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Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy

Caitlin Amber Design respects your right to privacy and is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our customers and website visitors. This policy sets out how we collect and treat your personal information.

“Personal information” is the information we hold which is identifiable as being about you. This includes information such as your name, email address, identification number, or any other type of information that can reasonably identify an individual, either directly or indirectly.

You may contact us at caitlin@caitlinamber.com for further information about this Privacy Policy.

What personal information is collected

Caitlin Amber Design will, from time to time, receive and store the personal information you submit to our website, provided to us directly, or given to us in other forms.

You may provide basic information such as your name, phone number, address, and email address to enable us to send you information, provide updates and process your product or service order.

We may collect additional information at other times, including but not limited to, when you provide feedback, when you provide information about your personal or business affairs, change your content or email preference, respond to surveys and/or promotions, provide financial or credit card information, or communicate with our customer support.

Additionally, we may also collect any other information you provide while interacting with us.

How we collect your personal information

Caitlin Amber Design collects personal information from you in a variety of ways, including when you interact with us electronically or in person, when you access our website, and when we engage in business activities with you. We may receive personal information from third parties. If we do, we will protect it as set out in this Privacy Policy.

By providing us with personal information, you consent to the supply of that information subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

How we use your personal information

Caitlin Amber Design may use personal information collected from you to provide you with information about our products or services. We may also make you aware of new and additional products, services, and opportunities available to you.

Caitlin Amber Design will use personal information only for the purposes that you consent to. This may include to:

  1. provide you with products and services during the usual course of our business activities;
  2. administer our business activities;
  3. manage, research, and develop our products and services;
  4. provide you with information about our products and services;
  5. communicate with you by a variety of measures including, but not limited to, telephone, email, SMS, or mail; and
  6. investigate any complaints.

We may disclose your personal information to comply with a legal requirement, such as a law, regulation, court order, subpoena, warrant, legal proceedings, or in response to a law enforcement agency request.

If there is a change of control in our business or a sale or transfer of business assets, we reserve the right to transfer to the extent permissible by law our user databases, together with any personal information and non-personal information contained in those databases.

Disclosure of your personal information

Caitlin Amber Design may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, officers, insurers, professional advisers, agents, suppliers, or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy.

If we do disclose your personal information to a third party, we will protect it in accordance with this privacy policy.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the European Union (EU)

Caitlin Amber Design will comply with the principles of data protection set out in the GDPR for the purpose of fairness, transparency, and lawful data collection and use.

We process your personal information as a Processor and/or to the extent that we are a Controller as defined in the GDPR.

We must establish a lawful basis for processing your personal information. The legal basis for which we collect your personal information depends on the data that we collect and how we use it.

We will only collect your personal information with your express consent for a specific purpose and any data collected will be to the extent necessary and not excessive for its purpose. We will keep your data safe and secure.

We will also process your personal information if it is necessary for our legitimate interests, or to fulfill a contractual or legal obligation.

We process your personal information if it is necessary to protect your life or in a medical situation, it is necessary to carry out a public function, a task of public interest or if the function has a clear basis in law.

We do not collect or process any personal information from you that is considered “Sensitive Personal Information” under the GDPR, such as personal information relating to your sexual orientation or ethnic origin unless we have obtained your explicit consent, or if it is being collected subject to and in accordance with the GDPR.

You must not provide us with your personal information if you are under the age of 16 without the consent of your parent or someone who has parental authority over you. We do not knowingly collect or process the personal information of children.

Your rights under the GDPR

If you are an individual residing in the EU, you have certain rights as to how your personal information is obtained and used. Caitlin Amber Design complies with your rights under the GDPR as to how your personal information is used and controlled

Except as otherwise provided in the GDPR, you have the following rights:

  1. to be informed how your personal information is being used;
  2. access your personal information (we will provide you with a free copy of it);
  3. to correct your personal information if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
  4. to delete your personal information (also known as “the right to be forgotten”);
  5. to restrict the processing of your personal information;
  6. to retain and reuse your personal information for your own purposes;
  7. to object to your personal information being used; and
  8. to object against automated decision-making and profiling.

Please contact us at any time to exercise your rights under the GDPR at the contact details in this Privacy Policy.

We may ask you to verify your identity before acting on any of your requests.

Hosting and International Data Transfers

Information that we collect may from time to time be stored, processed in, or transferred between parties or sites located in countries outside of the United States.

You acknowledge that personal data that you submit for publication through our website or services may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use (or misuse) of such personal data by others.

Security of your personal information

Caitlin Amber Design is committed to ensuring that the information you provide to us is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure information and protect it from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorized access, modification, and disclosure.

Where we employ data processors to process personal information on our behalf, we only do so on the basis that such data processors comply with the requirements under the GDPR and that have adequate technical measures in place to protect personal information against unauthorized use, and loss and theft.

The transmission and exchange of information are carried out at your own risk. We cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to us or receive from us. Although we take measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that the personal information that we collect will not be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.

Access to your personal information

You may request details of personal information that we hold about you in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), and to the extent applicable to the EU GDPR. If you would like a copy of the information which we hold about you or believe that any information we hold on you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, please email us at caitlin@caitlinamber.com.

We reserve the right to refuse to provide you with information that we hold about you, in certain circumstances set out in the Privacy Act or any other applicable law.

Complaints about privacy

If you have any complaints about our privacy practices, please feel free to send in details of your complaints to caitlin@caitlinamber.com. We take complaints very seriously and will respond shortly after receiving written notice of your complaint.

