What information is collected
The Jeff Coleman Writes Blog (hereafter “the Blog”) may collect the following information:
- Name
- Contact information, including email address
- Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
The Blog also uses cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies from Facebook, Drip, and Quora to collect and receive information from this website and elsewhere on the internet, and uses that information to provide measurement services and to target ads. This does NOT give the Blog or Jeff Coleman access to your personal information. If you’re uncomfortable with this, you can opt out of some or all of the above-mentioned advertising methods by following these instructions:
- To opt out of Facebook tracking, go to http://www.aboutads.info/choices, select “Facebook Inc.” from “Companies Customizing Ads For Your Browser” and click on “Submit your choices.”
To opt out of Reddit tracking, go to https://www.reddit.com/personalization - To opt out of Quora tracking, click here.
What does the Blog do with the information it gathers?
The Blog requires this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- The Blog may use the information to improve products and services.
- If you’ve subscribed to the mailing list, the Blog may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers, or other information which you might find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
In addition, the Blog uses hashed email addresses for the purposes of targetted ads. If you’re uncomfortable with this, you can contact the Blog through the “Contact Me” form, or by sending an email to jeff at jeffcolemanwrites dot com, and ask to be excluded. You will subsequently be removed from all further advertising campaigns.
Security
The Blog is committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, the Blog has put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information it collects online.
How the Blog uses cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual, and are also used for analytics and targetted advertising campaigns. The Blog can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
The Blog uses traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve the Blog in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
The Blog may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- Refuse to subscribe to the mailing list, making it impossible for the Blog to collect your email address. No loss of service will result from your refusal to fill in a voluntary form.
- If you have previously agreed to the Blog using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by letting us know using the “Contact Me” form, linked to in the Blog’s main menu.
We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information as part of a targetted advertising campaign (unless you contact us through the “Contact Me” form to opt out), or to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting (if you tell us that you wish for this to happen.)
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you at no cost. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, please email us this request using the “Contact Me” form.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Subscribing to the Newsletter
By subscribing to the newsletter, you agree to receive a bi-weekly email including (but not limited to) information about what Jeff Coleman is working on and when he’s going to publish his next book. You also agree to allow us to use your email address for the purpose of targeting ads. We ONLY target ads in order to promote his writing and will NEVER share your email address with other marketers.
If you wish to subscribe to the mailing list without being part of a targeted advertising campaign, you can send an email to jeff at jeffcolemanwrites dot com or send a message through the “Contact Me” form after subscribing and ask to be excluded.
You can easily unsubscribe from the list at any time through a link provided at the bottom of each email.
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