PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF USE
Effective Date 2/8/2020
I. PRIVACY POLICY
H+A at Home and Away, LLC (“we,” “us,” “handaathomeandaway.com,” “the website”) are committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our website, https://handaathomeandaway.com.
You can access handaathomeandaway.com and browse our website without disclosing any of your personal data. We do not collect personal information about individuals, such as names or email addresses, unless it is knowingly provided by the individual and he or she has agreed to the terms under which handaathomeandaway.com will use it.
By using this website or clicking to accept its Privacy Policy and Terms of Use (incorporated herein by reference) when that option is made available, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by their terms. If you do not accept and agree to their terms, you must not access or use the website.
A. WHAT INFORMATION IS NOT COLLECTED?
1. Sensitive Personal Information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you unilaterally elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy until we find and delete it.
2. Children’s Information
The website does not knowingly contact or collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 18. You must not submit any information (1) about yourself to us if you are under the age of 18, or (2) about any person who is either under the age of 18 or, if they are aged 18 or above, when you have not received their prior written consent.
If a parent or guardian believes that the website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 18 in its database, please contact us immediately at handaathomeandaway@gmail.com, and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
B. WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED?
1. Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website
We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the website by leaving a public comment, subscribing to our newsletters, or submitting a contact form.
By submitting a public comment, you consent to the posting of any personal information that you provide, which can be read, collected, or used by the public visitors, who are not under our control. When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s email address, 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.
By voluntarily subscribing to our newsletter, you are sharing your name and email address with MailChimp for the purpose of receiving our newsletters or similar types of information that we think might interest you. You may opt out of such email communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” button in the email.
By submitting a contact form, you are sharing your name and email address directly with us and our email provider for the purpose of asking us a question or making a private comment. The contact form submission data (IP address, user agent, name, email address, website, and message) is also submitted to the Akismet service for the sole purpose of spam checking. The actual submission data is stored in the database of the website on which it was submitted and is emailed directly to handaathomeandaway@gmail.com and includes the submitter’s name, email address, message, and timestamp. You may ask us to delete your comment in our inbox at any time by contacting handaathomeandaway@gmail.com.
By voluntarily submitting answers to a survey, poll, or quiz, you are sharing your IP address, which is not linked to personally identifiable information, with Crowdsignal for the purpose of sharing your opinion with us.
2. Automatically-Collected Information
Certain information about you and the device with which you access the website is automatically collected. For example, when you use the website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the website, such as links clicked.
3. Cookies
We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the website. Cookies may also be used to provide anonymous tracking data to third-party services, such as Google Analytics. See How Google Uses Data When You Use Our Partners’ Sites or Apps. The purpose of using cookies is to provide you with a more personalized and better browsing experience on the website. You can decide whether or not to reject some or all of the cookies (during or after your visit) that we use on or via our website by changing your internet browser settings. For more information about managing cookies, see All About Cookies or About Cookies. You can also control how your information is collected by adjusting your browser settings. See How Google Uses Data When You Use Our Partners’ Sites or Apps.
4. External Websites
Please note that handaathomeandaway.com links to other websites, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices of those other websites. Once you leave our website, you should read the privacy policies of each website that might collect personally-identifying information.
Pages on this website include embedded content, including maps shared through Google’s My Maps or videos shared through YouTube, which behave exactly the same way as if you visited the website directly. See How Google Uses Data When You Use Our Partners’ Sites or Apps.
C. HOW IS THE INFORMATION USED?
1. Our use of your information
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
• To operate, maintain, and improve the website to better serve its users;
• To allow us to deliver the type of content in which you are most interested;
• To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
• To administer a survey or other website feature;
• To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
• To respond to your comments or inquiries;
• To provide you with user support;
• To track and measure advertising on the website; and/or
• To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
2. Third-party use of your information
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
Additionally, the website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies. The website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics – this service tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the website. See Google’s privacy policy and terms of service. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. See How Google Uses Data When You Use Our Partners’ Sites or Apps. You can control how your information is collected by adjusting your browser settings. See How You Can Control the Information Collected by Google on These Sites and Apps.
MailChimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. See MailChimp’s privacy policy and terms of service. Note that we use MailChimp’s popup form which deploys a Mailchimp cookie that recognizes whether a visitor has previously viewed a popup form and ensures the same visitor does not see the form again for a period of up to one year.
reCAPTCHA – this Google service protects the website from spam and abuse. Google may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google. See Google’s privacy policy and terms of service.
Crowdsignal – this service is used for the collection of website users’ anonymous responses to surveys, polls, and quizzes. Crowdsignal may capture your IP address. See Crowdsignal’s privacy policy and terms of service.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the website’s sole discretion.
3. Use of Anonymous Data
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
D. WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE?
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at handaathomeandaway@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to handaathomeandaway@gmail.com.
Amend – You may contact us at handaathomeandaway@gmail.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to handaathomeandaway@gmail.com.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Note that “Do Not Track” is a privacy preference that users can set in their browsers that sends a message to websites requesting that they do not track the user. For more information about Do Not Track, see All About Do Not Track.
E. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the website, with the “Effective Date” posted at the top of the Policy. We may revise and update this Privacy Policy if our practices change, as technology changes, or as we add new services or change existing ones. If we make a change to our policy that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will provide you with additional notice. By using our website or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to our then-current privacy policy. We will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.
F. CONTACT INFORMATION
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by handaathomeandaway.com. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us at handaathomeandaway@gmail.com.
II. TERMS OF USE
Effective Date 2/8/2020
By using this website or clicking to accept its Privacy Policy (incorporated herein by reference) and Terms of Use when that option is made available, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by their terms. If you do not accept and agree to their terms, you must not access or use the website.
A. GENERAL
This website is owned and operated by H+A at Home and Away, LLC (“we,” “us,” “handaathomeandaway.com). By using this website, you agree to be bound by the following Terms of Use as well as our Privacy Policy and any additional terms and conditions that may apply to a specific section of the website or products and services available through the website or company. Accessing the website in any manner, whether automated or otherwise, constitutes use of the website and your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Use.
Note that by using this website, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this website.
B. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
1. General
All information, materials, and content of the website, including text, graphics, data, formatting, graphs, designs, HTML, look and feel, photographs, music, sounds, logos and trademarks, images, software, services, videos, typefaces, source and object code, format, queries, algorithms and other content is owned by us (or is used with permission) and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. We reserve all rights not expressly set forth in these Terms.
The website is provided solely for your personal noncommercial use. You may not use the website or the materials available on the website in a manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not been authorized by us. More specifically, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium (including by email or other electronic means) any material from the website without prior permission.
You may share, download, and print webpages, documents, and portions of documents, including but not limited to information published by us on the website and expressly labeled as “downloadable,” solely for your personal and noncommercial use. Whenever you share any content or materials from our website, you must ensure that it is an accurate representation of the content as it appears on our website and acknowledge us as the authors (or any authors wherever credited by us) at the time you pass on such content and materials.
2. Linking and Framing
You may establish a hypertext link to the website so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your website by us or by the website. However, you may not, without our prior written permission, frame or inline link any of the content of the website, or incorporate into another website or other service any of our material, content, or intellectual property.
3. Your License to Us
By posting or submitting any material (including, without limitation, comments, blog entries, postings, photos, and videos) to us via the website, internet groups, social media venues, or email, text, or otherwise, you are representing: (i) that you are the owner of the material, or are making your posting or submission with the express consent of the owner of the material; and (ii) that you are 18 years of age or older. In addition, when you submit, email, text, or deliver or post any material, you are granting us, and anyone authorized by us, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, transmit, sell, create derivative works from, distribute, and/or publicly perform or display such material, in whole or in part, in any manner or medium, now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose. The foregoing grant shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such posting or submission, including, but not limited to, rights under copyright, trademark, service mark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction. Also, in connection with the exercise of such rights, you grant us, and anyone authorized by us, the right to identify you as the author of any of your postings or submissions by name, email address or screen name, as we deem appropriate.
