Privacy Policy
The privacy of my visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information received and collected by https://herbpotato.com (“Herb Potato” or “The Blog” or “The Site”) and how it is used.
Who We Are
Herb Potato is a blog / website that lists and writes content on different promotions and discounts that the natural goods web store iHerb runs. We ourselves are longstanding customers of iHerb and the goal for this site is to provide information to other people who are interested in iHerb.
Log Files
Like many other Web sites, Herb Potato makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies and Web Beacons
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.
Some of my advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on my site.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology for the advertisements and links that appear on herbpotato.com send them directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.
Herb Potato has no access to or control over the cookies used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. Herb Potato’s privacy policy does not apply to, and I cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
Herb Potato uses Google Analytics to assess the performance of this Site. You may access Google Analytics privacy policy at http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
Comments
Currently, there is no commenting option on the articles or pages on the Herb Potato website. However, Herb Potato has social media accounts, such as a Facebook page, to which users are able to leave comments.
If you post in the comments on the Website or anywhere on social media, you should be aware that any information you share is visible to other users. Personally identifiable information you submit to one of these forums can be read, collected, or used by other individuals to send you unsolicited messages.
Herb Potato is not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums. For example, if you choose to make information, which was previously non-public, available by enabling certain user features, Herb Potato can collect that information from your interaction and the information will become publicly available.
Herb Potato has no control or access to the information that Facebook or other social media services collect of their users. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party services for more detailed information on their practices.
Newsletters
Herb Potato sends out newsletters and marketing emails for anyone who has opted in or subscribed to said newsletters from the Herb Potato website.
All newsletters and marketing emails sent by us will include an unsubscribe link in the footer of the email. Emails sent to you may also include standard tracking, including open and click activities.
We use MailChimp for sending out newsletters and email marketing. Mailchimp’s privacy policy is found here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/. The data of the subscribers that Herb Potato uses is only stored inside the MailChimp service.
The only information by default that is asked from subscribers is the email address they input. Herb Potato does not have access or control over other information MailChimp may collect from you.
Affiliate Links and Third-party Links
The content in Herb Potato, it’s newsletters and social media presence contains Affiliate links to third party websites and web stores such as iHerb. You can read our Affiliate Disclosure here.
Aside from affiliate links, Herb Potato has links to other third party websites too.
Herb Potato has no control of the data those third parties collect. Herb Potato is not responsible for and does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the availability, contents, products, services or use of any Third Party Website, any website accessed from a Third Party Site, or any changes or updates to such sites.
These linked websites are only for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk. You acknowledge that you bear all risks associated with access to and use of content provided on a Third Party Site and agree that Herb Potato and associated companies are not responsible for any loss or damage of any sort you may incur from dealing with a third party.
You should contact the website administrator for the applicable Third Party Site if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on any such Third Party Site.
Many of the links going out of Herb Potato are to iHerb. You can read about iHerb’s Privacy Policies here: https://www.iherb.com/info/privacy.
Herb Potato does not take any resbonsibility or liability of your actions or possible purchases, or the consiquenses of making those purchases, from iHerb.
Automated Decision Making
We do not use information for automated decision making.
How Information Is Used
Herb Potato does not sell or rent your contact information to any third parties.
Except as otherwise disclosed to you, we will not sell, rent or disclose your personal information to third parties without notifying you of our intent to share the personal information in advance and giving you an opportunity to prevent your personal information from being shared.
We may use your personal information to:
- communicate with you, such as to respond to your inquiries, send newsletters, emails, and/or notify you of any changes to any legal terms applicable to the Website or any changes to this Privacy Policy
- improve the Website and the content and services offered on the Site
- enforce legal terms that govern your use of the laws applicable to the Site
- protect the Website, services, systems, information, employees, business partners, service providers, users, customers or others
- and for any other purposes for which the information is collected and maintained.
We may use your non-personally identifiable information to analyze the usage of our site, improve the design and content of our site, deliver relevant marketing messages, personalize your Internet experience, and offer you products and services. In some cases, we may use your IP address to identify you in order to enforce any legal terms that govern our site or to protect our site, services, systems, information, employees, business partners, service providers, users, customers or others from injury or harm.
How Information is Protected
Herb Potato takes reasonable security measures to protect the security and confidentiality of your personal information that we collect and maintain against loss, theft, and misuse, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information or that any communication or transmission of such information over the Internet will be entirely secure.
Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, we request that you do not send private information to us via email.
Automated Decision Making
We do not use information for automated decision making.
Children’s Privacy
Although the Website is available to general audiences, the website is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from persons under the age of 13.
Privacy Contact Information
You may contact us using the information below:
By e-mail: newsletter@herbpotato.com
We reserve the right to make changes to this policy. Any changes to this policy will be visible on this web page.
Changelog
This Privacy Policy was last updated on the 29th of October 2019.