PRIVACY POLICY
Birth Stories on Demand is committed to protecting your privacy. All information gathered on our websites is confidential. The information we gather is used for the purposes of our websites, research, marketing and to better serve your interests relating to our products.
INFORMATION COLLECTED ABOUT YOU AND OUR USE OF SUCH INFORMATION
The following describes the types of personal and other information we may collect about you, and how we use and maintain that information:
CONTACT INFORMATION
Birth Stories on Demand may collect personal information about users. Any personal information (e.g., name, e-mail address, or otherwise) provided by such users may be used by Birth Stories on Demand or its respective affiliates, employees, agents, third-party content providers, third-party service providers, technical providers, or licensors, if any, as they may determine, without any compensation or consideration to the user. Further, by a user submitting content to Birth Stories on Demand, which may include the user name, photos, text, or otherwise, such user grants Birth Stories on Demand the right to review and categorize such content and to use such content in connection with its web activities. If Birth Stories on Demand desires to utilize the user’s content other than in connection with its web activities, the user will be notified via email, telephone or regular mail of its desire and a formal agreement will be negotiated.
WEBSITE INFORMATION
When you visit any of our websites, a cookie may be placed on your computer or the cookie may be read if you have visited one of our websites site previously. Birth Stories on Demand uses cookies for many different purposes, including to allow us to determine which products and services you have already purchased so Birth Stories on Demand does not provide redundant information to you, and to track the sales made to customers referred by you so that you can receive compensation under our affiliate program. If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from Birth Stories on Demand websites, you may not be able to view all the text on the screens, or to experience a personalized visit, or to subscribe to certain service and product offerings on our websites.
OTHER INFORMATION
We may retain any data you provide to us in an email or other inquiry, for any of the purposes we use other information collected on our websites, including for tracking the types of questions that we receive.
SECURITY
Whenever Birth Stories on Demand handles information that you enter on our websites, regardless of where this occurs, we take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Birth Stories on Demand cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
WHEN YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED OR DISCLOSED
We routinely provide your name, mailing address, and email address to unaffiliated third parties that manage our mailing lists and prepare communications with users of our website. We may also provide your information from time to time to third-party service providers if you have checked the box on our web page indicating your desire to receive email and promotions from us and our affiliates and/or our partners.
We will comply with any subpoenas, court orders or other legal processes for any of the information about you in our possession, and we may use such information to establish or exercise our legal rights, or to defend against legal claims.
We may provide aggregate information, such as the number of users who visit a particular linked site, to other parties.
In addition, information about you in our possession may be disclosed as part of any merger, acquisition, sale of company assets, or transition of service to another provider, as well as in the unlikely event of insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which your personal information would be transferred as one of the business assets of the company.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Although our websites may be accessed by children under the age of 13, we will not knowingly collect or use any personal information from such children. If we become aware that we have collected any personal information from children under 13, we will promptly delete such information from our databases.
OTHER WEBSITES
Our websites may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that Birth Stories on Demand is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. Each website should be checked for its own privacy policy. Any information you share with such a website is subject to its policies and practices and is independent of Birth Stories on Demand
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
Birth Stories on Demand may from time to time update this privacy policy. Whenever a change to this policy is significant, we will place a prominent notice on our websites.
GOVERNING LAW
By choosing to visit our websites or otherwise provide information to Birth Stories on Demand, you agree that any dispute over privacy or the terms contained in this privacy policy will be governed by the law of the State of Michigan. You also agree to arbitrate such disputes and to abide by any limitation on damages contained in our Terms of Use or other agreement we have with you.
UPDATE INFORMATION / SUGGESTIONS
If you would like to update or correct any information that you have provided to Birth Stories on Demand through your use of our websites or otherwise, or you have suggestions for improving this privacy policy, please send an email to kellli@birthstoriesondemand.com