Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://achalajournal.com.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

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 is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

Cookies

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 visit our login page, 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.

Embedded content from other websites

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

Analytics

Who we share your data with

How long we retain your data

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.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Additional information

SECTION 1 – WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?

At our store, we take your privacy seriously. When you purchase something from us, we will collect personal information from you such as your name, address and email address. We also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address for analytical and security purposes.

With your permission, we may also send you emails about our store, new products and other updates. Rest assured that we will never share any of your personal information with third parties without your explicit consent.

SECTION 2 – CONSENT

We value your privacy and want to ensure that your personal information is only used with your expressed consent. In order to provide you with the best services, we may ask you to provide us with personal information.

When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, you are giving us your implied consent to collect and use such information for that specific purpose.

If we ask for your personal information for any other reason, such as marketing, we will always seek your expressed consent first. You will be given the opportunity to say no if you do not want to provide your consent. If you have provided us with your consent but later decide to withdraw it, you may do so at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. We take your privacy seriously and will respect your wishes.

SECTION 3 – DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your personal information if we are legally required to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service

SECTION 4 – SHOPIFY

Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc and Stripe, a provider of online e-commerce platforms that enable us to sell our products and services to you. Your data is stored securely through Shopify’s data storage, databases, and general Shopify application, and is protected by a firewall.

Payment: If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, Shopify and Stripe stores your credit card data, which is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS).

Your purchase transaction data is only stored as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. Upon completion, your purchase transaction information will be deleted.

All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, a joint effort of brands, acquirers, card issuers, merchants, and solution providers.

SECTION 5 – THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.  
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.  

In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.

Links
When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

Google analytics:
Our store may use Google Analytics to help us learn about who visits our site and what pages are being looked at.

SECTION 6 – SECURITY

To protect your personal information, we take stringent measures to ensure that it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. We employ industry best practices and utilize the latest technologies to safeguard your information.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is securely encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. We follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards to ensure maximum security of your information.

SECTION 7 – AGE OF CONSENT

By using this site, you confirm 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.

SECTION 8 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it regularly. Any changes or 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 you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we may use and/or disclose it. In the event that 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.

SECTION 9 – MESSAGING PRIVACY POLICY

This Messaging Program Privacy Policy explains how The Happy Planner collects and uses information about you in relation to its text message marketing program (the “Messaging Service”).

We use Attentive as our service provider and data processor of your information to provide the Messaging Service to you. We collect various information on our behalf from and about you when you use the Messaging Service, including information you directly provide. For example, when you sign up for the Messaging Service, we collect your phone number and email address.

Additionally, when you send messages via the Messaging Service, we will collect your messaging history and any information included in those messages. We always handle your information responsibly and with the utmost regard for your privacy.

We may also collect information about you using cookies or similar technologies. Cookies are pieces of information that are stored by your browser on the hard drive or memory of your device.

Cookies enable us to personalize your experience on the Messaging Service, such as sending you personalized text messages like shopping cart reminders. If you enter any contests, sweepstakes, research studies, or email surveys associated with the Messaging Service, we will collect basic contact information and any other information that you choose to provide.

Additionally, if you contact us with any questions about the Messaging Service or for customer service, we will also collect your contact information. Use of Information We use the information that we collect in order to deliver, analyze, maintain, and support the Messaging Service.

We may also use your information to improve the Messaging Service features, to customize and personalize your experiences on the Messaging Service.

We may share, transfer, or disclose your information with your consent, or when legally required or to protect Attentive and others.We may disclose your information in the following circumstances: Service Providers.

We may share your information with third parties to help us provide our Messaging Service to you. Legal Requirement and Protection of Attentive and Others.

We may disclose your information as we believe necessary or appropriate to: (i) comply with applicable law and legal processes; (ii) respond to requests from public and government authorities, including public and government authorities outside your country of residence; (iii) enforce a contract with us; (iv) protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or others; and (v) allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.

We take the security of your information seriously. We have implemented a variety of physical, technical, administrative, and organizational measures based on the sensitivity of the information we collect to protect it against accidental or unlawful destruction, alteration, or unauthorized disclosure or access.

From time to time, we may share de-identified or aggregated information about the use of our Messaging Service with third parties, such as advertisers, promotional partners, and sponsors. Unfortunately, no online activity can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

While we strive to protect your information against unauthorized use or disclosure, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide. We do not accept liability for unintentional disclosure.

We strive to protect your privacy and keep your information safe and secure. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with applicable legal obligations, resolve disputes, protect us and our customers, and enforce our agreements.

You may opt-out of receiving commercial text messages through the Messaging Service by clicking in the opt-out link that is sent in any of the your emails.

Please review our Terms for further information on how to unsubscribe from automated marketing texts. Please note that consent to receive automated marketing text messages is not a condition of any purchase.

Customer Care

If you are experiencing any problems with the Messaging Service, please visit https://achalajournal.com/contact-us/ and submit the form with details about your problem or your request for support, or email [email protected].

By signing up to receive text messages from us, or by making a purchase or an order to us, you also agree to our main Privacy Policy.

QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions or would like to access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information, please contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at [email protected].