Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy aims to inform you about how www.kaylostweight.com (hereafter referred to as "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, protects, and handles your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in accordance with our website operations. PII, as defined under US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. We encourage you to read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of our practices.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?
When ordering, signing up to receive free products, or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address or other details to help you with your experience.
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you visit our blog, website, or app, including when you register, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form, or enter information on our site. This may include your name, email address, and other relevant details.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
To improve our website in order to better serve you.
To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.
How do we protect your information?
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order to maintain the safety of your personal information.
All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.
Log Files
Like many other websites, www.kaylostweight.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement around the site, and gather demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons
www.kaylostweight.com uses cookies to store information about visitors' preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user accesses or visits, and customize webpage content based on visitors' browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website, which offers guidance for all modern browsers.
If users disable cookies in their browser:
If you turn cookies off, some of the features that make your site experience more efficient may not function properly.
Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it's appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Affiliate Links And Third-party Links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
This blog is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.
The owner of this blog is compensated to provide opinions on products, services, websites, and various other topics. Even though the owner of this blog receives compensation for our posts and/or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics, events, or products.
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the blogger’s own. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party in question. This blog does not contain any content that might present a conflict of interest.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send advertisements and links that appear directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see. www.kaylostweight.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.kaylostweight.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites.
Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. Google Advertising Principles.
We use Google AdSense Advertising on our website.
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.
We have implemented the following:
Demographics and Interests Reporting
We, along with third-party vendors such as Google, use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.
Opting out: Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser add-on. You can also set your preferences using the options in the pop-up consent message that appears when you visit any page on our site for the first time.
California Online Privacy Protection Act
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. - See more at: CalOPPA
According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:
Users can visit our site anonymously.
Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or, at a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.
Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy' and can easily be found on the page specified above.
You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:
On our Privacy Policy Page
You can change your personal information:
By logging in to your account
How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?
We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?
It's also important to note that we allow third-party behavioral tracking.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States' consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.
We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States, and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices, we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
We will notify you via email as soon as possible after discovering the breach.
We will notify the users via in-site notification as soon as possible after discovering the breach.
We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle, which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
CAN SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
We collect your email address in order to:
Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions
Process orders and to send information and updates pertaining to orders
Send you additional information related to your product and/or service
Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our clients after the original transaction has occurred
To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to the following:
Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can:
Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email, and the email service we use will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.
CCPA
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a data privacy law that requires that California residents are given the choice to opt out of the sale of their personal information, according to CCPA terms. To comply with the CCPA, in addition to everything else mentioned in this document, we have enabled the Google option to restrict data processing for California residents. Google restricts how it uses certain unique identifiers and other data. Google will only show non-personalized ads to eligible users in California. Non-personalized ads are based on contextual information, such as the content of a website or app. The restricted data processing takes effect on December 12, 2019.
GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union. It also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU. You can access the full text here.
In accordance with the GDPR, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, what we use it for, and which third parties have access to it and why. We collect the following information when you join our mailing list:
Your email address (used to deliver the newsletters to you)
Your first name (used to personalize your experience by addressing you with your first name in newsletters)
Your IP address may also be automatically saved when you join our newsletter or post a comment on the website. This is for security reasons.
In addition, we have enabled Demographics and Interests Reporting:
We, along with third-party vendors such as Google, use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.
Opting out of Google Ads: Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser add-on.
How long do we keep your data:
When you sign up for our newsletter, we keep your data indefinitely, unless you decide to unsubscribe from our list. In that case, your data is moved to a separate list of unsubscribed users, to ensure that no newsletters will go out to you by accident. In addition, we use Google Analytics to track your activity regarding our newsletter. In case of inactivity for a period ranging from 3 to 12 months (inactivity consists of you not opening any of our newsletters for that period), we will move you to the unsubscribed list. This is done to ensure that we do not keep sending you newsletters for something you may no longer be interested in. You can re-subscribe again at any time if you wish. If after being moved to the unsubscribed list you do not re-subscribe within 12 months, your data is completely removed.
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it's appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.
To comply with the GDPR, in addition to everything else mentioned in this document, we have enabled the Google option to restrict data processing in the EEA and the UK. Google restricts how it uses certain unique identifiers and other data. Google will only show non-personalized ads to eligible users in these areas. Non-personalized ads are based on contextual information, such as the content of a website or app. The restricted data processing takes effect on March 16, 2021.
The list of third parties whose services we currently use are the following:
MailerLite (used to send newsletters) - Read their Privacy Policy here
SendOwl (used for purchasing the guides and ebooks) - Read their Privacy Policy here
Zapier (to transfer subscribers from one service we use to another, from SendOwl to MailerLite for example) - Read their Privacy Policy here
In accordance with the GDPR, you also have the following rights:
The right to be forgotten
You can request for all your data to be removed from our database (this applies to our newsletter and is not possible if there is a transaction agreement such as payment plans, for example, or other legal reasons to keep your information on file). You can request for all your data to be removed by using this form.
The right of access
You have the right to request a copy of all your personal information we have in our database. You can do this by clicking here to send us a request.
The right of rectification
You have the right to correct your personal information at any time. You can do this through this form.
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.
Kay P
USA
Last Edited on 04-01-2024