Privacy Policy
We are committed to respecting your online privacy and recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of any personal information you share with me. The use of my website is usually possible without providing personal data. We do not collect personally identifiable information about you unless you provide it for the purpose of communicating with you by email on matters relating to my services, newsletter or products. Personal data, such as names, addresses or e-mail addresses are always provided on a voluntary basis if possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties under any circumstances.
Personally identifiable information is information you may have given us specifically about who you are, such as:
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name, email address, mailing address, phone number
Use of Personal and Payment Information
We process your communication data (name, e-mail address) in order to be able to contact you. Personal data that you provide to us via the subscribe, registration or contact forms on this website will only be processed for correspondence with you or only for the purpose for which you have made the data available to us. All information that you provide to us is kept strictly confidential. We do not sell your personally identifiable information to third parties. We may disclose your personal information when we reasonably believe that disclosure is required by law or other legal authorities.
Data processing for the fulfilment of legal obligations
In addition, we may process your data to fulfil legal obligations (e.g. regulatory requirements, commercial and tax storage and proof obligations).
Use of Cookies and Tracking Tools
Our website does collect visitors' IP addresses as part of the data collected by WIX to help create services, improve products, ensure security, and fulfill legal requirements. This includes data such as IP address, browser type, and operating system.
Google analytics:
Our website uses Google Analytics, a website analysis service by Google Inc. Google Analytics uses “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer to analyse your use of the website. A cookie contains a unique identification number that identifies the visitor’s browser, but not necessarily the visitor, to our computers each time our websites are visited.
The type of information collected can include: the type of Internet browser and operating system the visitor uses, the domain name of the websites from which the visitor came, date and duration of the visit, number of visits, average time spent on our websites, pages viewed and number of cookies accumulated.
You can reset your browser to notify you when you have received a cookie or to refuse to accept cookies. You may prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting the settings of your browser; however, if you do so, you may be unable to use all features of this website.
Third Party Links
The Site may contain links to third party websites. When you click on links on our website, they may direct you away from our site. This privacy policy does not cover information that may be collected from any third party site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
In particular, third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.
For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.
All payments for on-line purchase of services or products through our site are processed through Paypal and subject Paypal’s Privacy Policy with the exception of newsletter subscriptions.
“Ways To Be A Creative” newsletter is hosted on Substack and subscriptions are subject to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Payments for newsletter subscriptions are processed through Stripe and are subject to Stripe’s Privacy Policy.
Note that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.
Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.
Security
We maintain security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no exchange of data over the Internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. While we make every effort to protect your personal information shared with us through our Site, you acknowledge that the personal information you voluntarily share with us through this Site could be accessed or tampered with by a third party. You agree that we are not responsible for any intercepted information shared through our Site without our knowledge or permission. Additionally, you release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of such intercepted information in any unauthorized manner.
Your Consent
By using this website, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and to our collection of your personal information for the purposes noted above.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this policy at any time. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Site and this Policy periodically and to be aware of any modifications. We will notify you of any changes to this privacy policy by posting those changes on this page.