Affiliates Disclosure
This site utilizes affiliate marketing, which means when you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This is done by embedding tracking links onto the website. If you click a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie is placed on your browser to track sales for commission purposes.
AnOrdinaryExistence.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This helps pay for the hosting and other fees associated with running the site.
Terms of Website Use
By using and reading AnOrdinaryExistence.com, you indicate that you accept the terms of use listed and that you agree to abide by them.
- The materials contained on AnOrdinaryExistence.com are provided for general information purposes only and do not claim to be or constitute legal or other professional advice. The information shall not be relied upon as such. AnOrdinaryExistence.com does not accept any responsibility for any loss which may arise from accessing or reliance on the information on this website. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I exclude all liability for loss or damages direct or indirect arising from use of this site.
- Laura Friesen is the owner of all intellectual property and materials published rights throughout the site. The works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
- All images appearing on AnOrdinaryExistence.com are the exclusive property of Laura Friesen and are protected under International Copyright laws. The images may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without the written permission of Laura Friesen.
- It is not permitted to modify any information or materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way. It is also not permitted to reproduce or use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any accompanying text.
- No materials contained on AnOrdinaryExistence.com can be downloaded or used for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from me. Any of the material on the website may be out of date at any given time, and I am under no obligation to update such material. I will do my best to ensure that the information is updated, accurate and relevant.
- I will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by virus attack to AnOrdinaryExistence.com or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the site or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.
- Where the site contains outbound links to other third party websites, these are intended for information only. AnOrdinaryExistence.com has no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage that may arise from the use of them.
If you have any concerns about material that appears on the site please contact me at info@anordinaryexistence.com
Privacy Policy
Laura Friesen is the owner and operator of AnOrdinaryExistence.com (the “Site”), and as an internet-based business, respects and recognizes the importance of your privacy rights.
This policy explains how personal information you provide to us through the Site or through other business dealings with us is collected, used, retained and disclosed.
Please note that the Site contains links to other third-party websites that are not operated by us. This policy does not apply to such third-party websites and we are not responsible for the content on those websites or their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the terms of use and privacy policies of every website you visit.
Please note that your personal information may be processed in the country in which it was collected, and in other countries including Canada and/or the United States, where laws regarding processing of personal information may be less stringent than other countries.
If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, which may be revised and updated from time-to-time, please discontinue your use of this Site. Your continued use of the Site indicates your acceptance of the current version of this policy.
“Personal Information” for the purposes of privacy law is information about an identifiable individual, such as their name, address, telephone number and email address. Personal Information does not include information that is anonymous, such as the type of browser you are using, or other non-personally identifiable information.
How and when your personal information is collected
Different personal information is collected for various reasons through the Site. Your name and email address are collected if you subscribe to the email list. Your name and email address are also collected in you contact us through the Contact form and when commenting on a post to allow us to better serve customers. If you make a purchase, payment processing is handled through a third-party website. Please refer to the third-party payment processor’s website for information on how they handle your personal information.
Visitors who opt in to the mailing list will have their name and email address collected and stored through Mailerlite.com. This is to allow us to keep in contact with you and provide updates, newsletters, and other relevant info. When a purchase is made through Paypal.ca or Stripe.com, this information is stored on the respective site and also transferred to Mailerlite.com in order for us to keep in contact with you and ensure customer satisfaction. This information is stored indefinitely. Subscribers can unsubscribed at any time through the link within emails or have their personal information deleted by requesting removal.
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. 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.
When visitors contact us through our contact form, we store their name and email address for correspondence purposes. This information is held indefinitely and will not be used for marketing or other purposes.
Information is collected for analytics purposes including location, IP address, duration of visit, pages visited and clicks. This information is collected by Google Analytics, WordPress, and Jetpack. Data is held for 26 months.
Cookies
The Site uses “cookies”. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer about their usage patterns. The use of cookies and similar technologies allows us to identify repeat users, collect non-personal demographic information, and also administer and make improvements to the Site. You may instruct your browser to disable cookies for greater privacy however some services on the Site may not function as well if you do so.
This site uses cookies to improve load times and make commenting more convenient. If affiliate links are present, a third party may track cookies when the link is clicked.
Collection, use, protection, and disclosure of personal information
Collection
We typically collect your Personal Information when you subscribe to our newsletters or submit an inquiry through the “Contact Us” form on the Site. Double opt-in in required for email list sign ups to ensure you are aware of what you are signing up for.
Use
We may use your personal information to send out occasional newsletters, deliver information, respond to inquiries, to receive feedback on the Site, and to maintain a database of client information. You may unsubscribe at any time by using the “unsubscribe” button in emails. If you have any questions regarding this, contact us at info@anordinaryexistence.com
If a purchase is made, payment is processed through either Stripe or PayPal. Customer’s email addresses are provided to us to assist with customer service. All other information is collected and processed solely through Stripe or PayPal. Please refer to their privacy policies for more information.
Protection
Only individuals who are involved in the administration of our operations have access to your Personal Information and they have been provided with the requisite training on our Privacy Policies.
There is always the potential of inadvertent disclosure due to any such disclosure beyond our reasonable control. You acknowledge and accept this risk by using the Site.
Disclosure
We occasionally disclose personal information to third parties who perform services on our behalf. We will only disclose your Personal Information to the extent necessary for these third parties to provide these specific services. Other than for the specific purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose your Personal Information to any third-party companies unless we obtain your prior consent or are legally compelled to do so.
Privacy of Minors
We recognize the importance of protecting the privacy interests of children and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests. The Site is not intended for children under the age of majority in their province or territory of residence and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from minors.
Requests for access to personal information, questions and comments regarding the privacy policy
Questions, comments, requests for access, corrections or deletions of personal information can be sent to info@anordinaryexistence.com