Date of Last Revision: October 14, 2022

 

Welcome to the website (the “Site”) of mariabluni.com, Inc. (“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “mariabluni.com”), an author’s website, newsletter, and blog.

 This Privacy Policy explains what Personal Data (defined below) we collect, how we use and share that data, and your choices concerning our data practices. 

 Before using the Site or submitting any Personal Data to mariabluni.com, please review this Privacy Policy carefully and contact us if you have any questions. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue accessing the Site.

 

1.     PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

We collect information that alone or in combination with other information in our possession could be used to identify you (“Personal Data”) as follows:

Personal Data You Provide: We collect Personal Data when you contact us through the Site or provide information to us to register with us. The Personal Data collected during these interactions may vary based on what you choose to share with us, but it will generally include name, email address, mailing address, internet protocol address. 

Personal Data We Collect Through Our Social Media Pages: We have pages on social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn (“Social Media Pages”).  When you interact with our Social Media Pages, we will collect Personal Data that you elect to provide to us, such as your contact details. In addition, the companies that host our Social Media Pages may provide us with aggregate information and analytics regarding the use of our Social Media Pages.

Personal Data We Receive Automatically From Your Use of the Site: When you visit, use and interact with the Site, we may receive certain information about your visit, use or interactions. For example, we may monitor the number of people that visit the Site, peak hours of visits, which page(s) are visited, the domains our visitors come from, and which browsers people use to access the Site, broad geographical information, and navigation pattern. In particular, the following information is created and automatically logged in our systems: 

●      Log data: Information that your browser automatically sends whenever you visit the Site (“log data”). Log data includes your Internet Protocol address, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, and how you interacted with the Site. 

●      Cookies: Please see the “Cookies” section below to learn more about how we use cookies.

●      Device information: Includes name of the device, operating system, and browser you are using. Information collected may depend on the type of device you use and its settings. 

●      Usage Information: We collect information about how you use our Site, such as the types of content that you view or engage with, the features you use, the actions you take, and the time, frequency and duration of your activities.

 

Cookies: We use cookies to operate and administer our Site, gather usage data on our Site and improve your experience on it. 

Online Tracking and Do Not Track Signals: We and our third party service providers may use cookies, pixels, or other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites following your use of the Site and use that information to send targeted advertisements. Our Site currently does not respond to “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) signals and operates as described in this Privacy Policy whether or not a DNT signal is received. If we do respond to DNT signals in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy to describe how we do so. 

Your Choices. On most web browsers, you will find a “help” section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive a notification when you are receiving a new cookie and how to turn cookies off.  Please note that if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may be unable to access certain parts of the Site and you may not be able to benefit from the full functionality of the Site.

 

Advertising networks may use cookies to collect Personal Data. Most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s online resources at http://www.networkadvertising.org and follow the opt-out instructions there.

If you access the Site on your mobile device, you may not be able to control tracking technologies through the settings. 

 

2.     HOW WE USE PERSONAL DATA

We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

·       To provide our products by contacting you according to the information you provide through the registration process;

·       To respond to your inquiries, comments, feedback or questions;

·       To send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Site, and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies;

·       To analyze how you interact with our Site;

·       To maintain and improve the content and functionality of the Site and our products;

·       To develop new products and services;

·       To prevent fraud, criminal activity, or misuses of our Site, and to ensure the security of our IT systems, architecture and networks; and

·       To comply with legal obligations and legal process and to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or other third parties.

 

Marketing. We may use your Personal Data to contact you to tell you about products or services we believe may be of interest to you. For instance, if you elect to provide your email or telephone number, we may use that information to send you special offers. You may opt out of receiving emails by contacting us at info@mariabluni.com. If you unsubscribe from our marketing lists, you will no longer receive marketing communications but we may continue to contact you regarding administrative matters, and to respond to your requests.

3.     SHARING AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

In certain circumstances we may share your Personal Data with third parties without further notice to you, unless required by the law, as set forth below:

·       Vendors and Service Providers: To assist us in meeting business operations needs and to perform certain services and functions, we may share Personal Data with vendors and service providers, which may include providers of hosting services, cloud services and other information technology services providers, event management services, email communication software and email newsletter services, advertising and marketing services, customer relationship management and customer support services, and web analytics services. Pursuant to our instructions, these parties will access, process or store Personal Data in the course of performing their duties to us. 

·       Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) comply with a legal obligation, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements, (ii) protect and defend our rights or property, (iii) prevent fraud, (iv) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Site and our products, or the public, or (v) protect against legal liability.

 

4.     CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS DISCLOSURES

Third Party Marketing: If you are a California resident and wish to opt out of sharing your Personal Data with third parties for their direct marketing purposes, please email us at info@mariabluni.com and clearly state your request, including your name, mailing address, email address and phone number. 

5.     CHILDREN

Our Site is not directed to children who are under the age of 13. mariabluni.com does not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided Personal Data to mariabluni.com through the Site please contact us at info@mariabluni.com and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.

6.     LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

The Site may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by mariabluni.com, including social media services (“Third Party Sites”). The information that you share with Third Party Sites will be governed by the specific privacy policies and terms of service of the Third Party Sites and not by this Privacy Policy. By providing these links we do not imply that we endorse or have reviewed these sites. Please contact the Third Party Sites directly for information on their privacy practices and policies. 

7.     SECURITY

You use the Site at your own risk. We implement commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures to protect Personal Data both online and offline from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. However, no Internet or e-mail transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from us may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via the Site or e-mail. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any Personal Data to mariabluni.com via the Internet. In addition, we are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Site, or third party websites.

8.     INTERNATIONAL USERS

By using our Site, you understand and acknowledge that your Personal Data will be transferred from your location to the facilities and servers of mariabluni.com in the United States.

9.     YOUR CHOICES

In certain circumstances providing Personal Data is optional. However, if you choose not to provide Personal Data that is needed to use some features of our Site, you may be unable to use those features. You can also contact us at info@mariabluni.com to ask us to update or correct your Personal Data.

10.  CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

The Site, and our business may change from time to time. As a result we may change this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do we will post an updated version on this page, unless another type of notice is required by the applicable law. By continuing to use our Site or providing us with Personal Data after we have posted an updated Privacy Policy, or notified you by other means if applicable, you consent to the revised Privacy Policy and practices described in it.

11.  CONTACT US

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or information practices, please feel free to contact us at info@maria.bluni.com.