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Our website address is: https://www.majorgates.com

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Disclaimer

The information contained on Major Gates Blog is for networking and informational purposes only.

The opinions expressed on the Major Gates Blog are the personal opinions of the original author(s). The content is not meant to be an endorsement or representation of any other party.  Please remember that the information you share here is public and can be viewed by all users. 

Updating

Major Gates may keep updating old posts on a regular basis and is not bound to explicitly state all corrections made.

Blog Comment Policy

Remember that the information you share in blog comments is public and can be viewed by all users of this site. Do your part in keeping our Web site welcoming, safe and helpful for all the members of our community.

Comments on this website are the sole responsibility of the writer and the writer will take full responsibility, liability, and blame for any libel or litigation that results from something written in or as a direct result of something written in a comment. The accuracy, completeness, honesty, factuality and politeness of comments are not guaranteed. However, by commenting on majorgates.com, you grant Major Gates world-wide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty free, non-exclusive, fully sub-licensable license(s) to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display your comments (in whole or in part) and to incorporate your comments into other works in any format or medium now known or later developed.

All comments will be reviewed, moderated and posted as long as they are on-topic, appropriate, and compliant with state and federal laws and regulations. We work hard to review comments quickly. It may take a day or so to get your posts published. Comments that are off-topic or contain offensive language or spam however, will be deleted.

Major Gate reserves the right to:

  • Edit comments for content
  • Delete offensive comments and attacks
  • Block offensive contributors
  • Delete spam and suspected spam

Major Gates is not responsible for the content of comments.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.  When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.  For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.  Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information’ (“PII”) is being used online. PII, as used in 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. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

This Privacy Policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you choose to provide to us in connection with the majorgates.com website (this “Website”) will be processed.

The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refers to Major Gates. The terms “user,” “you,”, “your” and “parents” refer to site visitors, customers, and any other users of the site.

The term “personal information” is defined as information that you voluntarily provide to us that personally identifies you and/or your contact information, such as your name, phone number, and email address.

Major Gates operates (https://majorgates.com) (collectively as the “Service”), which provide blogs, newsletters, products, and service requests which all fall under the realm of crafting, recipes, products and travel and fun. Physical products on this site can be ordered through third party distributors. Digital products for sale may include eBooks, online courses, digital downloads and can be purchased through this website or using a third party distributor.

Use of this site, including all materials presented herein and all online services provided by Major Gates is subject to the following Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to all site visitors, customers, and all other users of the site. By using the Site or Service, you agree to this Privacy Policy, without modification, and acknowledge reading it.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?

  • Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Site:  The Site may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Site by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
  • Information We Collect from Others:  The Site may receive information about you from other sources. For example, if you use a third-party software through the site, they may transfer information to us for fulfillment.
  • Automatically-Collected Information:  The Site automatically collects certain information about you and the device with which you access the Site. For example, when you use the Site, The Site will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Site. The Site may also collect information about actions you take when using the Site, such as links clicked.
  • Cookies:  The Site may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Site. The Site may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Site. The Site uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.  Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Site, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Site may be entirely usable.

 HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

The Site may use the information collected in the following ways:

  • To operate and maintain the Site;
  • To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
  • To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
  • To respond to your comments or inquiries;
  • To provide you with user support;
  • To track and measure advertising on the Site; or,
  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third Party Use of Personal Information

At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Site’s sole discretion.

Except when required by law, Major Gates will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, Major Gates may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Site to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

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.

Anonymous Data

From time to time, Major Gates may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

Affiliate Link Disclaimer

This site may contain affiliate links,which is done by embedding tracking links into the site.  If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. I have used the products listed and recommend them because they are useful and/or from companies that I trust. Any product I reference is because I have used the product and found it useful in my life; not because I have been compensated for it. I will disclose all products I have been compensated for. You do not pay a higher price because of any commissions I may earn. My small commission allows me to pay for things like my domain, hosting, crafting and things for my twins.  But no matter what, you will always have my honest opinion.

Major Gates 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 Major Gates at www.majorgates.com to Amazon.com.  As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Advertising

Retargeting Ads
From time to time, the Site may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Site. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Site. This means, after visiting the Site, you may see an ad for our services. However, your personally identifiable information is not used by any remarketing service other than to present you offers from the Site. We use Facebook and Google third-party service providers for remarketing.  You can opt-out of remarketing with Facebook and Google by visiting their sites.

Newsletters

On the Site, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, Major Gates may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows Major Gates to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

Rights Related To Your Personal Information

Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at info@majorgates.com to be removed from our mailing list.

Amend – You may contact us at info@majorgates.com to amend or update your personal information.

Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to info@majorgates.com.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

Sensitive Personal Information

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Site. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

Children’s Information

The Site does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Site has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at info@majorgates.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Security and Virus Protection

No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. While we strive to protect such information, we do not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to us. Accordingly, such transmission is at your own risk. We will not be liable for any damages or loss arising out of or resulting from any unauthorized access to, alteration to or modification of information contained on this website.

We make every effort to check and test our website during production. You must take your own precautions to ensure that the process which you employ for accessing this website does not expose you to risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which may damage your computer system. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on anything you download from the internet.

We accept no liability for any loss, disruption or damage to your computer system or your data caused by using this website or arising as a result of having used the website

How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

We will not retain data longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable laws or regulations. Information will be stored and then destroyed in line with the Major Gates retention and disposal terms.

The only exceptions to the periods mentioned above are where:

  • the law requires us to hold your personal information for a longer period, or delete it sooner
  • you have unsubscribed from a service (eg email newsletter)
  • you exercise your right to have the information erased (where it applies) and we do not need to hold it in connection with any of the reasons permitted or required under the law