Privacy Policy

 Our website address is: https://sustainablebusinessthinking.com

 Privacy Policy

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are 
concerned with how their 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII)
is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and
information security, is information that can be used on its own or
with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person,
or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy 
carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect 
or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in 
accordance with our website. 

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, 
website or app? 

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be 
asked to enter your name, email address or other details to help you
 with your experience. 

When and why do we collect information? 
We collect information from you when youfill out a form or enter 
information on our site.

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in 
the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user 
agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a
 hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using 
it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: 
https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment,
 your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your 
comment.

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images 
with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website
can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained 
indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up
comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the
personal information they provide in their user profile. All users 
can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time 
except they cannot change their username). Website administrators
can also see and edit that information.

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you 
can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we
hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can
also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. 
This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for
administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection
service.

How do we use your information? 
We may use the information we collect from you when you register,
make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or
marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site
features in the following ways:
-To quickly process your transactions.
-To follow up with them after correspondence (live chat, email
 or phone inquiries)
How do we protect your information?
Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known
vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as 
possible.

We use regular Malware Scanning.

Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is 
only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access
rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information 
confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply
is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order
enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety 
of your personal information.

All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not
stored or processed on our servers.

Do we use 'cookies'?
We do not use cookies for tracking purposes.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is 
being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this
through your browser settings. Since browser is a little different,
look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify 
your cookies.

If you turn cookies off, some features will be disabled. That makes your
site experience more efficient and may not function properly.

However, you will still be able to place orders.

Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your
Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with 
advance notice. 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 its
release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site 
policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property or safety. 
 
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided
to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third-party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party
products or services on our website. These third-party sites 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.

Google
Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's 
Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive 
experience for users.
https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en

We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so 
in the future.

California Online Privacy Protection Act
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. - See more at: 
http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/
#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf

According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:
Users can visit our site anonymously.
Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it 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 be easily
be found on the page specified above.

You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:
On our Privacy Policy Page
-Can change your personal information:
    -By emailing us
    -By logging in to your account
How does our site handle 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.

Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?
It's also important to note that we allow third-party behavioral
tracking

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children 
under the age of 13 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 13 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.

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following
 responsive action, should a data breach occur:

We will notify you via email within 7 business days

We will notify the users via in-site notification within 7 business days

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 those 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.

CAN SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, 
establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients 
the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells
out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:
-Send information; respond to inquiries, and/or other requests
 or questions
-Process orders and to send information and updates pertainingto orders.
-Send you additional information related to your product and/orservice.
-Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our 
 clients after the original transaction has occurred.
 To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to the following:
-Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
-Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
-Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
-Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance,if one
 is used.
-Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
-Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, 
you can email us at
  • Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email.
    And we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may
 contact us using the information below.

Via email:
anna@sustainablebusinessthinking.com

Last Edited on 2018-06-08