Privacy Policy

Your Right to Use This Site and Its Contents

This site is only for your personal use. You may not distribute, exchange, modify, sell or transmit anything you copy from this site, including, but not limited to, any text, images, audio and video, for any business, commercial or public purpose without permission. Sharing, however, is encouraged and always appreciated.

All information collected from AmandaRenee.com is used only by Amanda Renee and is never sold or shared.

Newsletter: All information collected from this site is used only by Amanda. The e-newsletter list data is stored via the third-party MailChimp and is managed by Amanda Renee. It is never sold to a third party or made available for sale. The information collected, such as your email address, is stored in order for Amanda to communicate directly with you. She may send you emails containing newsletters, promotions, and special offers. If you do not want to receive such email messages, you will be given the option to opt-out or change your preferences. The opt-out opportunity is presented at the bottom of every Newsletter you receive. Clicking on that link will remove you from that particular list.

Ordering links: Please note that if you purchase a book through a link on this website or associated social media pages, your purchase will be handled by the vendor you select (e.g., Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Nook, Apple, Google Play) and they maintain their own separate information about you that is NOT shared with Amanda.

Social Media: If you use a third-party connection, for example, through Facebook or Twitter by “following,” “liking,” Amanda Renee pages, that third party may pass certain information about your use of its service, but note that AmandaRenee.com itself does not collect retain any of this information. You should always review, and if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. before using them to link to other places.

Analytics information: Amanda and her web team may directly collect analytics data, or use third-party analytics tools and services, like Google Analytics, to help measure traffic and usage trends for her web pages, email newsletters, promotions, and social media connections. These tools collect information sent by your browser or mobile device, including the pages you visit and other information that assist in improving your user experience. This analytics data is collected and used in aggregate form such that it cannot reasonably be manipulated to identify any particular individual user.

Log file information: This Site is routinely monitored/scanned for virus checks, malware identification, etc., in order to keep it a secure site. As such, log file information is automatically reported by your browser or mobile device each time you access the site, and the server automatically records certain log file information. These server logs may include anonymous information such as your web request, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, referring / exit pages and URLs, number of clicks and how you interact with links, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, and other such information.

Your information will only be disclosed where required to do so by law or subpoena or if there is reasonable belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (b) to protect the security, quality or integrity of the website; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of this website’s users, or others.

Links to Other Websites and Services: Amanda is not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from her site, comment pages, or social media sites, including the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from AmandaRenee.com to another website, this Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies. Amanda and her web team are not responsible and do not have control over any third parties that you authorize to access your User Content. If you are using a third-party website or service (like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) and you allow such a third-party access to your User Content you do so at your own risk. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information Amanda collects by other means (including offline) or from other sources other than through AmandaRenee.com.

E-newsletter: If you want to change your email address or if you no longer wish to continue receiving the Amanda Renee e-newsletter, please fill out the form here.

Cookie Policy

This Site uses Cookies. Our Cookies Policy briefly explains what cookies are, how we use Cookies, how third-parties may use Cookies on this Site, your choices regarding Cookies, and further information about Cookies.

We use cookies for the functional running of this Site, to make the experience aesthetically pleasing, to provide social media features, and to analyze our traffic. Where required by law, a consent banner with opt-in preferences appears upon you loading this Site for the first time on any browser. Your consent to our Cookies is in your hands via those selections, and you consent to our Cookies based on those selections, whether you choose options or elect to bypass them if you continue to use our Site. Where not required by law the consent banner does not display and you consent to our Cookies if you continue to use our Site.

What Are Cookies: Essentially all websites use Cookies. A Cookie is a small file sent to your browser from a website you visit. It is stored on either your web browser or on your device. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session." Some go away when you leave the site, and some stay on your device until you remove them. Cookies do not allow access to your computer or any data/files contained in your computer.

Types of Cookies: Cookies can be classified according to their type, duration and category.

Type:
- First-party cookies: Cookies that our web host places on your site.
- Third-party cookies: Cookies that are placed and used by third parties.
Duration:
- Session (transient) cookies: These cookies are erased when site visitors close their browsers and are not used to collect information from their computers. They typically store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify the user.
- Persistent (permanent or stored) cookies: These cookies are stored on a site visitor's hard drive until they expire (at a set expiration date) or until they are deleted. These cookies are used to collect identifying information about the user, such as web surfing behavior or user preferences for a specific site.
Category:
- Strictly necessary cookies: These are the cookies that allow you to browse through a website. They are also necessary for security reasons.
- Functional cookies: These cookies "remember" registered visitors/customers in order to improve the user experience.

How This Site Uses Cookies: Personal information will not be collected where a person is only browsing the Site, but we may use Cookies to better tailor our information and our services to meet the needs of Site visitors. We may collect non-personal information about the computer, mobile device, or other devices you use to access this Site, such as IP address, geolocation information, unique device identifiers, browser type, and/or browser language to help us understand how people use this Site.

The law states that we can store Cookies on your device if they are “strictly necessary” for the operation of this site. For all other types of Cookies we need your opt-in/opt-out permission, and you can turn them on and off at will though your browser. We have made the Cookies as easy to manage as reasonable cost will allow.

You can choose whether to accept Cookies by changing the settings on your browser. Each browser publishes up-to-date guidelines on how to do this. However, if you disable this function (or keep this function disabled, as set by default by certain browsers), your experience on this Site may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

The following links explain how to access cookie settings in various browsers:

Cookie settings in Firefox

Cookie settings in Internet Explorer

Cookie settings in Google Chrome

Cookie settings in Safari (OS X)

Cookie settings in Safari (iOS)

Cookie settings in Android

Google Analytics: Information collected by the Google Analytics cookie is transmitted to, and stored by, Google in accordance with its privacy practices. To see an overview of privacy at Google and how this applies to Google Analytics, please click here.

To opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, please click here.

For more information about cookies, visit this link: https://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Policy Changes

Changes to the Privacy and Cookie Policy will be reflected on this page.

Privacy and Cookie Policies updated 1-5-2021.