Who we are
Our website address is: http://maryjogibson.com/
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
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 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.
Media
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.
Contact forms
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). 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.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize 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.
What rights you have over your data
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.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Privacy Policy and Terms of Service
Privacy Policy and Terms of Service Page
SPECIAL NOTE – THIS PAGE HAS AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND GDPR COMPLIANT PRIVACY POLICY, FOLLOWED BY A TERMS OF SERVICE CONTRACT.
PLEASE REVIEW BOTH OF THESE AGREEMENTS COMPLETELY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE AND ASSOCIATED MEDIA RELATED TO MARYJOGIBSON.COM
THANK YOU.
PRIVACY POLICY:
PRIVACY POLICY FOR MARYJOGIBSON.COM AND ASSOCIATED ONLINE SITES
OUR COMMITMENT Welcome to MaryJoGibson.com (the “Site”, referred to as “we,” “us” or “our”). Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this policy explaining our on-line information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used by the Site.
YOUR CONSENT AND AGREEMENT Please read this entire policy carefully before using or submitting information to this Site. Whenever you visit the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use this Site.
CHANGES TO OUR POLICY From time to time, we may change this Privacy Policy. By continuing to use the Site after we make any changes, you accept the Privacy Policy as modified. The updated Privacy Policy will be posted on the Site so that you will always be aware what information the Site collects and how it is used. You should review the Privacy Policy periodically to see if any changes have been made.
WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION? “Personal Information” as used in this policy, is information that specifically identifies an individual, including, but not limited to, an individual’s name, home address, telephone number, or e-mail address, or credit card information when purchasing one of our products or services. All of this information is provided to us by you.
DO WE SHARE OR DISCLOSE INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES? We value your privacy. Your Personal Information will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company or third party under any circumstances, except for the following:
- Your Personal Information may be shared third parties that perform functions on our behalf, such as maintaining and operating the Site and its content. We do not allow such third parties to use your information for other purposes.
- We may also disclose your Personal Information if we are required to do so by law or in order to protect ours or others’ rights, or enforce our site policies.
- As required by a court or government agency or to respond to a claim by you or a third party; or
- As you have otherwise agreed.
While we protect your Personal Information, please be aware that should you engage in aspects of our Site that make your Personal Information available for viewing by third parties online – for example, by commenting on blog posts, writing on message boards, participating in online chats – such information can potentially be seen, collected and used by others besides us. We cannot be responsible for any unauthorized third-party use of such information and if you decide to access third party sites linked through the Site you do so at your own risk.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? After visiting our Site, MaryJoGibson.com will only contact you via e-mail if you have signed up to receive information, newsletters, purchased a product or left an inquiry with us.
The Site may be browsed without providing any personally identifying information. However, to engage in certain functions or features of the Site, you may be asked to provide Personal Information. We collect Personal Information from you when you engage in activities including, but not limited to the following:
- Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter
- Send us photographs
- Enter a promotion or contest
- Register for access to certain areas of our site
- Participate in surveys
- Purchase a product or service
- Correspond with us
SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTERS The Site offers an option to subscribe to our newsletters. Should you choose to enroll we will collect personal information, such as your name and e-mail address. Any e-mail you receive from the Site will contain the option to “unsubscribe” at the end of every e-mail. You can unsubscribe at any time. Your information is stored on the server that delivers the newsletters for the Site. This information may only be accessed by those who assist in the list management so that you receive the newsletters.
GIVEAWAYS & CONTESTS To enter any giveaways or contests on the Site, we typically ask you for your e-mail address and your first and last name. We may at any time request other information in order to verify the entrant’s identity, location, or age. In some situations, we need additional information, such as a prize selection choice or some details regarding your business. We may also request you post a comment on the Site as a form of entry to the giveaway. Participation in these giveaways or contests is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information.
OUR SITE’S USE OF COOKIES Cookies collect non-personally identifying information. To enhance your online experience we and some of our partners may use “cookies.” Cookies are text files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your computer’s internet browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information. We use cookies to collect non-personal traffic information (such as the number of visits to our site and pages visited) and to improve our content, offerings, and delivery of advertisements. Cookies can also allow you quick access to certain areas of the Site by not having to re-enter your preference information.
