Privacy Policy

Last Updated April 26, 2023

 

JKC Website Design, LLC. (the “Company”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with this policy. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand what information we gather, how we use it, what we do to protect it, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our website jkcwebsitedesign.com (“the Site”).  Unless otherwise indicated below, this Privacy Policy applies to any website that references this Privacy Policy, any Company website, as well as any data the Company may collect across partnered and unaffiliated sites.  

For purposes of this Agreement the terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company.  

 

CONSENT

By accessing the Site, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and you consent to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. Each time you visit the Site and any time you voluntarily provide us with information, you agree that you are consenting to our collection, use, and disclosure of the information that you provide, and you are consenting to receive emails or otherwise be contacted, as described in this Privacy Policy. Whether or not you register or create any kind of account with us, this Privacy Policy applies to all users of the Site.

 

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect several types of information from and about you when you visit the Site. This includes Personal information which is information that can be used to personally identify you, such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline.  We may also collect Non-Personal Information that cannot be used to personally identify you.  This includes anonymous usage data, information about your internet connection, equipment you use to access the Site, platform types, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, preferences you submit, preferences that are generated based on the data you submit, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

Most of our services do not require any form of registration, allowing you to visit the Sites without telling us who you are. However, some services, such as email opt-ins or product purchase may require you to provide us with Personal Data. In such a case, you may choose to proceed without providing any Personal Data requested by us, but it may not be possible for you to gain access to certain parts of the site or content.  We require only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us.We collection Personal Information when you complete forms on the Site, purchase a template from us or through correspondence including email address if you contact us.   

We collect Non-Personal Information from you via the use of automatic data collection technologies including:

  • Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of the Site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to the Site.
For information about cookies, including how to disable them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org. 

  • Log Files. These files which track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet Service Provider, referring and exit pages, and data and time stamps. 


  • Web Beacons. Pages of the Site and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) are files used to record information about how users browse the Site (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content).


Though information we collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include personal information, we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. This helps us to improve the Site and deliver a better and more personalized experience for users of the Site.

 

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

  • To present the Site and its contents to you.


  • To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.


  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.


  • To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.


  • To notify you about changes to the Site or any products or services offered or provided through it.


  • In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.


  • For any other purpose with your consent.


  

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may disclose aggregated, Non-Personal Information about users of the Site without restriction.

In general, the Company does not sell, trade or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent.

We may share your Personal Information with subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company, to our vendors and third-party providers only to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide for the Company. Certain third-party service providers, such as payment processors, have their own privacy policies with respect to the information that we are required to provide to them in order to use their services.  For these third-party service providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies to understand the manner in which your Personal Information will be handled by such providers.

Additionally, we may disclose personal information about you to comply with a court order, law, or legal process, in connection with the sale of part or all of Company’s or its affiliates' assets, or enforce our Terms of Use.

If you do choose to provide your personal information, the Company will not willingly share your information with companies outside this organization, except as described in this Privacy Policy.  You may at times receive communications from us related to products and services that we believe might interest you. While we believe these services may enhance your time spent at the Site, you will at all times have the option and ability to opt out from receiving these communications by specifically choosing to do so via a link which will be provided within emails that I send to you. I may disclose total aggregated user statistics in order to describe my services to potential advertisers, other third parties, affiliate companies, and for other lawful purposes. 

The information I gather from you may be used in several ways, either now or in the future, to gain a better understanding of my Sites’ users and their usage pattern as a whole, for site administration and troubleshooting, to process transactions, contest entries and other matters you initiate, to identify preferences in content and advertising, to target editorial, advertising or other content (such as promotions, special offers or other content) I think might be of interest to you. I may also use information I gather from you to communicate changes and improvements to my website or any registration you have made. 

You have the right to request access to the information we have for you. You can do this by contacting us at jackie@jkcwebsitedesign.com. In order to comply with your request, we may ask you to verify your identity. We will fulfill your request by sending your copy electronically unless the request specifies a different method. If you believe that the information we have about you is incorrect, or if you wish to remove your private information (such as an email address provided in an opt-in), you may contact us at jackie@jkcwebsitedesign.com. Any data that is no longer needed for the purposes specified herein will be deleted. 

Please keep in mind that if you disclose personally identifiable information in a public manner through the Sites, this information may be collected and used by others accessing those portions of the Sites. I do not monitor information you disclose on the Sites nor do I accept any liability associated with your voluntary disclosure of the same.

You are responsible for reviewing the privacy statements and policies of other websites you choose to link to or from the Sites, so that you may understand how those sites collect, use and store your information. I am not responsible for the privacy statements, policies or content of any other websites. Websites containing co-branding (referencing my name and a third party’s name) contain content delivered by the third party and not me.

 

SQUARESPACE

The Site is hosted by Squarespace.  Squarespace provides us with the platform on which the Site is built.  Your information, including Personal Information, may be stored through Squarespace’s servers.  By visiting the Site, you consent to Squarespace’s collection, disclosure, storage, and use of your Personal Information in accordance with Squarespace's privacy policy available at https://www.squarespace.com/privacy.   

MERGER OR ACQUISITION

In the event the Company or Squarespace undergo a business transaction such as a divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of The Company, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of ours or Squarespace’s assets may continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes here so that you may opt out of the new information practices. 

  

HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION

We implement reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices in order to protect your Personal Information and ensure that such Personal Information is not accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.  However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such precautions. By continuing to use the Site, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.

If you do not wish to have your email address used by the Company to promote our own or third parties' products or services, you can opt-out by checking the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data or at any other time by sending us an email stating your request to jackie@jkcwebsitedesign.com. If we have sent you a promotional email, you may send us a return email asking to be omitted from future email distributions. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out, we may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy.

 

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

The Site may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third-party website accessed by selecting a link via our Site. To the extent that you access or use the Site through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.  

 

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we may notify you via your email address. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. To be made aware of changes, you are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Site and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: jackie@jkcwebsitedesign.com.