PRIVACY POLICY
The privacy of our visitors at Snappy Tots (aka Heidi Yates), https://snappy-tots.com, is extremely important. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information received and collected and how it is used.
I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what information might be collected on my website (https://snappy-tots.com) and how it may be used. This policy applies to the Website and all products and services offered by Snappy Tots.
Please read carefully to understand my policies and practices regarding your information and how I will treat it. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH MY POLICIES AND PRACTICES, PLEASE DO NOT USE MY WEBSITE. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after I make changes, is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
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 [email protected] to be removed from my mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information I have about you by submitting a request to [email protected]
Amend – You may contact me at [email protected] 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 [email protected]
Please note that I may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
How Your Information Is Collected
Personal identification information may be collected from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to: when Users visit this site, register on the site, subscribe to the newsletter, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site.
- Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Site: Snappy Tots/Heidi Yates may collect information from you, such as your name and email address, when you voluntarily share it. For example, you may choose to subscribe to a newsletter or leave a comment on a blog post.
- Information Snappy Tots Collects From Others: Snappy Tots/Heidi Yates may receive information about you from other sources. For example, you may use a third-party system through the site, such as when entering a giveaway. This information may then be available to Snappy Tots/Heidi Yates.
- Automatically-Collected Information: Some information about you may be automatically collected when you visit the site. For example, your operating system type, browser type, referring website, and the dates/times when you visited the site may be collected. Additionally, actions taken while on the site, such as links clicked, may be automatically collected.
- Cookies: Snappy Tots may use cookies (small data files stored on your browser) to provide a more personalized experience on the site. Your web browser places cookies on your hard-drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about you. Snappy Tots may log information using cookies when you visit the site. This site may use session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) as well as persistent cookies (which stay on your browser until you delete them) to provide a more personalized experience on the site. You may choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you use settings to refuse cookies, some parts of the site may not function properly.
How Your Information Is Stored
Snappy Tots uses a third party web hosting provider. This means that user information collected by Snappy Tots may be stored and processed on third party servers within the United States and/or in other countries. Other third party advertisers and service providers may also store and process some of the information for specific purposes outlined below.
How Your Collected Information Is Used
Snappy Tots, in connection with third-party services, may collect and use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To personalize your experience through the use of cookies and similar technologies;
- To review user information in aggregate to understand how Snappy Tots site visitors as group use the services and resources provided on our site and to improve the Snappy Tots site, products, and services;
- To respond to customer service requests and support needs, such as when using the provided email address to respond to your questions or comments;
- To administer promotions, surveys, contests, and other features;
- To provide targeted advertisements and to track and measure advertising on the site;
- To send you administrative communications, such as updates on policies or security alerts;
- To protect the site from unauthorized or illegal activity, and to investigate and deter such activity; and
- For email communication through opt-in mailing lists.
Sharing Your Personal Information
Snappy Tots does NOT sell, distribute, or share your personal identification information to others (unless required by law) without your consent. I may share aggregated information regarding user activity with my business partners, advertisers, and affiliates for the purposes listed above. I also use third party service providers to help administer activities on my behalf, such as sending out newsletters or running giveaways. When you provide information for those activities, you are giving me permission to share that information with those third parties.
Comments
When leaving a comment on Snappy Tots, you will be asked to enter your name and email address. This is to help prevent spam comments. Your name will be displayed with the comment, but your email address will not. If you prefer not to display your real name, use a nickname or pseudonym instead. You will also see an option to save your information for future comments. This function uses a cookie to store the information on your browser.
Third Party Services
Snappy Tots uses several third party services. You can learn more about how these services access your information below.
- Google Analytics: Snappy Tots uses Google Analytics to analyze the performance of the site and help me understand how users engage with this site. The site uses cookies to track certain non-personal and aggregate usage data, which is sent to Google for this purpose. You can find more information on how Google collects and processes data (and how you can control this information) in the Google Privacy Policy.
- Mediavine: Most ads appearing on the site are delivered by Mediavine. Mediavine and its partners use information collected by cookies to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements. You can find more information on how Mediavine collects and processes data (and your choices about this information) in the Mediavine Privacy Policy.
- MadMimi: Snappy Tots uses MadMimi to maintain several email mailing lists on a strictly opt-in basis. If you subscribe, you will receive periodic emails. Instructions for unsubscribing from future emails will be included at the bottom of each email. You can find more information on how MadMimi collects and processes data in the Privacy Policy of MadMimi’s parent company, GoDaddy.
- Rafflecopter: Snappy Tots uses Rafflecopter to administer giveaways. When you enter a giveaway, you will be required to log in and your email address, name, IP address, and other personally identifiable information will be collected and stored by Rafflecopter. This data is used to validate entries and contact prize winners. Additionally, cookies are used to remember you, so that you don’t have to log in again every time you use the service. More details can be found in the Rafflecopter Privacy Policy.
- InLinkz: Snappy Tots uses Inlinkz to administer link parties, and occasionally for giveaways. When you add an entry to an Inlinkz link up, your email address, IP address, and other personally identifiable information will be collected and stored by Inlinkz with your entry. Additionally, when you click on an entry to view it or to vote for it, cookies are used to record your activity. This data is used to prevent abuse of the link up tool, and to contact giveaway winners. You can find more information on how InLinkz collects and processes data in the InLinkz Privacy Policy.
Third Party Content
There is advertising and other content on this site that links to my partners, advertisers, sponsors, and other third parties. I do not control the content or links on these sites and am not responsible for the practices of those sites. Interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.
Children
While I try to keep this site family friendly, this site and related products are not directed towards individuals under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please do not submit any personal information through this site or related services. Snappy Tots/Heidi Yates encourages parents or guardians to monitor their children’s internet usage and to instruct children never to provide personal data on sites or services without parent or guardian permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided personal data to Snappy Tots, please contact me immediately (click to send email).
Changes to This Policy
Snappy Tots has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. The date of the most recent update will be indicated at the bottom of this page. It is the user’s responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Acceptance of These Terms
By using the site, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use the site. Your continued use of the site after any changes to this Privacy Policy are posted will signify your acceptance of those changes.
Contacting Snappy Tots
You may have the right to request copies of personal information we have about you, and to update or delete that information. Please note that we may need to retain certain information (including logs of these requests) for record keeping purposes, to compete transactions, or to comply with applicable laws.
