Privacy Policy

by Apr 1, 2020

Privacy Policy for All About Planted Aquariums

At All About Planted Aquariums, accessible from https://allaboutplantedaquariums.com/, one of our main priorities is our visitors’ privacy. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that are collected and recorded by All About Planted Aquariums and how we use it.

Who We Are

At allaboutplantedaquariums.com, we are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of all visitors to our web site. In particular, we want you to know that allaboutplantedaquariums.com is not in the business of selling, renting, or trading email lists with other companies and businesses for marketing purposes.

In this Privacy Policy document, we’ve provided detailed information on when and why we collect personal information, how we use it, the limited conditions under which we may disclose it to others, and how we keep it secure.

We take your privacy seriously and take measures to provide all visitors and users of allaboutplantedaquariums.com with a safe and secure environment.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website regarding the information that they shared and/or collect in All About Planted Aquariums. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

How Do We Get Your Consent?

When you choose to give us your personal information, like by joining our newsletter mailing list, we will ask you directly for your expressed consent and provide you with an opportunity to say no. We don’t use pre-checked boxes or any other way of implied consent.

We also deploy a Cookie Consent Banner for you to Accept or Deny the cookies set by third-party services that we are partnered with, such as Google Analytics, social media buttons, affiliate links, etc., or to customize your Cookie preferences by checking only the cookies that you want and be able to save your preference.

How Do You Withdraw Your Consent?

If after you opt-in and you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use, or disclosure of your information, at any time, by contacting us at lemuel@allaboutplantedaquariums.com or info@allaboutplantedaquariums.com

Disclosure

We may disclose your personal information if the law requires us to do so.

Information We Collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide and the reasons why you are asked to provide it will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly or subscribe to our email list, we may receive additional information about you, such as your name, email address, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

Log Files

All About Planted Aquariums follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and are a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any personally identifiable information. The purpose of the information is to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement on the website, and gather demographic information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, All About Planted Aquariums uses ‘cookies.’ These cookies are used to store information, including visitors’ preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors browser type and/or other information.

Cookies can be cleared at any time from your internet browser settings.

For more general information on cookies, please read “What Are Cookies.” For the specific cookies we use on our website, please head to our Cookie Policy page.

The Cookies We Set

Functional or necessary cookies are set to ensure safety and the correct working of the website, with legitimate interest if user data is concerned, such as information entered in contact forms.

This site offers newsletter or email subscription services, and cookies will be used to remember if you are already registered and show certain notifications or email marketing that is only valid to subscribed users.

The site also has a comment section on most pages and will use cookies to remember that you already commented on that page and what gravatar/email account you used so that you don’t have to type them every time.

Website Comments

When someone visits allaboutplantedaquariums.com, there may be an ability to submit comments on particular articles or pages.  When comments are submitted, you are entitled to use aliases or information that completely hides your identity. When a comment is submitted, the relevant details (name, email, website) you provide are stored.  These details are stored so that we can display your comment back to you and anyone viewing the comment sections on the site. We do not verify information entered, nor do we require verification.

Third-Party Cookies

Google Analytics and ReCAPTCHA

When someone visits allaboutplantedaquariums.com, we use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. We do this to track things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site and interactions with the site. This information is processed in a way that does not identify anyone. We do not make and do not allow Google to share to other parties or other services and to make any attempt to find out visitors’ identities to our website.

Google reCAPTCHA is a seamless fraud detection service that stops bots and other automated attacks while approving valid users. Our Contact Form is protected by it and may install cookies on visitors’ devices to track the users’ behaviors across our website as stated in their Privacy Policy.

Social Media

We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, the following social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit, Youtube, LinkedIn, and Instagram, will set cookies through our site, which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

By clicking on the social media buttons on our website, you will be redirected to the relevant sites, which have their own cookies and privacy policies over which we have no control.

Affiliate Links

We also have affiliate links on our site. When a reader clicks on an affiliate link located on .com to purchase an item, the reader buys the item from the seller directly (not from allaboutplantedaquariums.com). Amazon and/or other companies pay allaboutplantedaquariums.com a small commission or other compensation for promoting their website or products through their affiliate program.

By clicking on the affiliate links on our website, you will be redirected to the relevant sites, which have their own cookies and privacy policies over which we have no control, such as remembering the product/s you are interested in, how long those products reside in your shopping cart and your movement within their site. Please refer to our Affiliate Disclosure here.

Summary – How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website
  • Improve, personalize, and expand our website
  • Understand and analyze how you use our website
  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website and for marketing and promotional purposes
  • Send you emails
  • Find and prevent fraud

Third-Party Services and Their Respective Privacy Policies

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use, and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. However, these third-party service providers have their own privacy policies with respect to the information we are required to provide to them.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the ways in which these providers will handle your personal information.
There are situations that certain providers may be located in or have sites that are located in a different law jurisdiction than you or us. So if you decide to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its sites are geographically located.

Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms and Conditions.

Links

When you click on links on our website, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for other sites’ privacy practices and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Security

To protect your personal information, we take sensible precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.

Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

All About Planted Aquariums does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately, and we will do our best to remove such information from our records promptly.

Access to Your Personal Information

You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that we hold. If you would like to access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or just simply want more information, please email your request to our data protection officer Lemuel at lemuel@allaboutplantedaquariums.com or at info@allaboutplantedaquariums.com, and we will work with you to access, correct, amend, or delete any of your personal data that we may have.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may make changes to our Privacy Policy in the future. However, the most current version of the policy will govern our processing of your personal data and will always be available to you.

If we make a change to this policy that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will notify you by an update or email, where possible. By continuing to access or use our services, you agree to be bound to the terms of our Privacy Policy.

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