By visiting and using the website, you accept and agree to be bound by this privacy policy. Your continued use of the website after posting of any changes to our Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes and updates. You must not access or use the website if you do not wish to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
Your Privacy Matters
Please read the Privacy Policy in its entirety before interacting or submitting information to this website. By visiting and using the website, you accept and agree to be bound by this privacy policy. Your continued use of the website after posting of any changes to our Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes and updates. You must not access or use the website if you do not wish to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy was last revised on January 19, 2021
We want to thank you for visiting Overlook Cottage at OverlookCottage.com. We are dedicated to respecting the privacy of your personal information. Overlook Cottage (hereinafter referred to as “company”, “I”, “our”, or “us”, or “we”) is governed by this Privacy Policy which describes what information we collect from you at OverlookCottage.com (hereinafter the “website”) and how it is used. The term “you” or “user” refers to anyone who uses, visits, and/or views the website.
Personal Identification Information Collected on this Website
If you are browsing our website, OverlookCottage.com, no personal identifiable information will be collected of the user. However, if user chooses to interact with website, become a member, make purchases, sign up for our email or newsletter, download worksheets, make comments, or need our help through customer services, personal identifiable information will be collected.
Personal Identifiable Information Collected and How It Is Used
Registration Data: If user chooses to download free worksheets from our website, we ask that user become part of our online community. User will then be notified by email of upcoming blog posts, new promotional offers, and electronic newsletters by provide us with certain information, which includes:
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first name
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last name
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email address
Payment Information: If user chooses to download our fee based worksheets the following information will be required to complete user’s transaction:
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credit card information
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billing address
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shipping address
Anonymous Information Collected and How It Is Used
Log Data: This website automatically collects certain information about your computer’s Internet Protocol Address, which is your “IP” address, browser information such as type and version, Internet Service Provider’s information, your operating system, and your browser type.
How Your Information Is Shared with Third Parties
When you participate in community and social networking features on OverlookCottage.com
If we contract with third parties to provide specialized services on our behalf:
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Credit card processors - PayPal
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Bulk email processors – Mailchimp
These companies are authorized to use your personal information as necessary to provide these services to Overlook Cottage. They are not authorized to use your personal information for their own, unrelated purposes.
Web Browser Cookies
This website may use cookies to enhance user experience. Cookies are files with small amounts of data including an anonymous unique identifier that a User’s web browser places on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes. When you make a purchase or leave a comment on our website, 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. You have the option of turning off cookies on your computer should you wish to do so. If you choose to do that, you may not be able to view all the features and content of this website.
Comments and Social Media (must be rewritten)
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. When you leave a comment, your name, email address and website/organization name is not shared with a third party and may be used to communicate with you.
Social media accounts and sharing options are available on this website. Social media sites such as Facebook and Pinterest can track your personal information. Should you choose to interact with us on social media, please note that you will be voluntarily disclosing that personal information. This information is no longer private. It becomes public information and can be collected and used by others. We have no control over and take no responsibility for the use, storage or dissemination of such publicly disclosed personal information by you.
Any such interactions via comments and social media with us do not subject us to any kind of liability related to misuse of your information by others.
Disclosure of Your Information
As a general rule, we do not disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent with the exception of the following circumstances:
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We may disclose your information to our trusted third parties that work with us such as our website hosting partners, email marketing service provider, other service providers that assist in the operation of the website, and any other affiliates and subsidiaries we rely upon to provide you products and services offered here.
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We may disclose your information in order to comply with state or federal regulations related to copyright infringement lawsuits or any other legal claims related to the website.
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We may disclose your information to our successor and/or acquiring party in the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, dissolution or partial sale in the future. However, your personal information will be transferred to the acquiring party in accordance with this privacy policy.
Email Marketing
You have the option of opting in or unsubscribing from our email list. By subscribing and opting in, you agree to receive newsletters, updates, messages, promotional materials and any other content related to this website. When you send an email, your email message along with email address and responses are saved for communication purposes with you. This information is kept confidential and we do not share, sell or trade your email information with third parties except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy.
If you are in the European Union and opt-in to receive any of our free products or services and/or purchase any products or services through our website, then you will be subscribed to receive our free email newsletter once you affirmatively consent to it. Please see the Opt-Out section below should you wish to “unsubscribe” and not receive any emails from us.
But if you are NOT in the European Union then you will be automatically subscribed to receive our free email newsletter once you opt-in to receive any of our free products or services and/or purchase any products or services through our website. Please see the Opt-Out section below should you wish to “unsubscribe” and not receive any emails from us.
