Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Yearning to Create, found at http://yearningtocreate.com (“Website”) is governed by the following Privacy Policy.
I respect your privacy and will do all I can to protect it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you 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.
- Information We Collect from Others: I may receive information about you from other sources. You may link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile. If you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile, I will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account. The Website utilizes the Facebook commenting system, so if you choose to comment on a Website post, your profile picture will appear.
- 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 when you accessed the Website. I may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
- Cookies: I may log information using cookies, which are 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 you with 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 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 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. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service provider:
- 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 no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. Find their privacy policy HERE.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in 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.
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, 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 setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.
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 me at yearningtocreate@outlook.com to be removed from my mailing list.
- Access: You may access the personal information I have about you by submitting a request to yearningtocreate@outlook.com.
- Amend: You may contact me at yearningtocreate@outlook.com to amend or update your personal information.
- Forget: In certain situations, you may request that I erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to yearningtocreate@outlook.com .
Please note that I may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Miscellaneous Items
- At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social insurance 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.
- The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact me immediately at yearningtocreate@outlook.com and I will use my best efforts to promptly remove such information from my records.
- Please be respectful in any comments you may leave on the Website. I value your feedback or questions, but any offensive remarks won’t be tolerated.
- Please respect Copyright laws. The contents of my Website belong to me. I love to have you share my content, just be sure to give the credit to me and not claim it as your own. Don’t try to copy, reuse or sell any photos or graphics as your own without my permission.
Contact Information
You may contact me at yearningtocreate@outlook.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Updated: May 28, 2018.
Create at Your Own Risk
This website is for entertainment and inspirational purposes only. None of my posts should be taken in lieu of expert advice. If I claim or appear to be expert on a certain topic or product or service area, it is only based on my own expertise. Please consult with a professional if you are attempting any projects of which you are unsure. Take all safety precautions when using power tools or other dangerous objects and read and follow manufacturer’s directions for the products and tools you use. I am not responsible for any injury or damage sustained while attempting to duplicate projects or tutorials on this website. All projects performed following instructions from yearningtocreate.com are done at your own risk.