Changes to Privacy Policy

Please be aware that we may change this Privacy Policy in the future. We may modify this Policy at any time, in our sole discretion and all modifications will be effective immediately upon our posting of the modifications on our website. Please check back from time to time to review our Privacy Policy.

Website

When you visit our website (caitlinamber.com), we may collect certain information such as browser type, operating system, website visited immediately before coming to our site, etc. This information is used in an aggregated manner to analyze how people use our site, such that we can improve our service.

Cookies

We may from time to time use cookies on our website. Cookies are very small files that a website uses to identify you when you come back to the site and to store details about your use of the site. Cookies are not malicious programs that access or damage your computer. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can choose to reject cookies by changing your browser settings. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website. Our website may from time to time use cookies to analyze website traffic and help us provide a better website visitor experience. In addition, cookies may be used to serve relevant ads to website visitors through third-party services such as Google AdWords. These ads may appear on this website or other websites you visit.

Third-party sites

Our site may from time to time have links to other websites not owned or controlled by us. These links are meant for your convenience only. Links to third-party websites do not constitute sponsorship or endorsement or approval of these websites. Please be aware that Caitlin Amber Design is not responsible for the privacy practices of other such websites. We encourage our users to be aware, when they leave our website, to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.

Terms & Conditions

Please read these Terms & Conditions carefully.

By using caitlinamber.com and the services and information offered on this website, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions.

If you purchase products or services through caitlinamber.com, there will be additional terms and conditions relating to the purchase. Please make sure you agree with these terms and conditions, which you will be directed to read prior to making your purchase.

Definitions

Services mean Website Design, Graphic Design, or Web Development.

The Website means caitlinamber.com.

We / Us etc means Caitlin Amber Design and any subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, officers, agents, or assigns.

Accuracy of content

We have taken proper care and precautions to ensure that the information we provide on this website is accurate. However, we cannot guarantee, nor do we accept any legal liability arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability, currency, or completeness of anything contained on this website or on any linked site.

The information contained on this website should not take the place of professional advice.

Use

The website is made available for your use on your acceptance and compliance with these terms and conditions. By using this website, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions.

You agree that you will use this website in accordance with all applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules, and regulations.

You agree that you will not use, nor will you allow or authorize any third party to use, the website for any purpose that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent or obscene way or in any other inappropriate way or in a way which conflicts with the website or the services.

If you make any public comments on this website that are, in our opinion, unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent or obscene, or in any other way inappropriate or which conflict with the website or the services offered, then we may at our discretion, refuse to publish such comments and/or remove them from the website.

We reserve the right to refuse or terminate service to anyone at any time without notice or reason.

Passwords and logins

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your passwords and login details and for all activities carried out under your password and login.

Indemnification for loss or damage

You agree to indemnify Us and hold Us harmless from and against any and all liabilities or expenses arising from or in any way related to your use of this website or the services or information offered on this website, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs and solicitors fees of every kind and nature incurred by you or any third parties through you.

Intellectual property and copyrights

We hold the copyright to the content of this website, including all uploaded files, layout design, data, graphics, articles, file content, codes, news, tutorials, videos, reviews, forum posts, and databases contained on the website or in connection with the services. You must not use or replicate our copyright material other than as permitted by law. Specifically, you must not use or replicate our copyright material for commercial purposes unless expressly agreed to by Us, in which case we may require you to sign a Licence Agreement.

If you wish to use content, images, or other of our intellectual property, you should submit your request to us at the following email address:

caitlin@caitlinamber.com

Trademarks

The trademarks and logos contained on this website are trademarks of Caitlin Amber Design. Use of these trademarks is strictly prohibited except with Our express, written consent.

Links to external websites

This Website may contain links that direct you outside of this website. These links are provided for your convenience and are not an express or implied indication that we endorse or approve of the linked website, its contents, or any associated website, product, or service. We accept no liability for loss or damage arising out of or in connection to your use of these sites.

You may link to our articles or home page. However, you should not provide a link that suggests any association, approval, or endorsement on our part with respect to your website, unless we have expressly agreed in writing. We may withdraw our consent to you linking to our site at any time by notice to you.

Limitation of Liability

We take no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the content or statements contained on this website or in relation to our services. Statements made are by way of general comment only and you should satisfy yourself as to their accuracy. Further, all of our services are provided without a warranty with the exception of any warranties provided by law. We are not liable for any damages whatsoever, incurred as a result of or relating to the use of the website or our services.

Information Collection

Use of information you have provided us with, or that we have collected and retained relating to your use of the website and/or our services, is governed by our Privacy Policy. By using this website and the services associated with this website, you are agreeing to the Privacy Policy. To view our Privacy Policy and read more about why we collect personal information from you and how we use that information, click here.

Refunds

Any digital products purchased through this site cannot be returned and are, therefore, non-refundable. Please email me at caitlin@caitlinamber.com prior to purchase if you have any questions about this.

Confidentiality

All personal information you give us will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with our Privacy Policy. However, due to circumstances outside of our control, we cannot guarantee that all aspects of your use of this website will be confidential due to the potential ability of third parties to intercept and access such information.

Governing Law

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Michigan, United States. Any disputes concerning this website are to be resolved by the courts having jurisdiction in Michigan.

We retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these Terms and Conditions, in your country of residence or any other appropriate country or jurisdiction.

Other terms

If you enlist my services, you will be provided with a contract of service at the time of booking a design date. This outlines the full Terms & Conditions we will be bound by before, during, and after your website design process, including but not limited to payments, refunds, design date changes, price adjustments, content limits, turnaround times, accreditation, and promotion.