Privacy Policy
Privacy Statement
LAST UPDATED: MAY 18, 2018
SECTION 1 - WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?
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When you sign up for Lashell Collins’ newsletter or blog updates, sign up to receive a birthday card, or enter a contest or giveaway hosted by Lashell Collins, the personal information you give such as your name, address and email address are collected. When you browse this website and blog we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system in order to provide you with the best experience while browsing this site.
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Email Marketing: With your permission, we may send you emails about Lashell Collins’ new products, new books, and other updates.
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Blog Updates: With your permission, we may send you an auto generated email alert when new content is added to Lashell Collins’ blog.
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Birthday Emails: Using the information you provide, Lashell may send a birthday email. Your personal information, such as name and birthday, will be immediately deleted from Lashell’s computer and possession upon sending the birthday email. Each time Lashell sends a birthday email, she'll recollect the information from those interested in getting a birthday email that year.
SECTION 2 - CONSENT
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How do you get my consent? When you sign up for Lashell Collins’ newsletter, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only. If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like physical marketing or ARC reviews, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.
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How do I withdraw my consent? If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at lashell@lashellcollins.com or by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email.
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SECTION 3 - DISCLOSURE
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We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.
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SECTION 4 - WEBSITE STORE
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At this time, there is no online store associated with Lashell Collins’ website. All external buy links go to a third party store, such as Amazon, iBooks, etc.
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SECTION 5 - THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
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In general, the third-party providers, including Facebook, will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us, including cookies, web beacons, and other storage technology from your activity on this website and elsewhere on the internet.
Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy.
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SECTION 6 - SECURITY
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To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all generally accepted industry standards.
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Cookies
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To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too.
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SECTION 7 - AGE OF CONSENT
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By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
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SECTION 8 - CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
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We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it. If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.
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QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
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If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information, contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at lashell@lashellcollins.com ----