4. DMCA Notices
We create our own content in addition to using design platforms, like Canva, and copyright-free images, videos, and music from, inter alia, Pixabay Unsplash, and Audiosome. If you feel that your copyright rights have been violated, please send us a DMCA takedown notice at handaathomeandaway@gmail.com with the following information:
– Your address, telephone number, and email address;
– A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
– A description of where the alleged infringing material is located;
– A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by you, the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
– An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; and
– A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
C. DISCLAIMERS
1. No Representations, Warranties, or Endorsements
THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, WE DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OR ENDORSEMENTS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO:
THE SERVICE; THE WEBSITE CONTENT; USER CONTENT; OR SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE WEBSITE.
IN ADDITION, WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, CUSTOM, TRADE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS.
WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SERVICE AVAILABLE IS FREE FROM ANY HARMFUL COMPONENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, VIRUSES. WE DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS) ON THE SERVICE IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR USEFUL. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS LAWFUL IN ANY PARTICULAR JURISDICTION, AND WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM SUCH WARRANTIES. SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED OR OTHER WARRANTIES SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT SUCH JURISDICTION’S LAW IS APPLICABLE TO YOU AND THESE TERMS OF USE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE WEBSITE YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOUR ACTIVITIES ARE LAWFUL IN EVERY JURISDICTION WHERE YOU ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE. WE DO NOT ENDORSE CONTENT AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE (WHETHER ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHERWISE), INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY OR OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER BASED UPON OR RESULTING FROM ANY CONTENT.
2. Website is Provided on a Non-Reliance Basis
The website provides general information about us, our travel and retirement-related research, and any products or services that we offer from time to time. The content of our website, however, is not intended to be construed as advice. You must not rely on any of the content of our website for any purpose whatsoever, and you must seek your own independent professional advice before deciding to take any course of action on the basis, whether in whole or in part, of any of the content available on our website at any time. We make no representations and provide no warranties whatsoever, whether express or implied, that any content or materials available on our website from time to time are accurate, up to date, or complete. We hereby disclaim any responsibility for error, omission, or inaccuracy or for any misinterpretation, loss, disappointment, negligence, or damage caused by reliance on any material contained within the website.
3. Non-Guarantee of Results
You agree that we have not made any guarantees about the results of taking any action, whether recommended on this website or not. We provide educational and informational resources that are intended to help users of this website. You nevertheless recognize that your results will be based on your own efforts, your particular situation, and innumerable other circumstances beyond our control and/or knowledge.
You also recognize that prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Thus, the results obtained by others using the research set out in the website are no guarantee that you or any other person or entity will be able to obtain similar results.
4. Exclusions and Limitations of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE, OR OUR AFFILIATES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING IN OUR MESSAGING, BLOGS, COMMENTS OF OTHERS, BOOKS, EMAILS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES, OR THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR BY US IN ANY WAY, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR AFFILIATES IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.) YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEBSITE, ANY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON THE WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THE WEBSITE’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND/OR MATERIALS.
D. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
These Terms shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Texas, without reference to their rules regarding conflicts of law. You hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in Dallas, Texas in all disputes arising out of or related to the use of the website.
E. CHANGES TO OUR TERMS OF USE
We may change our Terms of Use from time to time. The most recent version of the Terms of Use will always be posted on the website, with the “Effective Date” posted at the top of the Policy. We may revise and update these Terms of Use if our practices change, as technology changes, or as we add new services or change existing ones. If we make a change to our policy that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will provide you with additional notice. By using our website or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to our then-current terms of use. We will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Terms of Use in effect when the information was obtained from you.
F. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions or concerns about our Terms of Use, please contact us at handaathomeandaway@gmail.com.