Privacy Policy | The Storybook Stomach

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Welcome to The Storybook Stomach. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, https://thestorybookstomach.com/.

Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name and email address, that you voluntarily give to us when you leave a comment or contact us.
Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.
Data from Cookies: We may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. For more information on how we use cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy (if you have one) or the section below.

Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

Respond to your comments and inquiries.
Manage and operate the Website.
Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
Protect our Website from abuse and spam.

Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. These third parties may include:

Website hosting partners.
Service providers for analytics (e.g., Google Analytics).
Spam detection services (for comments).

Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Rights of Users (GDPR and CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

To exercise these rights, please visit our Contact Page.

Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information.

Advertising and Third-Party Cookies (Google AdSense)

This website uses Google AdSense to display ads. Google and its partners use cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can direct users to opt-out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info).

International Transfer of Your Data

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, or country where the data protection laws may differ. Our third-party service providers (such as our web host) may process data in various locations globally. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Governing Law

This Privacy Policy and any disputes related thereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the website operator is based, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.