1.0 Introduction
YOU GUYS AREN’T “DATA” TO US – YOU’RE FRIENDS. AND YOUR PRIVACY IS NO JOKE.
That being said, the main purpose for collecting each commenter’s email address back when comments were available (which always remained hidden once the comment was submitted) was so we knew you were a real person and not a spammer, and so we could personally reach out to you if you won one of our weekly giveaways (the vendor typically needed an email to send the prize).
If you wrote personal info like your full name or your email address in the body of your comment (or in the “Name” or “URL” field) this info can be viewed by anyone reading the comment section of that post. By contrast, your email address, as entered in the “E-mail” section of the comment form, always remained completely hidden from view and would never be shared.
If you send us an email, the address that you send it from will never be passed along either. So you won’t end up on some annoying mailing list or find tons of spam in your inbox. Our goal is to safeguard the privacy of all of our visitors and users. Please make sure you understand our practices before you use our site.
2.0 No Children’s Use
Our website is not intended for children, which is defined as anyone under 13 years of age in the US and anyone under 16 in the EU. Anyone under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian that is willing to agree to these terms on their behalf. If you are a child under these definitions, you may not use or provide any information on this Website; use any of its features or register; make any purchases; use any of the interactive or public comment features; or provide any information about yourself to us.
If we learn that we have received personal information from a child without parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at contact [at] hamptondesigners.com.
3.0 General Privacy Policy Information
3.1 Privacy Policy Modifications and Updates: We may update and modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post a notice on the site 30 days before the change goes into effect and forward an email message to you should we have an email address for you. You may or may not notice the changes.
3.2 Legal Disclosures of Personal Information: We may process, store, and disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to 1) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on us; 2) protect and defend our rights or property; or 3) act under exigent circumstances to protect the safety of the public or users of the site.
3.3 DMCA Disclosures: We comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. As part of the compliance process, we may be required to disclose whatever information we have for you to a copyright holder who has submitted a complaint to us.
3.4. Public Interaction with Others: If you interact with others on our website, such as participating in the comments on a post—they may have access to some of your data, including your name, profile picture, and your history of interaction with our website, such as prior comments or posts. Please remember that any information you provide is not private. Any publicly posted information can be viewed, well, publicly, and could be viewed by anyone, including family, friends, media, investigators, and potential employers conducting background checks.
3.5 Third Party Websites: We link to other sites, but please keep in mind that we do not control the privacy policies of those sites. Make sure to review the policies of these sites before providing your personal information.
3.6 Sale of Business:
Should we sell a portion or all of this site or our business, your personal information will be an asset transferred to the new owner.
3.7 Affiliates: This site participates in affiliate marketing. This means we may post customized links, provided by the retailer, to track referrals to their websites, and we may earn an advertising fee from any purchases made through these links. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales. They are not allowed to spam you. If they do, they are in violation of their affiliate terms and this Privacy Policy, and any violation of this nature should be reported to contact [at] hamptondesigners.com
4.0 For Our California Visitors:
4.1 Do Not Track Signals: Pursuant to the California Online Privacy Protection Act, we hereby disclose that we do not currently honor Do Not Track signals issued by browsers or other third-party sources.
4.2 California Eraser Law: If you are an individual under 18 and have provided personal information or content to us in some manner, you have the right to request the deletion of that information pursuant to the “California Eraser Law.” Contact us to make such a request at contact [at] hamptondesigners.com.