Last updated: April 27, 2023
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information when you use our blog. By using our blog, you consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in this policy.
Definitions
For purposes of the Privacy Policy, these are the definitions included:
- Account: An account refers to the unique account and login credentials, created for You, to access our Service or parts of our Service.
- Affiliate: An affiliate is a company or business that is related to another company through common ownership or control.
- Company: (referred to as either “Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Tech Cloud Experts, LLC, 1272 Turner Meadow Drive, Raleigh NC 27603, which operates this blog.
- Cookies: Cookies are small text files that are stored on Your device when You visit a website. Cookies that contain the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
- Country: refers to the United States.
- Data Retention: Data retention refers to the period of time that personal data is kept on record by a company or service provider.
- Device: A device refers to any electronic device that can be used to access and use the internet, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers.
- Personal Data: Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify an individual, including their name, address, email address, phone number, and other identifying information.
- Plug-in: A plug-in refers to a software component that adds a specific feature or functionality to a website.
- Service: A service refers to this website and any product or service provided by Tech Cloud Experts.
- Service Provider: A service provider refers to any company or individual that provides services to another company or individual.
- State: State refers to North Carolina.
- Third-Party Links: Third-party links refer to any links that lead to external websites or services that are not controlled by the company.
- Usage Data: Usage data refers to data that is collected about how a user interacts with a website or service, including the pages they visit, the links they click, and other similar data.
- Website: refers to mdonnadesigns.com.
- Web Beacons: Web beacons are small, transparent images embedded in a website or email that are used to track user behavior and activity.
- You: refers to the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Information We Collect
We collect information when you use our blog, including:
- Personal information such as your name and email address when you sign up for our newsletter.
- Information about how you use our blog, including the pages you visit and the links you click.
- Information about your device, such as your IP address and browser type.
- Information about category searches so we can improve your blog experience.
- Information about your location, such as your IP address and browser type.
We may use cookies or web beacons to collect this information.
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how you use our blog so we can improve your blog experience. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
We use an email delivery service to send newsletters to our subscribers. We collect the name and email addresses of our subscribers and use this information to send newsletters. We use Amazon Affiliates to serve ads on our blog.
Use of Your Information
We use your information to:
- Send newsletters, news, special offers, and general information to you if you provide your email and agree to receive these communications.
- Serve ads on our blog.
- Improve our blog and the content we provide.
- Analyze how our blog is used and to personalize your experience.
- Share your personal information with affiliates, and service providers, for business transfers should we sell our business, or with your consent.
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.
Plugins and Third-Party Services
We currently use or are considering using the following WordPress plugins on our blog:
- All in One Astra Pro
- Astra Pro
- Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order
- Contact Form 7
- Google Analytics for WordPress by Monster Insights
- Grow Social by Mediavine
- iThemes Security
- Hide/Remove Metadata
- Jetpack
- Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
- Mailjet for WordPress
- Optin Monster
- Redirection
- Schema – All in One Schema Rich Snippets
- Spectra
- Starter Templates
- WordPress Importer
- WPCode Lite
- Yoast SEO
We also use WordPress, and Google Analytics, and may use cookies or web beacons. These plugins and services may collect additional information about you and your use of our blog.
We do not control how these plugins and services collect, use, or share your information. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these plugins and services.
Data Retention
We will retain your information for as long as necessary to provide our services to you and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Third-Party Links
Our blog contains links to third-party sites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.
Privacy Policy for Children Under 13
Our website is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible.
Opt-Out Instructions
If you wish to opt out of receiving future newsletters or other communications from us, please follow the unsubscribe instructions provided in the email.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access and receive a copy of the information we hold about you.
- Update or correct any inaccurate information we hold about you.
- Request that we delete your information, subject to our legal obligations to retain certain information.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at https://mdonnadesigns.com/contact.