How To Unsubscribe
We comply with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and do not spam or send misleading information. Should you wish to no longer receive communication from us, you have the option of unsubscribing by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email we send to you or by contacting us at OverlookCottage.BMS@gmail.com
As for third party websites, please contact them directly to unsubscribe and/or opt-out from their communications.
We are in compliance with the GDPR along with the email marketing service we use to collect your data.
GDPR Visitor Rights
Under the GDPR, if you are within the European Union, you are entitled to certain rights and information listed below.
We will retain any information you choose to provide to us until the earlier of:
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You ask us to delete the information by sending a request to OverlookCottage.BMS@gmail.com. Please note that such requests may result in you no longer being able to access paid or free content previously provided to you.
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Our decision to cease using our existing data providers.
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The Company decides to no longer be in business or continue to offer the services.
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The data is no longer needed to provide you service, is too costly to maintain further retention, or the Company finds it outdated.
You have the right to request access to your data that we store and have the ability to access your personal data.
You have the right to either rectify or erase your personal data. You have the right to verify the accuracy of your personal data and have it corrected or removed completely.
You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data. When you restrict the processing of your data, we can store your data but cannot process it further.
You have the right to object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances including but not limited to direct marketing, profiling, scientific or historical research purposes, statistical purposes, automated decision making, and profiling and tasks based on legitimate interests or in the public interest/exercise of official authority.
You have the right to the portability of your data. You have the right to request your personal data from us, receive it and transfer it to another controller.
You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. If you have provided consent to the Company’s processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.
We require only the information that is reasonably necessary to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us.
Your Rights Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA Compliance)
If you reside in California, you are entitled to additional rights under California law and we ensure compliance with the CCPA. Here are your rights:
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You have the right to know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed to third parties.
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You have the right to say no to the sale of your personal information.
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You also have the right to access your personal information, which we will provide within 30 days of such request.
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You have the right to know what personal information is collected from you and how it is used as explained in the sections above.
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You have the right to have your personal information deleted.
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You have the right to equal service, price, and no discrimination.
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You have the right to data portability and right to request your personal information and use it for your own purposes.
Pursuant to California’s “Shine the Light Act,” you are permitted to request information about the manner in which we share certain categories of information with third parties for their marketing use. We may disclose your personal information to our affiliates or other related third parties such as service providers, vendors for their use in marketing to you, so we can provide the products and/or services offered on this website to you. When we disclose such information, your personal information is still kept confidential and between us and that third party. It is not used for any other purpose that’s not permitted under the laws.
Please be advised we DO NOT SELL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION to third parties and have never sold your personal information. We do not intend to sell your personal information in the future either.
Under the CCPA, you still have the right to opt-out of such sales and send us a “do not sell my information” request. If you would like to exercise any of your rights under California law, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by sending us an email at support@aselfguru.com Only you as the person registered with the California Secretary of State can make such verifiable consumer requested related to your personal information or someone you authorize to act on your behalf.
Your verifiable consumer request must provide sufficient information that allows us to verify that you are the person you are claiming to be or that you are the authorized representative of such person about whom we had collected personal information. You must describe your request with enough details such as your first and last name, your address and country that allow us to properly understand the request and respond to it. Please note we cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information unless we first verify your identity or authority to make such a request and confirm that the personal information relates to you. We will make all attempts to respond to your request within 30 days of receipt.
This privacy notice for California residents supplements the information included in the previous sections of this privacy policy. California and Delaware law also requires us to state whether we honor “Do Not Track” settings in your browser regarding targeted advertising and we do not monitor or respond to Do Not Track browser requests.
How We Protect Your Information
The security of your personal information is important to us at OverlookCottage.com. The website adopts appropriate data collection, processing practices, storage, and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information, password, transaction information and data stored on the website. When you make a credit card purchase or purchase through any means on the website, you will be directed to a third-party vendor to complete the transaction. Any information you provide during the checkout process is not stored on our website but instead provided to the third-party vendor that completes the purchase transaction. The security of your personal information is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
By using this website, you agree to hold us harmless for any security breach and for any unauthorized use of your personal information by third parties. You also agree that we cannot be held responsible for any disclosure of your information through our website without our knowledge and consent.
Privacy Policy Updates
This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 1, 2021 and may be updated from time to time. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Your continued use of our website after updates have been posted constitutes your acceptance of our revised Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at OverlookCottage.BMS.com.