We may share aggregated non-personally identifiable demographic information (e.g., geographic location) about our Site users with our visitors, partners and/or advertisers and/or investors. This information does not identify individual users.
Advertising provided by third party advertising companies may deliver a cookie to you so the ads you see can be tracked. We do not provide these third party advertising companies with any personally identifiable information. However, these companies may use non-personally identifiable information about your visits to the Site and other sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. We have no access to or control over the cookies used by third parties.
You may modify your browser preferences to provide you with choices relating to cookies. You may accept all cookies, be notified when a cookie is being sent, or reject all cookies. You can manage your cookie settings by following directions in your internet browser’s “help” file. Please be aware, however, that some services on the Site may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
OTHER INFORMATION COLLECTED We also may collect standard web log entries for each page you view, including your IP address, page URL, and timestamp. This web log data enables us to diagnose server problems, administer the Site, and provide functional service to users. The Site also may use web beacons in order to access cookies, to count users who visit the Site or open HTML email messages.
THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING AND LINKS TO OTHER SITES The Site may contain links to advertiser and partner websites that are not co-branded or affiliated in any way with the Site. These linked sites are governed by their own privacy policies. In no event shall we be liable or responsible, directly or indirectly, for the content and activities of these linked sites.
PAYMENT SECURITY INFORMATION For your protection, any credit card information you may provide while purchasing products / services is not stored on our server. We utilize an external secure payment gateway provider to keep this information encrypted and secure on your behalf.
AGE RESTRICTIONS This Site is not intended for children under the age of 18, although none of the Site content is considered harmful to those under the age of 18. We will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information through this Site from visitors under 18 years of age without the express consent of their parents. If an individual under 18 years of age has provided us with information, a parent or guardian of that child should contact us if they would like the information deleted from our records.
Access to Personal Data
An individual who wishes to access, correct, or delete their personal data should direct their inquiry to the Site as provided under “Contact,” below.
Retention of Personal Data
We will retain personal data that we process for as long as needed to provide our services and otherwise serve the legitimate interests of the Site.
Site of Processing of Personal Data
Personal data of individuals collected by us may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which the Site, its vendors, or partners maintain facilities. The site may transfer personal data for processing across borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world.
TERMS OF USE Please also carefully read our Terms of Use which govern the use of this Site (listed below this Privacy Policy).
CONTACT If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact our team via email at contact@maryjogibson.com.
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TERMS OF USE AND SERVICE:
TERMS OF USE AND SERVICE
PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY THESE TERMS OF USE BEFORE READING, COMMENTING ON, DOWNLOADING, COPYING, REPRODUCING, ALTERING MATERIALS OF ANY KIND, SUBSCRIBING TO, AND LINKING TO (COLLECTIVELY “USING”) THIS WEBSITE OR BLOG OR ANY WEBSITE OR BLOG OR ONLINE CREATION ASSOCIATED WITH MARYJO GIBSON. USING THIS WEBSITE OR BLOG INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE OR BLOG.
Introduction. This agreement (”Agreement“) between You and MaryJo Gibson (”Author“) consists of these:www.MaryJoGibson.com Website (the “Website”) and/or Blog and/or MaryJo Gibson’s work which is written, photographed or performed by MaryJo Gibson or Blog (the “Blog“) Terms of Use (”Terms“). “You“ “Your” “Reader” or “Commenter” means any entity identified by its comments, e-mail, registration information or IP address. If You use this Website or Blog on behalf of your employer, organization or company, they shall also be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
Privacy. See fully GDPR compliant “Privacy Policy” above this Terms of Use and Service contract.
