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Terms & Conditions

Last Updated: February 26, 2024

Clochesandlavender.com (the “Site” or “Website”) is composed of various web pages operated by (Cloches & Lavender), the “Site Owner”. The Site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of the Site constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this Site.

The materials contained in this Site are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.

PRIVACY POLICY

Your use of the Site is also subject to our Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs this Site and informs users of our data collection practices. Your agreement to the Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into these Terms.

DISCLOSURES & DISCLAIMERS

Your use of this Site is also subject to our Disclosures & Disclaimers. Please review our Disclosures & Disclaimers, which also governs this Site and informs users of various limitations regarding the information provided on the Website. Your agreement to the Disclosures & Disclaimers is hereby incorporated into these Terms.

USE OF CONTENT, PRODUCTS, RESOURCES, SERVICES

All content included as part of this Site, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the property of the Site and the Site Owner or its partners and protected by copyright and other proprietary notices or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.

CHANGED TERMS

We may at any time amend or alter these Terms, including our Privacy Policy and Disclosures & Disclaimers. The date of the last revision will be indicated by the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Any such changes are effective immediately upon their posting on this Website. We reserve the right to update any portion of our Website, including these Terms, at any time. If you continue to use our Website after we have made revisions, your continued use constitutes consent to the revised Terms.

WAIVER & SEVERABILITY

No waiver of any of the provisions of these Terms, including the Privacy Policy and Disclosures & Disclaimers, by the Site or Site Owner shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Site Owner. Any waiver by us of a breach of or right under these Terms will not constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or right.

The subject headings of the paragraphs and subparagraphs of these Terms are included for convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of its provisions. If any portion of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or contrary to law, such portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law so as to best accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent allowed by law, and the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

Visiting the Site or sending emails to the Site Owner constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved by us. If you do not see a type of usage here that applies to your intended usage, contact us at cjmctigue@clochesandlavender.com.

Contact Us

The Site Owner welcomes your questions or comments regarding Terms or any other legal notices included on this Site. For more information or if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email Address: cjmctigue(AT)@clochesandlavender(DOT).com

Disclosures & Disclaimers

Last Updated: February 26, 2024

Clochesandlavender.com is owned and operated by Cloches & Lavender. This is who is meant by references to the “Owner” and “Site Owner”.

This Disclaimer, together with the Terms & Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy, governs your access to and use of clochesandlavender.com (the “Site” or “Website”) whether as a guest or a registered user.

Please read the Disclaimer carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms & Conditions of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Disclaimer, and you agree and acknowledge receipt of Disclosures and all legal notices. If you do not want to agree to the legal notices on this Website, you must not access or use the Website.

Purpose of this Website

The information contained on this Website and the resources, information, webinars, videos, blog posts, tutorials, courses, downloads, and/or products available through this Website, whether free or paid, (the “Resources”) are for entertainment, educational, and/or informational purposes only. The Site or the Site Owner assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the contents on this Site.

This is a personal blog written and edited by the Site Owner. Any views or opinions represented in this blog are personal and belong solely to the Site Owner and do not represent those of people, institutions, or organizations that the owner may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity, unless explicitly stated. Views or opinions are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, or individual.

The contents of this site and the resources are provided “as is,” and do not constitute financial, accounting, medical, legal, or other professional advice. The Owner/Site makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, the Owner does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, reliability, or likely results of the use of the materials on the Site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this Site.

The Owner attempts to ensure that the information on the Site is complete and accurate; however, this information may contain typographical errors, pricing errors, and other errors or inaccuracies. The Site owner assumes no responsibility for such errors and omissions, and reserves the right to: (i) revoke any offer stated on the Site; (ii) correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions; and (iii) make changes to prices, content, promotions, product descriptions, or specifications, or other information on the Site.

The Owner does not warrant that the Site is free of viruses or other harmful components.

User’s Personal Responsibility

By using this Site, you accept personal responsibility for the results and consequences of your actions, even if using information obtained from this Site contributed to those results. You agree to take full responsibility for any harm or damage you suffer or cause others to suffer as a result of the use, or non-use, of the information available on this Website and in the Resources. You agree to use judgment and conduct due diligence before taking any action or implementing any plan or policy suggested or recommended on this Website or in the Resources. In short: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY.

Affiliates & Product Review Disclosures

This Site accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions, or other forms of compensation. The compensation received will never influence the content, topics, or posts made in this blog. All advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third-party ad network, unless otherwise stated. Those advertisements will be identified as paid advertisements.

In plain English, you, the visitor or customer, should assume that any and all links on this Site are affiliate links. If you click on these links and go visit the resulting site, a cookie will be set in your web browser that will cause us to receive commission, sometimes just for the click through to the other site, sometimes only “IF” you purchase a product on the other end. This is a typical and legitimate way to monetize and pay for the operation of the Site and we gladly reveal our affiliate relationships to you.

External links disclaimer

The Site may contain links to external websites that are not provided or maintained by or in any way affiliated with the Site and other sites may link to this Site. The Site Owner does not and has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website or all of the sites linked by the website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the Site Owner of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user’s own risk. Please note that the Site does not guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any information on these external websites.

CONTACT US

The Site Owner welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Disclosures & Disclaimers document/page or any other legal term included on this Site:

Email Address: cjmctigue(AT)@clochesandlavender(DOT).com

PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: February 26, 2024

Protecting your private information is our priority.  This Privacy Policy describes how Cloches & Lavender.com (“the Site”, “the Website”, “Site Owner”, “we”, or “us”) collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use the Site.

