CEDAR HILL QUILL
PRIVACY STATEMENT
Last Revised on September 3, 2024
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My Commitment to Online Privacy
At Cedar Hill Quill (“Cedar Hill Quill”, "Cedar Hill Quill's", "we", "our", "us", "I", "me", or "my"), I care about my users' (“you”, “your”, "user", "users", or "user's") online privacy. I have this Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) to ensure that you understand what I am doing with your Personal Information (as defined below) and to remind you that you have rights when it comes to controlling what is shared online.
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Please note that this Policy is subject to the Cedar Hill Quill's Terms of Use Agreement (the “ToU”). There are terms in the ToU that materially affect your right to bring a lawsuit against Cedar Hill Quill and other rights regarding this Policy. As such, you should read the ToU in addition to this Policy.
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Acceptance of Policy
I know these privacy policies can be tedious to get through. However, by continuing to use my Online Services, you agree to let me use your information in the ways discussed in this Policy. For this reason, it would greatly benefit you to read this entire Policy.
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Changes Made to This Policy
I may modify this Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this Policy lets you know when this Policy was last revised. It is important to check back here occasionally to make sure you have read the latest policy. By continuing to access or use my Online Services after the policy changes, you allow me to use your Personal Information in the way I describe in my updated policy.
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Online Services This Policy Covers
Cedar Hill Quill offers a personal blog where you can browse and comment on a variety of posts centered on my life in Cedar Hill, Texas (the “Blog”). This Policy applies to my online services, including my website www.cedarhillquill.com (the “Site”) and any future online services I develop, including social media pages (collectively the “Online Services”).
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Services This Policy Doesn’t Cover
I may, at times, link to the websites and services of other brands or partners that I discuss on the Blog or that I like. When you click on one of these links, you are leaving Cedar Hill Quill, and this Policy no longer applies. The way my partners or other third parties do business is out of my hands, and I assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party website or service. Please note that when you are using any other third-party platform - such as Google, Instagram, or Facebook - to interact with my Online Services, you agree to their service policies, and this Policy is in addition not in place of such agreements. Additionally, my site is hosted by Wix, and my domain was made available through GoDaddy. By accessing my site, you are also subject to their policies, and I recommend you review their terms and privacy policies as well.
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What is Personal Information?
“Personal Information” is any information that may allow for an individual to be personally identified. For example, your name, email address, social security number, phone number, residential address, and credit card details are all considered Personal Information. Other information, such as your interests, economic status, customer number, IP address, geolocation, education, and job title, may also be considered Personal Information if that information, when combined with other information, is used to reveal your identity.
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Personal Information that Cedar Hill Quill Collects
I only collect Personal Information from you when you voluntarily agree to me collecting and using it. You voluntarily agree to me collecting and using your Personal Information by:
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Directly providing the Personal Information to me: In some circumstances, when interacting with my Online Services, you may be asked to provide specific information so that I can help you with a particular inquiry, or you may give information to me on your own accord. Such information may include Personal Information (e.g., your name, email address, phone number, bio, and/or residential address). For example, you consent for me to use the Personal Information you have provided when you reach out to me by email, when you use any "subscribe" or “contact me” form on my Online Services, when you create an account for using my Site, when you interact with my support or customer service teams, and when you interact or comment on the Blog or publicly available social media pages. When providing Personal Information, you permit me to use such information to fulfill your requests and for my legitimate blog analysis and growth purposes. You should be aware that your comments on the Blog and publicly available social media pages are accessible to the public.​
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Interacting with my services: You also permit me to collect other information such as your IP address, browser type, geolocation, device type, usage information, click activity on links, frequency of visits to our Online Services, and network connection type while you use our Online Services. I may also may receive some interest-based information about you (e.g., your age, gender, location, and likes) when you interact with publicly available social media pages (if you have agreed for third-party platforms to collect such information about you). I only receive and share this type of information in anonymized and aggregated forms; this means you are not personally identifiable to me unless the information is publicly available by another means (e.g., social media engagement data and public social media profiles). However, you should be aware that, in some circumstances, I may be legally required to hand over aggregate data information to law enforcement or regulatory authorities, who may then use this information to reveal your identity. I may use cookies and third-party services, such as Google Analytics, Pinterest, and Facebook, to help me collect and analyze this information.
What About My Passwords?
I don’t require you to have a user account to browse my Online Services or comment on my Blog. However, you may be provided an opportunity to create a user account to access certain features of my website, including personalized commenting features, so that other Users can easily identify you and we can build our community. All passwords created via my website are encrypted, meaning I do not have access to your password. There may also be times when a password is required to access other certain accounts, such as when you are interacting via our social media platforms or if you choose to create an account on my site through the use of a third-party account, such as Google. The third-party platform completely administers these passwords, and I do not have access to such passwords.
