As the owner of this website (A Mom and Her Joys, amomandherjoys.com), Rachel Birchell (“we” or “us”) understand that your privacy is of the utmost importance.  This Privacy Policy describes what information we collect from you via the Site and how we use and disclose such information.

Our Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small simple file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.  Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Performance – we use cookies to identify you when you visit and navigate our website.  We use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalize the website for you and optimize your browsing experience.  We use cookies to help us analyze the use and performance of our website and services.
  • Functionality – We use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing potential use and fraud, and to protect our website and services in general. We use device information to improve and optimize our Site.
  • Advertising – We use cookies to help us display advertisements that will be relevant to you.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies.  Blocking cookies my have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including our Site.  Some features of the Site may no be available.

For more information about cookies, how to disable cookies, and how to opt out, visit allaboutcookies.org. You can find our more detailed cookie policy here.

We use Google Analytics to analyze our Site.  The information gathered helps us understand how the Site is being used.  Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Sharing your Personal Information

We care about your privacy and security.  We will NEVER sell your information to others, and your information will only be used for purposes related to this Site.  While we work to protect the security of your content, we cannot guarantee that third parties will not be able to gain unauthorized access.  You acknowledge that you proved your personal information at your own risk.

We may collect your mail address or other personal information such as name, birthday, postal code, payment information only if you voluntarily provide it to us.  This may occur if you register with our site, sign up to receive an email newsletter, enter a promotion, or make a purchase.  This information will only be used for the purposes in which you provided it to us.  You may opt out of email communications at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” button in the email.

Any transactional data that may include your contact, card and transaction details may be processed for the purpose of supplying purchased goods/services and for keeping proper records of those transactions.  Transaction data will be shared with our payment service providers only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing your payments, refunding payments, and dealing with queries related to such. 

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Do Not Track

Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

For European Economic Area Residents

We do not intentionally target people in the European Economic Area (EEA) as readers, email list subscribers, or as customers.  If you are a resident of a country in the EEA, you have the rights, among others, to:

  • Access personal information we hold about you
  • Ensure the accuracy of your personal data
  • Have us update or delete your personal data
  • Restrict further processing of your data

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us through the contact information below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident, note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time.  The most recent version will always be posted on the Site along with the “effective date”.  Your continued use of our Site after we post modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgement of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via amomandherjoys@gmail.com

By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy and terms of service.  If you do not agree with this policy, please do not us our Site.  Your continued use of the Site will be deemed as acceptance to this policy and terms of service.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or the practices of this Site, please contact us at contact@amomandherjoys.com.

This Privacy Policy was updated October 28, 2019