This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms & Conditions of Use and Disclosures & Disclaimers, governs your access to and use of Cloches & Lavender.com (the “Site” or “Website”), including any content, functionality, products, and services offered on or through the Website, whether as a guest or a registered user.

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms & Conditions of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Disclaimers, and you agree to and acknowledge receipt of Disclosures, and you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy statement and all other legal notices. If you do not want to agree to the legal notices on this Website, you must not access or use the Website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through the Site’s public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

Please be sure to carefully read this Privacy Policy and ensure that you understand it.

By using our site, you certify that you are an adult, at least 18 years of age.

Personal Information We Collect

Our site only collects and uses information in ways that are consistent with your rights and our obligations under the law. Namely data is processed:

  • When you give specific and express consent for us to do so

Device Information:

When you visit the Site, we or third party vendors we utilize may automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Website, the Site collects information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms refer you to the Website, and information about how you interact with the Website. This information is used for the operation of the Site, to maintain quality of the Site, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Site.

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

“Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer by a web page server and often include an anonymous unique identifier. This Site may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Site pages, or register with this Site, a cookie helps the Site recall your specific information on subsequent visits.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.

If you choose to decline cookies, please note that some of the features and services of our website may not function properly.  We also use cookies for purposes such as maintaining continuity during an online session; gathering data about the use of our site; monitoring online promotions; and anti-fraud and information security purposes.

We may allow third-parties, advertising companies and ad networks (“Advertisers”) to display advertisements on our website. Advertisers may use tracking technologies, such as cookies, to collect information about users who view or interact with their advertisements.

Our website does not provide any PII to these Advertisers, but they may collect information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw and/or clicked on the advertisements they delivered, and possibly associate this information with your subsequent visits to the advertised websites. They also may combine this information with personal information they collect directly from you. The collection and use of that personal information is subject to the particular Advertiser’s privacy policy.

For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org 

  • “Log files” track actions occurring on the Website, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
  • “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Website.

We use Device Information for:

  • Functionality: To recognize you on our website and recognize your previously selected preferences, including your preferred language and your location.
  • Advertising: To collect information about your visit, the content you viewed, the links you followed, and information about your web browser, device, and IP address. We sometimes share limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes.

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the website above tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. Some of our website features may not function if you disable cookies. Please note that we do not alter our Website’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

Provided Information:

We also collect data you provide to us directly. We collect and process data you provide when you:

Register online

  • Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards, via our contact form, or via email
  • Entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners
  • Provide your email address in exchange for access to a free resource
  • Sign up for our email newsletter or subscribe to any of our regular content
  • Signing up for special offers from selected third parties

The Provided Information we collect may include:

  • Personal identification information (name, email address, phone number, etc.) 

How We Use Your Personal Information

We use your personal information that we collect generally to

  • Communicate with you;
  • We also use the personal Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (often by analyzing your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Website (such as generating and using analytics about how our audience browses and interacts with the sections of our Site, and to assess the success of our marketing activities).

How We Share Your Personal Information

The Site Owner does not and will not EVER sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.

The Site Owner may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis and send you email. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to the Site Owner, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use this information, including as described herein.

For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how our audience uses the Site – you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

The types of third parties with whom we might share elements of your Personal Information include:

  • Providers of email management and distribution tools, such as Flodesk
  • Providers of data aggregation and analytics software services that allow us to effectively monitor and optimize our site, such as Google Search Console and Analytics
  • Providers of client management systems to help us track and communicate with potential clients

The Site Owner may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal provisions or comply with legal process served on the Site or Site owner; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Site or Site Owner; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Site, Site Owner, or the public.

How We Store Your Data

We process and store your data using the following providers:

  • WordPress.com
  • FloDesk

Please visit their individual websites for information on the physical location of their servers where your information is stored.

We will maintain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

Comment Policy

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.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Affiliate Marketing Links

As noted above, through affiliate links, PII may be carried over to an outside site to show that you visited that site from our Site to ensure proper commissions are issued.

The Site Owner 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 Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Embedded Content From Other Websites & Third Party Links

Posts 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Our Privacy Policy applies only to this Site. We are not responsible for the data collection, privacy practices or policies of any third-party site to which we may provide a link or that may link to our site. We encourage you to read the privacy statement and terms of use of other sites.

Email Marketing

If you make a purchase on this Site, download a free resource in exchange for your email address, and/or opt in to receive emails, you agree to receive email communications from this site, including but not limited to newsletters, site updates, promotions, and other announcements and correspondence.  We are not responsible for the receipt of any such emails. You are responsible for ensuring that our email address(es) are not blocked or forwarded to your spam folder.

You have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you opt to unsubscribe from receiving emails, you understand that you may no longer receive information or updates from this Website, including promotions or product updates.

Behavioral Advertising

As described above, we use your personal information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-

online-advertising/how-does-it-work

You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:

● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads 

● Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous 

● Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

● TikTok: https://support.tiktok.com/en/account-and-privacy/personalized-ads-and-data/personalization-and-data

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at http://optout.aboutads.info/

Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The date of the last revision will be indicated by the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Any such changes are effective immediately upon publication on our Website.

Complaints

Please contact us if you have any complaints about how we use your Personal Information so we can resolve the issue whenever possible. Residents of the European Union also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection regulator, such as the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK. California residents can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834 or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.

Contact Us

The Site Owner welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy document/page or any other legal term included on this Site. For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to exercise your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email Address: cjmctigue(AT)@clochesandlavender(DOT).com