Privacy Policy
We use the contact information you provide to us only to contact you ourselves. If you choose to provide your email address to us, you can request being deleted from our email address book by contacting us.
Without your written permission, we do not share your contact information with any other party unless required by law. If you have questions about our privacy practices, please contact us.
There are no outbound links on this site. If any outbound links are added in the future, this page will be updated accordingly.
In response to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we expanded our Privacy Policy to include the information below. Some of that info is irrelevant for this site. Nonetheless, we are happy to provide these additional details. We appreciate that the European Union's direction has resulted in greater clarity for website users worldwide.
Definitions
"You" or "the user" refers to the user of this Website.
"We" or "the Website" refers to Mari Lynch, Fine Wordworking.
"GDPR" refers to General Data Protection Regulation.
Who we are
This Website, marilynch.com a.k.a. finewordworking.com was launched in 2005 by Mari Lynch Dehmler of Monterey County, California, owner of Mari Lynch, Fine Wordworking, a business established in California in 1981. To address, write to: Mari Lynch, Fine Wordworking, PO Box 3041, Monterey, CA 93942. For additional contact information, please refer to the Contact page of this Website.
By default this site does not collect any personal data about visitors. Analytics may be associated with this Website, and those analytics may use cookies; learn more below.
Analytics
By default this site does not collect analytics data. However, many web hosting accounts collect some anonymous analytics data.
This site may or may not make use of Google Analytics, which tracks website usage and provides information such as the average length of time that users were on this site. Google Analytics can be set up to anonymize your IP address. No other personal information is gathered. However, for the most accurate and up-to-date info about Google Analytics, refer to Google's website and privacy policy, where you can also obtain info on how users can opt-out of analytics tracking: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
All internet users concerned about privacy issues may wish to consider making their default browser one that does not track, such as Duck Duck Go: https://duckduckgo.com.
Additional details
This notice applies to this Website and governs the privacy of those who use it. It explains how we control, process, handle, and protect your personal data while browsing or using this site, including your rights under current laws and regulations.
Processing of your personal data
Under the GDPR, we control and process personal information about you electronically.
Lawful basis: Consent
- The reason we use this basis: you gave us consent to use your data if you signed up for information or bought or negotiated to buy something via this Website.
- We may process your information to send you requested information; or to keep you updated with announcements about our business; or to fulfill a purchase you made via this Website.
- Data retention period: we will retain your information until we have completed any communications or transactions, as well as for the period required by law in order to prepare our state and federal tax returns, as well as retaining all required documentation used for that purpose.
- Sharing your information: we do not share your info with third parties unless required by law, with the exception that we may use some apps, such as Google Analytics, that automatically collect some data electronically.
Lawful basis: Legal obligation
- The reason we use this basis: to conduct business and pay taxes correctly.
- We process your information in the following ways: for tax records, in accordance with laws of the State of California and the United States of America, it is necessary to maintain a list of people making a purchase via this Website.
- Data retention period: we will retain your information until we have completed any communications or transactions, as well as for the period required by law in order to prepare our state and federal tax returns, as well as retaining all required documentation used for that purpose.
- Sharing your information: we do not share your information with third parties unless required by law, with the exception that we may use some apps, such as Google Analytics, that automatically collect some data electronically.
- If, as determined by us, the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information changes, we will update this Privacy Policy to reflect such change. We will stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.
Your rights
Under the GDPR, your rights are as follows:
- right to be informed;
- right of access;
- right to rectification;
- right to erasure;
- right to restrict processing;
- right to data portability;
- right to object; and
- right not to be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling.
Internet cookies
Some of the apps we may use on this Website for analytics purposes, or to provide a better user experience, may include cookies. They may place a small text file on your device / computer hard drive to track how you use the Website, to record or log whether you have seen messages that we may display, to keep you logged into the Website where applicable, to display relevant advertisements or content, or to refer to a third-party website.
Some cookies may be required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this Website. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods, while others may last indefinitely.
You may wish to refer to your web browser's options for controls to manage and delete cookies.
Data security and protection
Any personal information shared with this Website is secured through secure data storage technologies provided by our web host in how this Website stores, accesses, and manages information.
Email marketing messages and subscription
Under the GDPR, we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to a newsletter or marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed on this page.
Social media platforms
In addition, you may wish to refer to the individual privacy policies of social media platforms that we may refer to on this site, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, or Google Plus.
Children
This Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from individuals under the age of eighteen.
If a parent or guardian believes that this Website has unauthorized personally identifiable information about a person under the age of eighteen in its database, please contact us immediately, and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
We highly value the safety of children and teens. We encourage them and their parents or guardians to research best internet use practices from reliable resources such as Gavin de Becker, https://gdba.com.
Sensitive personal information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to this Website or to sites that we may refer to. This includes but is not limited to your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, trade union memberships, and the like.
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