MyStonedView (“we” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it by complying with this privacy policy.
Effective Date: October 3, 2024
Who We Are
At MyStonedView, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information we collect, how we handle and protect it, and your rights regarding your data when you visit or interact with https://www.mystonedview.com (the “Website“). Please read this policy carefully and contact us with any questions or concerns.
This site is intended for adult audiences only (18+ or 21+ depending on the region), and any data collected will reflect this. By accessing or using our Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to change this policy.
Information We Collect
We collect various types of information to improve your experience on our Website and provide relevant services. The types of data we collect include:
- Manually Input Information: When you fill out forms or sign up for any services, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, and other contact details. This data helps us communicate with you and provide the services you’ve requested.
- Analytics Data: We use Google Analytics and similar third-party analytics tools to collect anonymized data about site visitors, including IP addresses, browser types, and how users interact with the Website. This helps us improve the site’s performance and content.
- Cookies (or browser cookies): Our Website uses cookies, a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer, to track your browsing activity and store information to enhance your experience. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting to refuse cookies, cookies will be used when you direct your browser to our Website.
- Web Beacons: We may use web beacons (clear gifs or pixel tags) in our emails or on our website to track user engagement with specific content. These help us analyze the effectiveness of our communications and ensure website functionality.
- Embedded Content: Articles on our Website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images) from other websites. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, or embed additional third-party tracking.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us operate our website efficiently, understand user behavior, and personalize your experience. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience on our website. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may impact the functionality of certain features on our site.
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, such as enabling you to log in or submit forms.
- Performance and Analytics Cookies: We use these cookies to analyze website traffic and how users interact with our content, helping us enhance the website experience.
- Functional Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember your preferences and choices (like remembering login information or recipe ratings).
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies may be used to deliver relevant ads to you and track the effectiveness of those ads.
How We May Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various legitimate purposes, including:
- Providing and Improving Our Services: We use your information to deliver requested services, enhance the functionality and performance of our Website, and ensure a smooth user experience.
- Communication: This includes sending you updates, newsletters, or responding to your inquiries. If you sign up for any of our services, we may use your contact details to provide you with important information about your account or the Website.
- Monitoring Website Performance: We employ analytics tools (like Google Analytics) to track site traffic, understand user behavior, and optimize our content for better engagement.
- Personalization: Cookies and tracking technologies help us remember your preferences, such as saved login details and recipe ratings, ensuring a tailored experience when you return to our Website.
- Legal Compliance: In some instances, we may use your data to fulfill legal obligations, such as responding to law enforcement requests or meeting regulatory requirements.
- Advertising Measurement and Improvement: If applicable, we may analyze your data to assess the effectiveness of our advertising and deliver relevant ads (often facilitated by cookies and tracking technologies).
- With Your Consent: We may use your information for any other purpose disclosed to you at the time of data collection or with your explicit consent.
We retain your personal information only for as long as it is needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. This includes meeting any legal, accounting, or regulatory obligations. For example, if you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely to help recognize and approve any future comments automatically.
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except as noted above.
Third-Party Services
Our Website may include links to third-party websites, plugins, services, and social media applications. When you interact with these services, they may collect or share data about you. We encourage you to review their privacy policies as we do not control their practices.
We use various third-party services for analytics and functionality, including:
- Analytics Tools: We utilize services like Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and user interactions. This service collects anonymized data (such as IP addresses) to help us improve our site.
- Social Media Links: Our profiles on platforms like Instagram and Pinterest may collect data about your interactions when you engage with our links.
- Plugins: We implement plugins to enhance our site’s functionality. These plugins may collect data according to their own privacy policies.
Please be aware that our engagement with these third-party services is governed by their respective privacy policies, and we do not accept responsibility for their practices.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access and Rectification: You can request access to your personal data and request corrections if you believe the information is inaccurate.
- Erasure: You may request the deletion of your personal data, subject to any legal obligations we have to retain it.
- Data Portability: You have the right to receive your data in a structured format and request its transfer to another entity.
- Withdraw Consent: If you have given us consent to process your data, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [wendy@mystonedview.com]. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
How We Handle Your Data
We take your privacy seriously and strive to ensure that any data processed through our services is handled with the utmost care and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Our trusted third-party services, such as Google Analytics and Wordfence Security, follow strict security protocols to protect your information. We encourage you to review their privacy policies to understand how they safeguard your data.
By using our Website, you can have confidence in our commitment to protecting your information.
Embedded Content and Links
Our Website may contain links to other websites, including social media platforms, and may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images) from external sources. When you click on these links or interact with embedded content, the third-party sites may collect data about you, just as if you had visited their site directly. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit, as we are not responsible for their practices.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will post the revised policy on this page and update the “Effective Date” at the top.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
Security Measures
We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement reasonable measures to protect it. While no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, we use various security practices to enhance the safety of your information.
- Wordfence Security: Our website uses the Wordfence Security plugin to monitor and protect against potential security threats, such as unauthorized access and malware.
- Regular Security Audits: We conduct regular security audits to identify vulnerabilities and ensure our security practices are up-to-date.
- Secure Connections: We use industry-standard security protocols to protect your data during transmission.
- Data Minimization: We limit the collection and retention of personal information to what is necessary for our services.
Please note that while we strive to protect your data, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
If you have any questions or would like to exercise your rights regarding your data, please contact us at [wendy@mystonedview.com].