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Cookie Policy
Cookies are small files that are transferred to your computer’s hard drive through your browser when using and interacting with my Online Services.
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Types of cookies the Cedar Hill Quill uses: the Cedar Hill Quill uses both session cookies that are erased once you exit your browser and persistent cookies that stay on your device for a set period of time or until you manually delete them.
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Why does Cedar Hill Quill use cookies? Cookies are mainly used to help ensure you have the best user experience possible. However, as mentioned above, cookies may also be used to provide me with insight into things like the number of visitors to my Online Services, the type of devices being used to access my Online Services, how visitors ended up on my Online Services, and the general geographic area in which visitors are located (again, this information is aggregated and anonymized). As you have may have also heard, cookies may also be used to ensure that you see advertisements relevant to your interests. Currently, I do not use targeted advertising on my Online Services or sell any advertising space on my Online Services for third-party use. However, I reserve the right to do this in the future. At times, I also may use targeted advertising through YouTube, Google, Instagram, Facebook, and other third-party websites. Such third parties use cookies on their platforms to collect information about your interests. When I advertise my Online Services through their platforms, I can select a targeted audience I hope may be interested in my Online Services. That is why you may see some paid or sponsored advertisements from the Cedar Hill Quill while using these platforms.
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Can you block cookies? Most browsers have an option to stop your computer from accepting cookies altogether, as well as an option to stop only certain types of cookies. If you decide to block cookies, my Online Services may operate a little strangely, as the Cedar Hill Quill relies on some cookies for Online Services’ functionality. If it is mainly targeted advertising that you are concerned about, you can choose to specifically opt-out of targeted advertising by going the following links:​​
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Digital Advertising Alliance - http://optout.aboutads.info/
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Google - https://adssettings.google.com
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​Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
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You can learn more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.
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Reasons Cedar Hill Quill Collects Personal Information
I do not collect your Personal Information for the purpose of selling, renting, trading, or otherwise abusing it. I only use your Personal Information for legitimate purposes, including, but not limited to, the following reasons:
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To personalize online features and content;
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To fulfill or enforce a contract that you have entered into with us;
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To help you efficiently access your information;
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To allow for affiliated third parties to provide additional services to you;
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To improve, monitor, and test my Online Services and new products or features;
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To prevent, investigate and address the misuse of my Online Services;
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To learn about the types of people that are using my Online Services and how I can better market to those people;
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To allow you to contact me;
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To allow you to participate in social sharing;
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To allow you to access and participate in my Online Services;
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To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests;
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To comply with law enforcement and other regulatory authorities; and
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To communicate with you about my Online Services and features.
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Sharing of Personal Information with Third Parties
Although I try to limit who I share your Personal Information with, there are situations where sharing is necessary for legitimate purposes. I may share your Personal Information with third parties in the following ways:
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Agents: Sometimes, I may need to use other trusted companies and individuals to help me provide my Online Services. Whenever a company or individual is working for me, they are acting as my agent. Sometimes my agents may need to access your Personal Information for a particular task, but they do not have the right to use your Personal Information beyond what is necessary and must comply with my privacy practices.
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New Owners: If I am involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your Personal Information may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction.
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Third-Party Software and Apps: I use several third-party software and apps to make blogging and operating my Online Services a little easier. Some Personal Information may be stored, processed, or shared with these apps.
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Law Enforcement: I may sometimes be required to share your Personal Information with law enforcement. I will only share your Personal Information when I believe, in good faith, that sharing your information is necessary to protect the Cedar Hill Quill, to protect our clients or users, or when I am obligated under the law to provide such information. Examples include where a legal warrant or subpoena has been issued to me, where I must report information due to a belief that fraud or misuse of my Online Services has occurred, or where my property or safety, or a user’s property or safety, is at risk. In fraud cases, I may also be required to share your Personal Information with investigatory authorities and banks.
Email Policy
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Emails you can opt out of: I may at times send you emails to keep you updated on what is happening with the Cedar Hill Quill and new Online Service offerings. If you are receiving these types of emails or other marketing emails, it means that you consented to receive these emails either by clicking an opt-in box or by otherwise letting me know that it was okay with you to use your email address in this way. While I will be sad to see you leave, you are always free to opt out of these emails by simply clicking “unsubscribe.”
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Emails you will not be able to opt out of: You will not be able to opt out of some important emails. For example, I may notify you that updates have been made to this Policy or in the unlikely event that the Cedar Hill Quill's security safeguards have been breached.