Content. All the contents of the Website or Blog, EXCEPT FOR COMMENTS, constitute the opinion of the Author, and the Author alone; they do not represent the views and opinions of the Author’s employers, supervisors, nor do they represent the view of organizations, businesses, partnerships or institutions the Author is a part of. The Author is not a medical professional, and you should never substitute information from this Website or Blog for information obtained from a licensed medical professional; always consult your doctor before using any prescription, drugs, supplements, practicing exercises, or undergoing any treatments. The Author is not an environmental scientist, and you should never substitute information from this Website or Blog for information which might be of a scientific or environmental nature obtained from a professional scientist or environmentalist. Be sure to double check information from an outside source if utilizing this site for scientific research.
The content of this Website or Blog is not intended to cause harm, but if You have any concerns about the contents of this Website or Blog, please contact the Author at contact@maryjogibson.com or go to the maryjogibson.com contact page for further contact information – https://maryjogibson.com/contact. Disagreeing with the content of the Website or Blog does not constitute sufficient ground for You to ask the Author to remove or modify any parts of said Website or Blog.
The Author does accept sponsorships and performs product endorsements as part of her business. If sponsors or endorsements are incurred either now or in the future for the Website or Blog, this includes sponsored product, sponsored video, and sponsored travel, the full information will be clearly stated on the Website or Blog notifying readers that a company or entity has sponsored a particular written or video portion of the Website or Blog in accordance with requirements from the FTC.
Sponsor prizes or products awarded to the public in give-aways and promotions on the website will be clearly stated. It is possible that prizes will be given from the personal cache of the Author, with no intentions of advertising or promoting a product, simply to utilize it as a “gift” to users. Because the Website or Blog is informational in nature, product reviews will frequently be listed on the Website or Blog. These product reviews will be fully the Authors opinion whether paid or not paid. The Author is expressing an honest and forthright opinion of her own experience with the products.
Advertisements and link-throughs such as Google Ads and similar advertisements will reside on the Website or Blog for the purpose of supporting the Website or Blog’s maintenance fees and the Authors office and maintenance. If advertisers list similar content links to the Website or Blog it is purely due to the existing content of the Website or Blog and is not a planned action of the Author. The Author takes no responsibility for the actions of any advertisers or sponsors. If You purchase a product or service based upon a link from The Website or Blog, You must take action with that company to resolve any issues, not with the Author.
Copyright policy. All the text, images, and other content being part of this Website or Blog is property of the Author, unless noted otherwise. All logos and trademarks are property of their respective owners. You are not allowed to reproduce, sell, and modify any part of this Website or Blog without permission. You are welcome to link to this Website or Blog, and to discuss its contents in a respectful manner. When You quote or link to this Website or Blog, please include the Website or Blog’s name in your link. You are not authorized to use this content for personal profit. UNAUTHORIZED COPYING, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, REPUBLISHING, UPLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING OR DUPLICATING OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. Whenever copyrighted material is mentioned or use, the Author is doing so according to fair dealing practices. Use of material from this Website or Blog according to fair dealing practices requires proper acknowledgment. Simply linking back to the Website or Blog is not considered proper acknowledgment; please provide a link including the Author’s name, the name of the page you are linking, and a permanent link (”Permalink“) to that page.
Comment policy. The Author is not responsible for the content of any comments made by the Commenter(s). The Author is also not responsible for knowing whether the content of Your comment is breaking the law in other countries or jurisdictions. This Website or Blog is a venue for discussion; therefore, the Author will not delete critical comments, or comments portraying a different opinion from the Author’s own. However, the Author reserves the right to edit, delete, or not publish a comment if this is deemed to be potentially illegal (this includes, but it is not limited to comments containing hateful, pornographic, libelous, and defamatory content). All comments on this Website or Blog have to be written in English. Please do not endanger Yourself or break the law when you comment. Comments intending to advertise and/or are off-topic (”SPAM“) will be deleted. The Author also reserves the right to block Commenter(s) who have previously published offensive comments, pornography, illegal content, or SPAM.
Forbidden actions. You are not authorized to (i) use this Website or Blog to advertise for products of any kind and for other Website or Blogs, (ii) to infringe the Copyright policy and Comment policy of this Website or Blog, (iii) to attack this Website or Blog using malicious software and/or use this Website or Blog for data mining (iv) to commit any illegal actions while using the Website or Blog, or against this Website or Blog, (v) to restrict access to this Website or Blog, (vi) to impede the normal functioning of this Website or Blog and (vii) to menace the Author with, or cause physical or financial harm to, the Author of this Website or Blog.
