Disclosure Policy ~
Obsessed by Portia is a personal blog written and edited by me, Portia Smith. I value this opportunity to share my thoughts, opinion and reviews of topics and products which inspire me. I believe in honesty, respect and ownership. I do accept forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. With that said I will only collaborate with those I feel coincide with the message of Obsessed by Portia. I will never jeopardize my integrity or those of my readers by providing false claims or reviews, or having my opinion influenced by any form of compensation. I pledge to always be honest and loyal to you, my reader, my friend.
*I will always disclose my relationships with companies, advertisers, etc.
*Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
*Obsessed by Portia does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.
*As owner and editor of Obsessed by Portia, I take full responsibility for all content posted. I reserve the right to edit or delete inappropriate comments.
*For any questions or further policy clarification, please feel free to contact me via email: info@obsessedbyportia.com.
*This policy is valid from November 27, 2014. Please reference this page for any policy updates.
Privacy Policy ~
I am committed to safeguarding the privacy of Obsessed by Portia readers. This policy illustrates how I will treat your personal information and explains my online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.
What Information Do I Collect?
– I use Google Analytics to anonymously track and report user activities on the blog to improve user experience. The data collection is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy.
– Information that you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the blog latest updates, email notifications and/or newsletters.
How I Use Information Collected?
I may periodically send promotional emails/newsletters about new sections of the blog, special offers or other information which I think you may find inspiring, using the email address which you have provided.
The information you supply will remain confidential.
Cookies
A cookie consists of information sent by a web server to a web browser, and stored by the browser. The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.
I use Google Analytics to analyze the use of this blog. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about the blog use by means of cookies, which are stored on users’ computers. The information generated relating to my blog is used to create reports about the use of the blog. Google will store this information.
Google Adsense
I may publish Google Adsense interest-based advertisements on this blog. These are tailored by Google to reflect your interests. To determine your interests, Google will track your behavior across the web using cookies. You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser using Google’s Ads Preference Manager. You can also opt-out of the Adsense partner network cookie. However, this opt-out mechanism uses a cookie, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your opt-out will not be maintained. To ensure that an opt-out is maintained in respect of a particular browser, you should use the Google browser plug-in.
Third Party Web Sites
As this blog contains links to other Web Sites, I cannot be held responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other sites. You should check the privacy policies of these other Websites when providing personally identifiable information.
Third Party Cookies
These are cookies found in other companies’ internet tools which may be used to enhance a website, for example Facebook and Twitter have their own cookies, which are controlled by them. This blog does not control the dissemination of these cookies.
*For any questions or further policy clarification, please feel free to contact me via email: info@obsessedbyportia.com.
*This policy is valid from November 27, 2014. Please reference this page for any policy updates.