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Personal Information Retention and Your Rights
Cedar Hill Quill only keeps your Personal Information for as long as necessary to provide Online Services and per my legal obligations. Depending on your residency, under the law (e.g., the California Consumer Privacy Act and General Data Protection Regulation), you may also have the right to request at any time for me to:
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Give you access to any Personal Information that I have processed;
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Disclose third parties I have shared your Personal Information with;
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Correct any Personal Information that may have been incorrectly processed;
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Delete your Personal Information from my storage systems;
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Transfer your Personal Information to another service, when technically feasible; and
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Stop using your Personal Information in specific ways by withdrawing the consent you have given me.
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Regardless of whether I am obligated under the law or not, if you would like me to do any of the above, you can contact me using the information provided at the end of this Policy. I will do my best to try to fulfill your requests. However, sometimes I may be required to retain your Personal Information to comply with my administrative, legal, and/or regulatory obligations. For example, I may be required to keep a history of transactions to report my taxes or may need to retain some Personal Information for law enforcement purposes (e.g., fraud monitoring, detection, and prevention). Additionally, I reserve the right to de-identify your data by removing identifying details rather than deleting it completely. For more information regarding your specific rights under the laws of the jurisdiction you reside, visit:
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US State Privacy Legislation Tracker: https://iapp.org/resources/article/us-state-privacy-legislation-tracker/
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Data Protection and Privacy Legislation Worldwide: https://unctad.org/page/data-protection-and-privacy-legislation-worldwide
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Where Your Information is Processed and Stored
I am not a business but rather a personal blogger. I created and operate my Online Services in the United States. However, in addition to storing Personal Information directly onto my hard drives, I also may use some third-party cloud storage systems and apps to ensure that your Personal Information is not lost. These third parties may store and transfer your information outside of the United States. In certain situations, the courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies, or security authorities in those countries might be entitled to access your Personal Information.
Liability for Third-Party Software, Apps & Services
I always use my best efforts to pick reputable third-party software, platforms, services, and apps. However, I do not control such third parties and am not liable for any breach of privacy or data security that occurs due to the fault of these third parties.
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Keeping Your Information Safe
I am committed to protecting your Personal Information and have commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial systems and procedures in place to help safeguard your Personal Information. Unfortunately, no system can guarantee complete security. Third-party viruses or security failures may result in your Personal Information being compromised. You can help prevent unauthorized access to your Personal Information by using antivirus software, creating strong passwords, and limiting access to your personal computer. In the unlikely event that your Personal Information is compromised due to a security breach on my end, I will notify you, per the law, as soon as reasonably possible.
Protection of Children
My Online Services are not targeted or intended to be used by people under the age of 18. All children between the ages of 13 and 17 must have permission from their parent or guardian before accessing my Online Services. If you live outside of the United States, your country may apply stricter age limits. In some cases, even if you are older than 13, you may not be legally allowed to access my Online Services regardless of having parental permission. I do not knowingly collect Personal Information from anyone under the age of 13 and I delete such Personal Information as soon as I become aware of it.
Dispute Resolution
I will always try to resolve your concerns about my privacy practices promptly and I hope that together we can find a solution without involving costly legal channels. However, if you and I cannot agree, by using my Online Services you agree to binding arbitration rather than formal court proceedings to have the matter resolved. You can read more about this process in my ToU. THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TERMS IN OUR TOU MATERIALLY AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO BRING A LAWSUIT AGAINST ME IN REGARDS TO THIS POLICY AND MY ONLINE SERVICES. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY.
Additional ToU Terms
This Privacy Policy is subject to terms stated within the Cedar Hill Quill's ToU. Specifically, this agreement is subject to all clauses in the Cedar Hill Quill's ToU regarding warranties, limitation of liability, indemnification, assignment, waiver, severability, applicable law, jurisdiction, and any other ToU provisions that logically ought to apply to this Policy.
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Entire Agreement
This Policy and the Cedar Hill Qiull's ToU represent the entire and exclusive agreement between my users and me All previous written and oral agreements and communications related to the subject matter of this Policy and our ToU are superseded.
Contact Cedar Hill Quill
Thank you for your patience in getting through all of the necessary legal language in this document! I have tried to be as transparent as possible in communicating my expectations regarding my Online Services. However, if you have any questions about this Policy, the Cedar Hill Quill's ToU, or my Online Services in general, please reach out! I would be more than happy to explain. If you’re not comfortable with digital communication, please feel free to call me at the following phone number:
Email Address: laura@cedarhillquill.com
Phone Number: (360) 891-7705