Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

BY VISITING GROWINGSLOWER.COM, AFFORDINGMOTHERHOOD.COM, OR MEMBERS.AFFORDINGMOTHERHOOD.COM, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY.

Overview

Studio310 Inc. (“Studio310”) is committed to protecting your privacy online. This Privacy Policy describes the personal information we collect through our websites at growingslower.com, affordingmotherhood.com, or members.affordingmotherhood.com (the “Site”), and how we collect and use that information.
The terms “we”, “us” and “our” “GS” and “GrowingSlower” refer to Studio310 Inc. The term “user,” “you” and “your” refers 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 which personally identifies you and/or your contact information, such as your name, phone number and email address.

GrowingSlower provides a website where users can read articles on budgeting, working from home, and motherhood and a service where users may purchase digital products and coaching related to budgeting and working from home (the “Service”).

Use of the Site, including all materials presented herein and all online services provided by GS, 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.

Information We Collect

Product Orders. We collect a variety of personal information with each product order whether free or paid. This includes: Your name, address, email address, phone number, your access times and dates, and IP address. This information is shared with our e-commerce software providers to ensure the delivery of your order and to give you access to the products you purchase. We use your email to communicate with you about your order and to manage our customer relationship with you. When you place an order you may be added to our mailing list from which you can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in each email or by contacting us at [email protected]. Any additional information you voluntarily provide when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Service, such as on the user message board, user profile, question and answer sessions, via email, or in one-on-one coaching sessions will also be stored. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information they provide in their user profile at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information. Personal information collected with product orders will be stored indefinitely.

If you upload images to the Site, be aware that uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included allows Visitors to the website to download and extract any location data from images uploaded to the Site.

Your payment information. We collect payment information for each order but we do not store payment information on GS servers. Your payment information is securely communicated to and processed via our e-commerce software providers, such as Stripe. All personal information collected for an order is used for the fulfillment of that order and to manage our customer relationship with you.

Blog Interaction. We only collect the personal information you voluntarily provide to us which may include:

Your name and email address in order to subscribe to our mailing list. We may partner with third-party vendors, such as ConvertKit, to record information you voluntarily share including name and email address and information relating to your use of the Site, such as the pages you view, emails you open, your IP address, location, and timestamp information. This information is stored indefinitely to provide you with the most helpful content possible to occasionally for targeted email marketing campaigns. ;

Your name, email address, web address when you post a comment on our blog. In addition, our servers may automatically collect information when you access or interact with the Site, such as your IP address and your browser user agent string to help spam detection. 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. 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 may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.;

Your full name, email address and message in order to contact us via our contact form. Your information is stored indefinitely for correspondence, customer service, or marketing purposes. ;

Your name, email address, and other information you may provide when entering giveaways and/or responding to surveys. We may partner with third-party vendors, such as Rafflecopter to administer giveaways. The Rafflecopter privacy policy is available here: https://www.rafflecopter.com/privacy-policy. ;

Your name, email address, and other information you choose to provide when you apply and participate in our affiliate program. This information is stored indefinitely for the purposes of business correspondence.

Activity. We may partner with third-party vendors, such as Google Analytics, to record information relating to your use of the Site, such as the searches you undertake, the pages you view, your browser type, IP address, requested URL, referring URL, and timestamp information. We use this type of information to administer the Site and provide the highest possible level of service to you. We also use this information in the aggregate to perform statistical analyses of user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the Site. For Google Analytics tracking, your IP address is anonymized shortly after it is collected, before any storage or processing takes place. Other activity information is retained for 26 months.

Cookies. We may send cookies to your computer in order to uniquely identify your browser and improve the quality of our service. The term “cookies” refers to small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing the Site. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them). You have the ability to accept or decline cookies using your web browser settings. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of the Site may not work properly or at all.

If you leave a comment on our site 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 will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

How Your Information is Used

The information you provide is used to process transactions, send periodic emails, implement marketing campaigns, and improve the service we provide. We do share your information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business and servicing clients and visitors. These trusted third parties agree to keep this information confidential. Your personal information will never be sold, rented, or shared with unrelated third parties.

The Site may contain links to third party websites. Except as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you on our Site.

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

Other sites accessible through our site via links or otherwise have their own policies in regard to privacy. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third parties.

Advertising

This Site is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a CafeMedia (“CafeMedia”) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and CafeMedia will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about CafeMedia’s data usage, click here: www.cafemedia.com/publisher-advertising-privacy-policy

Security

Security Measures. We maintain security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse or disclosure. However, no exchange of data over the Internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. While we make every effort to protect your personal information shared with us through our Site, you acknowledge that the personal information you voluntarily share with us through this Site could be accessed or tampered with by a third party. You agree that we are not responsible for any intercepted information shared through our Site without our knowledge or permission. Additionally, you release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of such intercepted information in any unauthorized manner.

Sharing. Please be aware that when you use our Site to post comments and share other information, any information that you provide may not be secure and can be collected and used by others. As a result, you should exercise caution before you make such disclosures.

Children. To access or use the Site, you must be 18 years or older and have the requisite power and authority to enter into this Privacy Policy. Children under the age of 18 are prohibited from using the Site.

How to Update Your Information

If you opt-in to our mailing list, the option to unsubscribe will be included in every email. If you create an account on the Site, you may access and update some of your personal information by logging into your account. You may also request access, updates, or deletion of your personal information and privacy preferences by contacting us with your request at [email protected]. We will send a confirmation email to verify the request before providing the requested action. First requests are free. For personal data report requests in excess of once per year, a reasonable fee of $10 per request will be charged.

If you request deletion of your information, we will comply to the greatest extent possible. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or comply with legal requirements.

Notification of Changes to this Policy

You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Site and this Policy periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Updates to this Policy will be posted on this page.

Contact

If you have questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us via regular mail or email at:

GrowingSlower
2600A East Seltice #123
Post Falls, Idaho 83854
[email protected]

Updated: April 7, 2022