Disclosure
I am not a medical health professional. All posts relating to health/wellness products/recipes or lifestyle tips/hacks are based on personal experience and are for informational purposes only. The information contained in these posts does NOT constitute medical advice. Please always use your best judgment and check in with your own personal health team before starting/stopping/changing anything in your routine.
In the future, I plan to work with advertisement companies to add banners to this website. When I transition to that, I will update this disclosure/privacy policy accordingly.
Currently, to my evolving knowledge, this website itself does not use/create/collect cookies on its own.
However, I use the third party plugin Google Analytics which does record anonymous visitor information, and there are affiliate links/an embedded subscriber form that lead to 3rd party platforms. These 3rd party platforms may track information as they operate under their own policies (see the Privacy Policy below for further details).
Affiliate Program Participation
My Website is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that my Website blog posts may have customized links, provided by Amazon. When these links are clicked by you, a cookie is created on your browser that allows Amazon to track who made the referral (and who gets the commission from any purchases you make).
In other words, if you click on one of the affiliate links throughout my blog posts and purchase something, then I will earn a small commission from that purchase (at no extra cost to you)! The commission comes out of Amazon’s pockets.
In terms of the products I recommend: I try to suggest things that I’m personally familiar with and have used. But in some cases, if I cannot find the exact thing on Amazon that I buy, then I often search for something similar and carefully sift through the reviews to see if it’s something that I *would* buy.
Privacy Policy
Shandelia Rivers (“I”, “my”, “me”), at website address: https://shandeliarivers.com (“Website”), is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”). The term “you” / ”your” refers to anyone who uses, visits and/or views the website.
I am dedicated to respecting the privacy of your personal information, and this privacy policy describes what information is collected from you on my website.
By visiting and using my Website, you accept and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of my Website after the posting of any changes to my Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes and updates. You must not access or use my Website if you do not wish to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
What Information I Collect:
Emails: My newsletter is run on Substack.com, and their address is 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104. The substack subscriber form is embedded on my website and collects emails. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Please check out substack’s privacy policy at: https://substack.com/privacy.
You are able to unsubscribe from email newsletters at any point by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email or by visiting the substack platform.
Automatically collected Information: Anonymous visitor information is tracked using Google Analytics for the purpose of blog statistics. Google Analytics records which browser you use, how you found my Website, and tracks hourly/daily/weekly/monthly visitors.
Comments & Recipe Ratings: I have made the decision to disable any/all comments and recipe ratings on my Website for the time being. BUT if you come across an option to leave a comment or rating, please understand that this is an error. If you should find such an error, then the following information is relevant:
If you are able to leave comments on my Website, I collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized 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 are able to leave a recipe rating, then IP information is collected and a cookie is created that is stored for 30 days; this is for the purpose of preventing spam. Any user information that is input is stored indefinitely in the WP Recipe Maker (WordPress plugin) database.
Please note regarding children’s privacy:
I respect the privacy of children. “Child” means an individual under the age of 13. All information and content on my website is intended for individuals over the age of 18. Children under the age of 13 are prohibited from using this website. I do not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal information from children under the age of 13 without prior parental or guardian consent. If you believe personal information was collected from someone under the age of 13 without parental or guardian consent, then please contact me at info@shandeliarivers.com to have that information deleted.
How collected information is used:
I may use the information collected in the following ways:
- (via substack): to send you monthly newsletters (with the option to opt-out at the bottom of the email or via the substack platform);
- to respond to your email inquiries;
- to measure my Website statistics related to user behavior and interests;
- to improve content and advertisements offered on my Website.
This information is NOT sold. If I encounter any strange interactions or strange anonymous user behavior after a public disagreement/issue which suggests possible bullying/harassment/stalking (or other anti-social patterns) against me, then I may publicly divulge a concern over those interactions or traffic patterns if I feel it is necessary to protect myself from further strange interactions/anonymous user behavior. This information may be shared with authorities if I deem it necessary for my safety.
If we have been corresponding via email and you would like your comments/email replies to be deleted, please let me know. The best place to contact me is info@shandeliarivers.com. Please refer to the privacy policies of other platforms for assistance with interactions on other platforms.
Please note that my website has social media sharing buttons and links to my social media. Social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc) can track your personal information. Should you choose to interact with me on social media, please be aware that you will be voluntarily disclosing that personal information. This information is no longer private. It becomes public information and can be collected and used by others. I have no control over and take no responsibility for the use, storage or dissemination of your publicly disclosed personal information.
Any interactions via comments on social media with me does not subject me to any kind of liability related to misuse of your information by others.
External links
If any part of my Website links you to other websites, those websites do not operate under this Privacy Policy. I recommend that you examine the privacy policies posted on the other websites to understand their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing personal information.
Rights related to your personal information
Opt-out — You may opt-out of email newsletters by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter emails. You may also notify me at info@shandeliarivers.com to be removed from the newsletter.
Access — You may access the personal information about you that I have by submitting a request to info@shandeliarivers.com.
Amend — You may contact me at info@shandeliarivers.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget — If you would prefer that I erase or forget/delete your personal information, please submit a request to info@shandeliarivers.com.
Please note that I may need to retain certain information when required by law.
Sensitive personal information
Please do not submit sensitive personal information to the Website or to me via email. This includes, but is not limited to, your social security 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 me, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to me, and I strive to follow generally commercial industry standards to protect your personal information submitted to me voluntarily and automatically. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure and I cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.
By using my Website, you agree to hold me harmless for any security breach and for any unauthorized use of your personal information by third parties. You also agree that I cannot be held responsible for any disclosure of your information through my Website without my knowledge and consent.
Contact information
Please contact me at info@shandeliarivers.com if you have any questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Changes to this policy
I reserve the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. Any such change, modification, or addition to the privacy policy on my Website will become effective immediately upon posting on the site.
Last updated: November 13, 2024.