Effective Date: [Insert Date]
At [Your Company Name], we respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website [Website URL] (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to the practices outlined in this policy.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information from you:
- Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, and other contact information that you voluntarily provide when interacting with our website.
- Non-Personal Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing behavior when you visit our website (e.g., pages viewed, time spent on the site), collected via cookies or similar technologies.
- Payment Information: Credit card or other payment information if you make purchases or payments on our website. This data is processed securely and will not be stored longer than necessary to complete the transaction.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the personal information collected from you for the following purposes:
- To provide, improve, operate, and maintain our website.
- To respond to your inquiries or provide customer support.
- To send you updates, newsletters, and marketing materials, if you have opted to receive them.
- To process transactions
- To analyze usage and trends on the Site to better understand user preferences.
- To comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. You can choose to set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable cookies, some parts of the site may not function properly.
If you visit our login page, 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.
Sharing of Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information with trusted third parties who help us operate our website, conduct our business, or provide services to you, provided those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
We may also disclose your information:
- To comply with legal obligations, court orders, or government regulations.
- To protect our rights, property, or the safety of our users or the public.
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
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.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption, firewalls, and secure server environments. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Third-Party Links & Content
Our website may contain links to third-party sites that are not governed by this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
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.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Everest Forms
We collect information about you during the form submission process on our site.
What we collect and store
While you visit our site, we’ll track:
- Form Fields Data: Forms Fields data includes the available field types when creating a form. We’ll use this to, for example, collect informations like Name, Email and other available fields.
- Location, IP address and browser type: we’ll use this for purposes like geolocating users and reducing fraudulent activities.
- Transaction Details: we’ll ask you to enter this so we can, for instance, provide subscription packs, and keep track of your payment details for subscription packs!
We’ll also use cookies to keep track of form elements while you’re browsing our site.
When you fill up a form, we’ll ask you to provide information including your name, address, email, phone number, credit card/payment details and optional account information like username and password and any other form fields available in the form builder. We’ll use this information for purposes, such as, to:
- Send you information about your account and order
- Respond to your requests, including transaction details and complaints
- Process payments and prevent fraud
- Set up your account for our site
- Comply with any legal obligations we have, such as calculating taxes
- Improve our form offerings
- Send you marketing messages, if you choose to receive them
- Or any other service the built form was created to comply with and it’s necessary information
If you create an account, we will store your name, address, email and phone number, which will be used to populate the form fields for future submissions.
We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we are not legally required to continue to keep it.
Who on our team has access
Members of our team have access to the information you provide us such as:
- Form submission information and other details related to it
- Customer information like your name, email and address information.
Our team members have access to this information to help fulfill entries and support you.
WooCommerce
What we collect and store
While you visit our site, we’ll track:
- Products you’ve viewed: we’ll use this to, for example, show you products you’ve recently viewed
- Location, IP address and browser type: we’ll use this for purposes like estimating taxes and shipping
- Shipping address: we’ll ask you to enter this so we can, for instance, estimate shipping before you place an order, and send you the order!
We’ll also use cookies to keep track of cart contents while you’re browsing our site.
When you purchase from us, we’ll ask you to provide information including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, credit card/payment details and optional account information like username and password. We’ll use this information for purposes, such as, to:
- Send you information about your account and order
- Respond to your requests, including refunds and complaints
- Process payments and prevent fraud
- Set up your account for our store
- Comply with any legal obligations we have, such as calculating taxes
- Improve our store offerings
- Send you marketing messages, if you choose to receive them
If you create an account, we will store your name, address, email and phone number, which will be used to populate the checkout for future orders.
We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we are not legally required to continue to keep it. This includes your name, email address and billing and shipping addresses.
We will also store comments or reviews, if you choose to leave them.
Who on our team has access
Members of our team have access to the information you provide us such as:
- Order information like what was purchased, when it was purchased and where it should be sent, and
- Customer information like your name, email address, and billing and shipping information.
Our team members have access to this information to help fulfill orders, process refunds and support you.
Payments
We accept payments through [Payment Method]. When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to [Payment Method], including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information.
Please see the [Payment Method]’s Privacy Policy for more details.
Your Rights
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.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
[Your Company Name]
[Your Company Contact Page]