By visiting and using this site, you are consenting to the practices outlined in this policy, as well as the Terms of Use.
What is personal information?
Personal information is any information that identifies you or from which your identity could be deduced. In general, personal information does not include business contact information, including your name, title or position, business address, telephone, or fax number. I treat any e-mail address you provide me as personal information. I don’t collect Social Security Numbers.
How your information is collected
Some personal information may be collected through this website or other internet-based means, primarily through a mailing list that you must actively opt-in to. I will try to inform you of the purpose for the collection of any information.
Examples of when information may be collected
Some scenarios when site visitors may provide their personal information include, but are not be limited, to:
- Emailing, calling, or otherwise communicating with me.
- Posting a question or comment through this site.
- Registering to attend a seminar or any event.
- Participating in an online survey.
- Requesting inclusion in an email or other mailing list.
- Submitting an entry for a contest or other promotion.
- Logging in to the site, thus requiring a username and/or a password.
- Any other business-related reason.
Cookies and Tracking User Traffic
Some pages on this site may use cookies, which are small files that the site places on your hard drive for identification purposes. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID to track the pages visited, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. These files are used for site registration and customization the next time you visit this site. If cookies are not enabled, then visitors may not be able to access all of this site’s features. Cookies may be used to better understand how users use this site. Please note that cookies cannot read data off your hard drive.
Your web browser may allow you to be notified when you are receiving a cookie, which gives you the choice to accept it or not. If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing this site, you can set your browser settings to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when prompted.
Google Analytics or other domain information may collect information that is not personally identifiable. I use this information only to improve this site and my marketing efforts. This information is collected automatically and requires no action on your part.
Consent
I assume that you have consented to the reasonable collection and use of personal information (consistent with the purposes for which the information was given) when you initiate contact with me or voluntarily provide personal information to me.
How your information is used
Generally, the personal information I collect will be used for my own marketing purposes, but you must actively opt-in to being on that list. However, I reserve the right to use this data in other ways.
However, I don’t disclose your personal information to any third party to enable them to market their products and services. For example, I don’t lend, rent, or sell my mailing lists to other organizations or companies.
If you tell me that you no longer wish to receive information from this site, blog, or me, you can unsubscribe from the mailing list. However, your personal info may be kept for recordkeeping purposes by either me or the mailing list host company.
Disclosure of your personal info
Under certain circumstances, I may disclose your personal information:
- When you have consented to the disclosure.
- If the information is already publicly known.
I will also disclose your personal information if required to do so by law. In urgent circumstances, I can disclose your information to protect personal safety, the public, or my site.
Links to third party sites
This site contains links to other sites. I don’t share your personal information with those web sites, and I’m not responsible for their privacy practices. I encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of those companies.
Update your info regularly
I would appreciate it if you kept your email address current in my mailing list records so that we can continue connecting and building a relationship.
How your information is secured
I take all reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is kept safe from loss, unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or disclosure. While I strive to use commercially-acceptable means to protect your personal information, I cannot guarantee its absolute security. You agree to use caution when submitting personal or private information to me. Please be aware that no method of transmission or electronic storage provides certainty of security.
Among the steps taken to protect your information are:
- Physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards.
- Restricted file access to personal information.
- Internal password and security policies.
- Technological safeguards like security software and firewalls to prevent hacking or unauthorized computer access.
- When I use third parties to provide related services involving information you supply, I require them to meet appropriate security standards to the best of my knowledge.
Access to your information
You may ask for access to any personal information I have about you. Summary information is available on request. More detailed requests that require archival or other retrieval costs may be subject to reasonable retrieval fees.
Can I be denied access to my personal information?
Your right to access your personal information is not absolute. I may deny access when:
- Denial of access is required or authorized by law (for example, when a record containing personal information about you is subject to a claim of legal professional privilege by one of my other clients).
- Information relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings against you.
- When granting you access would have an unreasonable impact on other people’s privacy.
- To protect my rights and property.
- When the request is frivolous or vexatious.
If I deny your request for access to your info or refuse a request to correct information, I will explain why.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Since I regularly review all of my policies and procedures, this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon being posted, unless otherwise stated in the change. Changes will be posted to this Privacy Policy on the website and any other places I deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information is collected, how it is used, and under what circumstances, if any, I disclose it. Unless stated otherwise, the current Privacy Policy applies to all information that I have about you.
Questions or concerns?
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact me.