collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of my business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of my assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against me.
 

ANONYMOUS DATA
 

Occasionally, I may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone or when combined with data from other parties. This 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.
 

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION
 

If you leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible.  At your option, you may also add an avatar and a link to your website.
 

Users may see your username, avatar, and website information.
 

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, and 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 Website from setting cookies by using a corresponding setting of their internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted anytime via an Internet browser or other software. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the settings for cookies in their Internet browser, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.
 

ADVERTISING
 

Display Ads:

I may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above.
 

Retargeting Ads:

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

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.
 

Shay Spencer-Watson participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide sites with advertising fees 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 and assign commissions on these sales.
 

Newsletters:
 

You may subscribe to my newsletter on the website, 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, I 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 user's interests. 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 my emails. You may also notify us at shannoncspencer@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.

Access – You may access the personal information I have about you by submitting a request to shannoncspencer@gmail.com.

Amend – Please contact me at shannoncspencer@gmail.com to amend or update your personal information.

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

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes, 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.
 

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Website does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If a parent or guardian believes the Website has personally identifiable information about a child under 16 in its database, please get in touch with me immediately at shannoncspencer@gmail.com. I will do my best to remove such information from my records promptly.
 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Please contact me at shannoncspencer@gmail.com anytime with questions related to this privacy policy. 
 

Last updated: 15 March 2024