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Privacy Policy

“Pinecones and Pacifiers” is a website by Pinecones and Pacifiers LLC.

Pinecones and Pacifiers found at https://pinecones-and-pacifiers.com/ (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).

We greatly value your privacy. This Privacy Policy is here to inform you what information we may collect and how it may be used.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Pinecones and Pacifiers has the ability to change or update this privacy policy at our discretion.

ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS

By accessing pinecones-and-pacifiers.com, you accept the terms of this privacy policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our website.

TYPES OF DATA THAT IS COLLECTED

Voluntary Information: If you voluntarily submit your name or email by subscribing or leaving a comment, we may collect this information. I

Automatically-Collected Information: Certain information about the device that you access this website with (e.g., your IP address, referring website, links shared, etc.) may be automatically collected when you view this website.

Cookies: Cookies are small data files stored on your browser and may be stored when you use this website. Cookies may be collected for the purpose of Internet-Based Advertising and Affiliate Marketing. Please visit your internet browser setting to change your cookie settings or delete already set cookies. Please note that if cookies are deactivated particular functions of this website might not work properly.

PURPOSE OF COLLECTING DATA

Your data may be collected for the purpose of Interest-Based Advertising and Affiliate Marketing. Additionally, your data may be used to operate and maintain the website, for email promotion and notification, and/or response to comments.

THIRD-PARTY USE

Pinecones and Pacifiers may use third-party services in various aspects of the Website. We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

ADVERTISING & AFFILIATE MARKETING

Pinecones and Pacifiers may use third-party advertising companies.

Pinecones and Pacifiers is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and may receive a small commission from purchases made from affiliate links.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

Pinecones and Pacifiers does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Comments

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.

Cookies – Comments

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. If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

How long we retain your data – Comments

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data – Comments

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data – Comments

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

To Opt-Out of Interest-Based Advertising please click here

Updated 9/10/22 by Pinecones and Pacifiers