Privacy Policy

Who we are

THANK YOU FOR VISITING KAREN’S KIDS BLOG. Our mission is to offer creative and quality resources for home and school. This privacy policy describes how Karen’s Kids Blog and Karen’s Kids Studio uses and protects any information that you give while using karenskidsblog.com, and karenskidsstudio.com. Our website address is: https://karenskidsblog.com and https://karenskidsstudio.com

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

The privacy of our visitors is extremely important. This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information that is collected and recorded by Karen’s Kids Blog and Karen’s Kids Studio and how we use it. Karen’s Kids Blog and Karen’s Kids Studio may change this policy by updating this page. Check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with the changes.

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.

Contact forms

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

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.

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.

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.

Analytics

Karen’s Kids Blog uses Google Analytics for website traffic analysis. This information is important because it helps us improve a visitor’s experience and determine site effectiveness.

Who we share your data with

The information we gather helps us better understand your needs and provide you with the best service possible. We may use the information to improve our products and services. We may send emails about new resources, products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

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.

What rights you have over your data

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

The information you provide us is given voluntarily. This information is stored within our MailChimp account, and registrants have the opportunity to change their personally identifiable information at any time. We may use this information to send product information and news via email and other means. Therefore, we may share this information with third parties. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. See also:

Public Information Through Social Media
Who we share your data with
Analytics
Embedded content from other websites

Contact information

You may contact Karen’s Kids Blog with privacy-specific concerns and/or questions at karen@karenskidsstudio.com.

Children’s Privacy

We take children’s privacy very seriously. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to observe and guide their online activity. Karen’s Kids Blog is directed at adults only, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we discover that we have collected information from a child under the age of 13, we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records. If you believe that your child has provided us with his or her personal information, you may contact us at karen@karenskidsstudio.com.

Additional information

How we protect your data

We ensure that all personally and non-personally identifiable information that we receive via the Internet is secure against unauthorized access. This information is kept in a safe and secure system isolated from direct connection to the Internet. We will give out personal information as required by law, for example, to comply with a court order or subpoena or to assist in criminal investigations. We may also give out personal information when we deem it advisable in order to protect the safety and security of our sites and visitors to our sites.

What data breach procedures we have in place

If our site experiences a breach, that breach will be communicated to our users within 72 hours of first becoming aware of a breach.

What third parties we receive data from

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.

Karen’s Kids Blog uses Google Analytics for website traffic analysis. This information is important because it helps us improve a visitor’s experience and determine site effectiveness.

When we become a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, we will participate in an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Public Information Through Social Media

Our Website includes widgets and links to social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, as well as Karen’s Kids Studio website. By clicking these links, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of these websites. These websites may also gather information such as your IP address, website behavior and personally identifiable information. Karen’s Kids Blog may also share email information with Facebook and Pinterest in order to optimize user experience on these platforms. We encourage you to view the terms and conditions and privacy policies of these websites.

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

Indemnification

Customer agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, save and hold Provider harmless from any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs and claims, including reasonable attorney’s fees asserted against Provider, its agents, its customers, officers and employees, that may arise or result from any service provided or performed or agreed to be performed or any product sold by customer, its agents, employees or assigns. Customer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Provider against liabilities arising out of; (1) any injury to person or property caused by any products sold or otherwise distributed in connection with Provider; (2) any material supplied by customer infringing or allegedly infringing on the proprietary rights of a third party; (3) copyright infringement and (4) any defective products sold to customers from Provider’s server.

Terms of Use

All rights reserved. Purchase and/or download of any Karen’s Kids product entitles the purchaser the right to reproduce the pages in limited quantities for classroom and personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system or commercial purposes is strictly forbidden without written permission from the author.
Copying any part of any Karen’s Kids products and placing it on the internet in any form (even a personal/classroom website) is strictly forbidden and is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). These items will be located by Google and traced back to the publishing site.

Arbitration

By using any Provider services, you agree to submit to binding arbitration. If any disputes or claims arise against Provider or its subsidiaries, such disputes will be handled by an arbitrator of Provider’s choice. An arbitrator from the American Arbitration Association will be selected. Arbitrators shall be attorneys or retired judges and shall be selected pursuant to the applicable rules. All decisions rendered by the arbitrator will be binding and final. The arbitrator’s award is final and binding on all parties. The Federal Arbitration Act, and not any state arbitration law, governs all arbitration under this Arbitration Clause. You are also responsible for any and all costs related to such arbitration.

Disclaimer

Provider shall not be responsible for any damages your business may suffer. Provider makes no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied for services we provide. Provider disclaims any warranty or merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This includes loss of data resulting from delays, no deliveries, wrong delivery, and any and all service interruptions caused by Provider and its employee