Changes to the Terms. The Author reserves the right to change these Terms at any time. It is Your responsibility to make sure that you agree with the new Terms, whenever changes have occur. If You do not agree with the Terms, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE OR BLOG.
No Guarantee. The Author makes no guarantee regarding the validity of the content of the Website or Blog. In addition, the Author does not guarantee that the Website or Blog will be accessible at all times or during any down time (i) caused by outages to any public Internet backbones, networks or servers, (ii) caused by any failures of Your equipment, systems or local access services, (iii) for previously scheduled maintenance or (iv) relating to events beyond the Author’s control such as strikes, riots, fires, floods, explosions, war, terrorism, governmental action, labor conditions, natural and/or man-made disasters, or interruptions in Internet services to an area where the Author or Your servers are located. Although the Author will try to moderate comments quickly, the Author makes no guarantee to the Commenter that its comments or trackbacks will be displayed promptly, without modifications, or that they will be displayed at all, as all comments will be published to the discretion of the Author.
No Warranty or Condition; Links. The Author makes NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. If you choose to access the Website or Blog, you do so AT YOUR OWN RISK. To the extent links and external content are based on or displayed in connection with the Website or Blog, THE AUTHOR SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISPLAY OF SUCH LINKS AND SEARCH RESULTS, whether this external content is breaking the law in this or other jurisdictions. YOU AGREE TO USE THE WEBSITE OR BLOG AT YOUR OWN RISK, and that You will not consider the Website or Blog’s content to be a suitable substitute for professional advice.
Limitations of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES, AND THE AUTHOR’S LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY CLAIM IS LIMITED TO THE GROSS MONTHLY AMOUNT PAID BY THE AUTHOR FOR HOSTING SERVICES DURING THE ONE MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM. Each party acknowledges that the other party has entered into this Agreement relying on the limitations of liability stated herein and that those limitations are an essential part of the Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Author shall not have any liability for any failure or delay resulting from any condition beyond the reasonable control of the Author, including but not limited to governmental action, labor conditions, power failures, natural and/or man-made disasters. The Author is not liable for the content of any comments the Commenter might leave on this Website or Blog (see Comment policy).
Obligation to Indemnify. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Author, its agents, and applicable third parties (collectively “Indemnified Person(s)“) harmless from and against any and all third party claims, liability, loss, and expense (including damage awards, settlement amounts, and reasonable legal fees, brought against any Indemnified Person(s), arising out of, related to or which may arise from Your use of the Website or Blog and/or Your breach of any term of this Agreement. In the state of Illinois, United States, this will include judicial and extra-judicial costs and fees; elsewhere in United States, legal fees on a solicitor and its own client basis.
Applicable Laws; Venue. The Author operates the Website or Blog from Illinois, United States, and makes no representations that materials in the Website or Blog are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Access to the Website or Blog from any location where the content is illegal is prohibited. Any claim related to the use of the Website or Blog or to the Website or Blog materials shall be governed by the laws of the United States. Any action related to the access, use, content, or existence of this Website or Blog shall be filed only in the appropriate court located within the United States. The use of this Website or Blog constitutes Your express permission and consent to the jurisdiction of the state and/or federal courts of the United States for purposes of such actions.
Legal notices and Contact information. If You are intending to carry out legal action of any kind against the Website or Blog or the Author, you are required to contact the Author at contact@maryjogibson.com or go to the MaryJo Gibson contact page for further contact information – https://maryjogibson.com/Contact.html. You must contact the Author at least SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS before any legal claim is made to discuss the issue in full.
Please remember that the Author means to DO NO HARM to You or anyone else by writing this Website or Blog. If You feel that your rights have been infringed, please contact the Author at contact@maryjogibson.com or go to the MaryJo Gibson contact page for further contact information – maryjogibson.com/contact, and allow seven to ten business days for the reply to be received. The Author will do whatever possible to address reasonable concerns.