Staying Afloat Blog respects your privacy!
Staying Afloat Blog (“company”, “I”, “we”, “our” or “us”) is dedicated to respecting the privacy and personal information of all visitors (“you”, “your”) to our associated webpages. This privacy policy provides an overview of what information is collected from you on our website (https://stayingafloatblog.com) and how it can be used.
Collected Information and Uses
Comments & Subscription
When commenting on posts or subscribing to our email list, you will be requested to provide certain pieces of information including but not limited to your name, email address and avatar image.
Not unlike many other websites you navigate, our website collects high level information about visitors to our associated websites. Information like IP address, operating system, general location (ie. city), and, if available, gender and age. This information is ultimately analyzed in order for us to understand the general interest, behaviours and demographic of our viewers so that we can provide a better experience overall.
While you are welcome to leave comments on our website, note that any submitted comments are subject to removal if they are not presented in a positive way. We reserve the right to delete any comments that may be found offensive or hurtful to our other visitors.
Cookies
When initially accessing Staying Afloat Blog, you will observe a pop-up on the page that reads as follows:
“Staying Afloat Blog (“us”, “we”, “our”) uses cookies. By clicking the button below, you agree to our use of cookies, as a method of enhancing your experience on https://stayingafloatblog.com/ website. Cookies provide information for necessary website functionality and allow us to analyze our traffic. Your personal identification information is not stored.”
By clicking on “I Love Cookies!”, you accept these terms and understand that our website will set temporary cookies, stored on the web browser of your device. While you do not need to accept the cookies, they can impact your overall user experience if you chose not to accept them.
You may also choose to save your information when generating a comment on our webpage. These cookies will save your name, email address and website for up to one year. This feature will auto-populate your information should you chose to leave comments in future.
Links to Other Websites & Social Media
Our website offers you the opportunity to share our articles via various social media platforms including but not limited to Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook etc. By clicking through to these platforms, you understand their privacy policies and public use of your associated account’s data.
Articles on our website may include links to other websites that may collect data about you, and we recommend seeking out their unaffiliated privacy policies to learn more.
Your Rights
If you have left any comments on our website, you can request to have them removed by contacting us at the email below.
We promise to not disclose any of the personal information you provide by subscribing to our services.
Please contact us at stayingafloatblog@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns about your privacy in accordance with your use of our website.
Terms
Staying Afloat Blog (“company”, “I”, “we”, “our” or “us”) is a platform on which we provide our personal opinions in a matter that is intended to inform and entertain. The following terms are intended to inform the website viewer/user (“you”, “your”) that your presence on our associated pages denote your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, Disclosure and these Terms.
Staying Afloat Blog is a for-profit coastal travel & eco-conscious lifestyle blog based in North Carolina. All content, images, design elements, files and text belong to Staying Afloat Blog’s owners/writers/photographers Kathryn Roy and Phillip Shantz (established 2018), unless otherwise noted. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of any of the website’s material without express and written permission from Kathryn Roy at Staying Afloat Blog is strictly prohibited.
On occasion, we may offer free or paid products to you in the form of downloadable documents. These items are copyrighted and intended solely for your personal use. You cannot re-distribute, sell or transfer these documents for personal gain.
If you are looking for copies of our content, please reach out to us at stayingafloatblog@gmail.com .
Disclosure
Staying Afloat Blog is a for-profit coastal travel & eco-conscious lifestyle blog based in North Carolina. Any information provided is accurate and true to the best of our knowledge and should not be recognized as legal or professional advice. Omissions and errors may occur, but we reserve the right to manage the blog and change its contents, including this disclaimer, at our discretion.
All opinions are 100% those of Kathryn Roy and Phillip Shantz of Staying Afloat Blog. Staying Afloat Blog may contain sponsored posts and affiliate/referral links. As an acting affiliate for various brands, we earn from qualifying purchases, at no cost to you. Staying Afloat Blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. Compensation will never influence the content, topics or posts made on this blog. We maintain to NOT promote or review products unrelated to our beliefs and values.
Article on this website that contain affiliate links will be clearly labeled with a disclaimer prior to your option to following affiliate links to potentially make purchases. Once you migrate to the affiliate/third-party websites, and we cannot be held liable for the content held those websites.
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