Kristen Tassin and Tastec Ink, LLC’s policy is to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you or that you may provide to us in the circumstances set out below.
Accordingly, we have developed this privacy policy so that you can understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard, and otherwise use your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).
We will only collect and use your Data where:
• we have lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations;
• we are performing a contract with you for our services and
• we have legitimate interests in using your Personal Data and your interests and fundamental
rights do not override those interests.
For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), we, Tastec Ink, LLC, and Author Kristen Tassin are the “data controller.” If you have any questions about this policy or how we use your personal data, please contact us using our contact details at the end of this policy.
This policy is effective as of May 24, 2018. We review our privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such, we may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.
Personal Data that you provide to us
We only collect Personal Data where you choose to interact with us on the Website in the following ways:
When you sign up for my mailing list, I collect your email address and first name.
Data that we collect automatically
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information, such as the type of browser and operating system you are using and the domain name of your Internet service provider. We do not link this information with any Personal Data.
We may also collect data automatically through the use of cookies on the Website. Please see our cookie policy to learn about the types of cookies we set, why we set them, and how you can adjust your settings to disable them.
We will only use your Personal Data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your Personal Data to:
• process and manage your use of our website;
• respond to your questions, comments, and requests;
• where you have opted-in to receive marketing from us, deliver communications that are relevant to your preferences / may be of interest to you;
• improve our services and Website through analysis of information.
We take your privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with others except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:
We share Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on our behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to us. These third parties may include social media advertising platforms such as Facebook and Google Adwords for the purpose of custom audience generation and the development of targeting criteria for other audiences. Please note that we have appropriate data privacy safeguards in place with third parties with whom we share Personal Data as described above and who provide services or functions on our behalf.
We have implemented security policies and technical measures to safeguard the Personal Data we collect. In addition, we maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable law, including the GDPR, to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss, destruction, or damage and unauthorized access, use, and disclosure.
We will use and store your Personal Data only for as long as necessary, bearing in mind the uses of your Personal Data as described in this privacy policy and otherwise as communicated to you. We review the Personal Data we hold at regular intervals and delete permanently or anonymize any Personal Data that is no longer necessary.
This Website and our services are aimed at adults, and we do not knowingly collect any Personal Data relating to children aged under 15 years old. If you are under the age of 15, please do not provide us with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.
You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your Personal Data. You can ask the following questions or take the following actions at any time by contacting us via email at kristentassinauthor@gmail.com:
• see what Personal Data we hold about you (if any), including why we are holding it and who it could be disclosed to;
• ask us to change/correct your Personal Data;
• ask us to delete your Personal Data;
• object to the processing of your Personal Data;
• ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;
• withdraw any consents you have given us to the processing of your Personal Data; and
• express any concerns you have about third parties' use of your Personal Data.
We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which we collected it unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason, and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.
If we need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and explain the legal basis for doing so.
Our full details are Kristen Tassin, Author. Tastec Ink, LLC, Publisher.
Email for Privacy Questions: kristen@tastecink.com
As is common practice with almost all professional websites, this site uses cookies––tiny files downloaded to your computer to improve your experience.
This page describes what information they gather, how we use it, and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored; however, this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the site's functionality.
We use cookies for a variety of reasons, which are detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no industry-standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave all cookies on if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
You can prevent cookies from being set by adjusting your browser's settings (see your browser Help for instructions).
Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies usually also disables certain functionality and features of the site. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
This site offers opt-in newsletter and email subscription services, and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications that might only be valid to subscribe/unsubscribed users.
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In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties—the following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter through this site.
This site uses Google Analytics, one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web, to help us understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. In addition, these cookies may track how long you spend on the site and the pages you visit so we can continue producing engaging content.
See the official Google Analytics page for more information on Google Analytics cookies.
Third-party analytics track and measure the usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. For example, these cookies may track how long you spend on the site or the pages you visit, which helps us understand how we can improve the site for you.
From time to time, we test new features and make subtle changes to the way the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience while on the site and that we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
In some cases, we may provide you with custom content based on what you tell us about yourself, either directly or indirectly, by linking a social media account. These types of cookies allow us to provide you with content that we feel may be of interest to you.
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, the following social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, and Pinterest, will set cookies through our site. These cookies may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
Hopefully, that has clarified things for you. As was previously mentioned, if there is something you aren’t sure whether you need or not, it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site. However, if you are still looking for more information, you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods.
Email: kristen@tastecink.com
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