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Privacy Policy Notice

Effective date: May 25, 2018

The policy: This privacy policy notice is for this website, www.peaceofmindorganizing.com, operated by the individual Janine Adams.

The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information while browsing or using this website, including your rights under current laws and regulations. If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website.

Policy key definitions:

  • “I”, “our”, “us”, “we”, or “Owner” refer to the individual, Janine Adams and Peace of Mind Organizing®.
  • “you”, “the user” refer to the person(s) using this website.
  • “website” refers to this website,  www.peaceofmindorganizing.com.
  • GDPR means General Data Protection Act.
  • PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.
  • ICO means Information Commissioner’s Office.
  • Cookies mean small files stored on a user’s computer or device.

Personal Data Collected

We collect information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter or enter information on our website. Our opt-in subscription form and contact form collect personally identifiable information that includes, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • Name
  • Zip code

Your Personal Data is used to contact you with newsletters and marketing materials pertaining to Peace of Mind Organizing, including newsletter and special announcements, changes to services, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may unsubscribe from these communications by following the unsubscribe link provided in every email or by contacting us at janine@peaceofmindorganizing.com.

Lawful Bases for Personal Data Processing

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and/or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.

  • Consent: You have given us permission to do so.
  • Contract: We may need to enter into a contract with you for services.
  • Legitimate interests: Processing may be necessary to provide services or process payments.

Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under these bases until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.

If, as determined by us, the lawful bases upon which we process your personal information changes, we will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. We shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information with third parties not affiliated with Janine Adams or Peace of Mind Organizing®. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it’s release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.

Your Individual Rights

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in detail here .

  • the right to be informed;
  • the right of access;
  • the right to rectification;
  • the right to erasure;
  • the right to restrict processing;
  • the right to data portability;
  • the right to object; and
  • the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

You also have the right to complain to the ICO www.ico.org.uk if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.

We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

Internet Cookies

We use cookies on this website to provide you with a better user experience. We do this by placing a small text file on your device / computer hard drive to track how you use the website, to record or log whether you have seen particular messages that we display, to keep you logged into the website where applicable, to display relevant adverts or content, referred you to a third party website.

Some cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website.

We use a cookie control system which allows you to accept the use of cookies, and control which cookies are saved to your device / computer. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods, where others may last indefinitely. Your web browser should provide you with the controls to manage and delete cookies from your device. Please see your web browser options.

Do Not Track Signals

We honor Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place. You can enable or disable the DNT feature in your browser’s settings.

Data Security and Protection

We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.

Email Marketing Messages & Subscription

Under the GDPR we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our newsletter or marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the “Personal Data Collected” above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through an EMS (email marketing service provider). An EMS is a third party service provider of software / applications that allows marketers to send out email marketing campaigns to a list of users.

Email marketing messages that we send may contain tracking beacons and/or tracked clickable links and/or similar server technologies in order to track subscriber activity within email marketing messages. Where used, such marketing messages may record a range of data such as times, dates, IP addresses, opens, clicks, forwards, and geographic and demographic data. Such data, within its limitations, will show the activity each subscriber made for that email campaign.

Any email marketing messages we send are in accordance with the GDPR and the PECR. We provide you with an easy method to withdraw your consent (unsubscribe) or manage your preferences and/or the information we hold about you at any time. See any of our marketing messages for instructions on how to unsubscribe or manage your preferences.

Our EMS provider is Campaign Monitor. We hold the following information about you within our EMS system:

  • Email address
  • Name
  • Subscription time & date
  • Geolocation

Google Analytics and Woopra, Inc.

This website uses the third-party analytics services Google Analytics and Woopra, Inc. to track and report activity. Google Analytics and Woopra, Inc. are pieces of software that capture various data about our website users, including but not limited to:

  • What website users originate from
  • How long users stay on this website
  • What kind of computer the user is using

This tracking information allows us to better understand who uses this website and which content they are accessing, which in turns helps us improve and modify our content. The Google Analytics data are also shared with other Google services, which may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

To opt out of tracking…

You can opt out of Google’s advertising tracking cookie or use a browser plugin to opt out of all Google Analytics tracking software. See Woopra, Inc’s privacy policy (below) to learn how to opt out of advertising cookies.

See the Google Analytics Terms of Service and Google’s Privacy Policy as well as Woopra Inc.’s Terms of Service and Woopra Inc.‘s Privacy Policy for more information.

Payment Processor

We use a third-party service (PayPal.com) to process payments for some paid services or products. We do not store or collect your payment card details, as that information is provided directly to PayPal. Their use of your personal information is governed by the PayPal Privacy Policy .

Third-Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website, or post links to other sites in the form of text links and embedded videos. These third-party sites and links have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared.

Learn more here.

In Accordance with CalOPPA, we agree to the following:

Users can visit our site anonymously.

A link to this Privacy Policy is available on our home page or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.
Our Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy” and can easily be found on the page specified above.

We will notify our users of any Privacy Policy changes on our Privacy Policy page.

Users can change their personal information by emailing us at janine@peaceofmindorganizing.com.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 18 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 18 years old.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

To be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur: We will notify users via email within 1 business day.

We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

Resources & Further Information

Acceptance of This Privacy Policy

We assume that all visitors and users of our website have carefully read this document and agree to its contents. If someone does not agree with this privacy policy, they should refrain from using our website. We reserve the right to change our privacy policy as necessity dictates. Continued use of the www.PeaceOfMindOrganizing.com website after having been informed of any such changes to these conditions implies acceptance of the revised privacy policy.

Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is used, please contact us via email at janine@peaceofmindorganizing.com. Our mailing address is 3022 Shenandoah Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104.

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