Coupon Clipping Cook®

Privacy Policy

Coupon Clipping Cook found at https://www.couponclippingcook.com/ (“Website”), (“Coupon Clipping Cook”), or (“Nancy at Coupon Clipping Cook”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect, why we collect it, and how it may be used.

This statement applies solely to this Website.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect information about you when you voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, submitting a contact form, and/or when subscribing to the Website’s new post notifications.

Comments – When visitors leave comments on the Website, we collect the data shown in the comments form which is your name and email address. Also, the visitor’s IP (internet protocol) address and browser user agent string is collected in order to assist with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify 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.

If you leave a comment on this Website you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies should last for one year.

Contact Forms – When visitors submit a contact form on the Website, we collect the data shown on the contact form which is your name and email address. We will use your information to respond to you regarding the reason you contacted us. We do not keep the contact form submissions and do not use the information submitted through the contact form for marketing purposes.

New Post Subscriptions – When visitors subscribe to the Website, they receive an email each time there is a new post. A third-party service provider, MailChimp is used for this service. We collect the data shown on the subscription form which is your name and email address. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.

Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.

Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We my 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 Website.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

  • To operate and maintain the Website;
  • To send you an email notifying you of a new post on the Website. Each email will provide information on how to unsubscribe (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 Website;
  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

MailChimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to MailChimp’s privacy policy for further information.

Akismet Anti-Spam – this is a WordPress plugin on the Website that filters comment spam by filtering users’ data such as IP addresses and email addresses. Please refer to Akismet’s privacy policy for further information.

Cloudflare – this service is used to deliver the Website content to all users. Please refer to Cloudflare’s privacy policy for further information.

WordPress – this service is used to publish the Website.  Please refer to WordPress privacy policy for further information.

This list may be amended from time to time at the Website’s sole discretion.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent.

ANONYMOUS DATA

From time to time, we 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.

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you leave a comment on the Website certain information may be publicly visible. Your email address will not be available publicly. At your option, you may also add an avatar, and a link to your website.

Users may see your name, avatar, and website information.

COOKIES

The Website 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 Website 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 and Display Ads, as described herein.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, 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 Website may be entirely usable.

ADVERTISING

Display Ads

We use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.0)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit Opt Out – NAI: Network Advertising Initiative. You may also visit http://optout.aboutads.info/#/ and http://optout.networkadvertising.org/# to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at YourAdChoices.com | AppChoices to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please click here.

Affiliate Program Participation

The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. 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.

Coupon Clipping Cook is a participant in the Amazon.com 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 and affiliated sites. As an Amazon Associate, we earn on qualifying purchases. This means that if you click on a link, we may earn a commission. In addition, we may earn a commission for purchases made via our Amazon Influencer page.  As an Amazon Influencer, we earn on qualifying purchases.

As part of this Amazon Associates program, this Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales. As an Amazon Associate, we may be compensated for purchases made via our Amazon Influencer page.

LINKS

This Website contains links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. We encourage you, when you leave this Website, to read the privacy statements/policies of each and every website you visit, as this particular Privacy Policy applies solely to this Website, Coupon Clipping Cook.

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 by using the contact form on the Website, to be removed from our mailing list.

Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request using the contact form on the Website.

Amend – You may contact us by using the contact form on the Website 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 by using the contact form on the Website.

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

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

You should be aware that any personal information you submit to the comments section of the Website may be read, collected, or used by other users of this Website, including anonymous visitors.

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes but is not limited to, 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 Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately by using the contact form on the Website and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA)

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides that California residents have additional rights (subject to any exemptions provided by law) that include:

  • The right to know;
  • The right to access;
  • The right to delete;
  • The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information that businesses collect; and
  • The right to non-discriminatory treatment for exercising your rights under the CCPA.

THE RIGHT TO KNOW

Throughout this Privacy Policy, we have provided what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how your information may be used, and the third parties that may receive your information.

The personal information we share includes online identifiers such as internet, network, or device activity (i.e. cookie data and IP address), and geolocation data (approximate location data from your IP address). These disclosures may be considered a “sale” of information under the CCPA.

The CCPA also requires us to provide a list of the “categories” of personal information that was collected in the last 12 months.

Categories of Information that We Collected:

  • Information That You Voluntarily Submit to the Website
    • When leaving a comment on this website (we collect your name, your email address and your IP address)
    • When using the contact form on this website (we collect your name and your email address)
    • When subscribing to this website (we collect your name and your email address)
  • Automatically-Collected Information
    • We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
  • Cookies
    • We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We my 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 Website.

Categories of Third Parties to Whom We Disclose Information To:

The Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

  • Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
  • MailChimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to MailChimp’s privacy policy for further information.
  • Akismet Anti-Spam – this is a WordPress plugin on the Website that filters comment spam by filtering users’ data such as IP addresses and email addresses. Please refer to Akismet’s privacy policy for further information.
  • Cloudflare – this service is used to deliver the Website content to all users. Please refer to Cloudflare’s privacy policy for further information.
  • WordPress – this service is used to publish the Website. Please refer to WordPress privacy policy for further information.

THE RIGHT TO ACCESS AND DELETE

The CCPA provides that California residents may, once every 12 months, request information about their personally identifiable information as defined under California law, that may have been disclosed (if any) to third parties.

You may request the information in writing by using the contact form on the Website located at the following link: https://www.couponclippingcook.com/contact/; or write to us at Coupon Clipping Cook, PO Box 852, Trabuco Canyon CA 92678.

We may require additional information for identity verification purposes.

THE RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF THE SALE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

As described in the Privacy Policy, the Website collects personal information when you use this Website. You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information by clicking on the Do Not Sell My Personal Information link on the left side of the Website’s Home Page (or the left side of any other page on this Website)If you opt out, you will still see advertisements on the Website.

THE RIGHT TO NON-DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT FOR EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the Website, with the “Last Updated” date posted at the bottom of the Policy. We may revise and update this Privacy Policy if our practices change, as technology changes, or as we add new services or change existing ones.

For questions related to this Privacy Policy, please contact us by using the contact form on the Website located at the following link: https://www.couponclippingcook.com/contact/

Last updated: October 12, 2022

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