Privacy Policy
Updated January 2021
The privacy of visitors and users is important to ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel. We are committed to protecting privacy and personally identifiable information for all users. The following Privacy Policy will share how this site uses information collected and used by the administrators of this site. By using this website, users consent to the terms described along with the most recent updates of this policy. Please read the General Terms Of Use to understand user agreements when using this site. ‘We’ means ARZONO Publishing, LLC & Stella Samuel, also known as ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel, while ‘you,’ ‘your,’ and ‘visitors’ or ‘users’ refer to anyone using this site for information, to purchase product, or to schedule services.
Our Privacy Policy henceforth identifies how we utilize user information, personal and non-personal.
NON-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
Non-personal information is non-identifiable and is not used to track or collect personal information for product purchase or services. We may collect some non-personal information in the form of cookies from your web browser. This information will not identify you in any way, so there are few to no restrictions on collecting or sharing this data.
PERSONAL, IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
Personal information is collected, compiled, and treated differently from non-personal data. This information may identify you by name, address, email, phone number, credit card information, or username, or other ways you provide. We collect this information along with necessary personal data to provide service to you, collect payment, or deliver product in support of a transaction users complete from start to finish, including purchasing product or scheduling services. There may be sections of this site where users elect to share personal information in participation activities, sign up for events or newsletters, or schedule services and buy products.
HOW COOKIES & WEB BEACONS ARE USED
Cookies and other innovative technology automatically collect information from users as they visit sites, including this one. A cookie is a simple text file placed on a hard drive by a page server to collect data such as saved passwords, memory in visits and revisits, and to save time and add convenience for users for later visits. Cookies are not used to deliver viruses or run programs in the forefront or background. The main purpose of cookies on this site is to notify the web server of the return to a specific page.
Suppose you have registered with us, opted for a newsletter subscription, or purchased products or schedules services or estimates. In that case, cookies will allow the site to recall information you shared on previous visits, such as, but not limited to, name, address, email address, previous purchases, etc.
Web beacons are similar to cookies, only typically used as small graphic images that allow for tracking information upon site visits, including user information, browser information, IP address of the user’s computer, and page information. Generally speaking, web beacons can go unnoticed by users but can be embedded on any part of a web page or electronic email, including HTML content. Web beacons or pixels may be used to count visitors to this site, track user navigation, and monitor the number or email/newsletter opens if the user chooses to sign up to receive newsletters.
Third-party vendors on this site may have their own cookies or web beacons embedded to potentially track and analyze usage and statistical information from visitors. If third party vendors are used, it will be to enhance user experience or broadly offer consumer products. We may also use third-party vendors on this site to track user behavior, retarget through advertising, and track and analyze anonymous usage.
This site will also use third party email communications for newsletters and emails to users who opt-in for such communication. In this event, the third-party vendor sets the cookies and collects data on behalf of ARZONO Publishing, LLC & Stella Samuel to share on an aggregated basis as relevant. If advertisements or affiliate marketing is utilized on this site and its pages, cookies and beacons will exist from third party vendors. We do not and cannot control third-party ad servers. If users have any questions about these third-party vendors, please refer to the policies of those vendors to learn more about their use of cookies and other everchanging, innovative technology.
ARZONO Publishing, LLC & Stella Samuel will not share personal information with third-party vendors unless users direct and opt-in to sharing for sole purposes of purchasing direct from third-party vendors via this site – if that is an option available to users. Third-party vendors may use their cookies to gather information about user visits with the goal of providing relevant advertisements based on visits to this site and others.
You have the ability to accept or deny cookies. Most internet browsers automatically accept cookies, but it is possible to modify browser settings to decline cookies if this is preferred. If you choose to decline cookies, your experience here at ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel may not be as interactive or broad as other user experiences.
We may decide to advertise our vendor products on this site, and as a result, if users engage with ads from this site, third parties will leave cookies. Our current privacy policy does not cover those vendors’ policies or control what they choose to do with user information. Please click on their sites for their policies before clicking ads.
HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal information shared on this site will be done so in an opt-in fashion. We will not collect personal information here without user consent and input. In order to provide the best service and deliver high-quality products, we will sometimes require personal information to provide access to various pages on this site, billing information as applicable, and to reply to requests for service or inquiries. This policy also applies to opt-in emails providing information that might be of interest to you or for billing purposes.
Currently, we are not billing through this site for anything outside of products purchased from this site. If this changes, we will notify users before asking for opt-in information. Because we do provide services, we do collect and retain this personal information through other channels for account set up, estimates, and billing. We reserve to use this personal information to protect our rights or property, health, safety, or welfare, and to comply with laws or regulations, court orders, and other legalities.
Many of our links go to our Facebook page for easy communication. Calling our phone number may result in our team accessing your number on Caller ID. We may incorporate opt-in form usage on this site. Choosing any of these forms of communications stem from the user, and we will use these same forms to reply to communications unless you’ve asked us to stop communications. We cannot guarantee email communications are protected or secure from unauthorized interception.
SHARING INFORMATION
ARZONO Publishing, LLC & Stella Samuel will not share user personal information with unrelated third parties without your expressed permission, except otherwise provided in this policy. Sharing personal information may be required from time to time for transaction processing. We will not share private, identifying information, without your express permission, with unrelated third parties, except otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy. Through ordinary business transactions, personal information may be collected and shared with subcontractors or contractors functioning on our behalf. In these cases, if personal or identifying information is shared with the purpose of providing a service to you through a third party, vendor, or contractor, we will not authorize said parties to keep, disclose, or share said personal or identifying information except with the purpose of providing services to either you or us and only in the scope we’ve asked them to provide.
SELLING INFORMATION
ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel will not sell, publish, or exchange private, personal, or identifying information except in conjunction with a sale of the company, merger, dissolution, or acquisition. The direct collection of information, including personally identifying information, from our third-party service vendors such as credit card companies, clearinghouses, banks, etc., who provide services such as credit, financing, escrow may collect information directly from users to process transactions through this site. ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel have no control over this process of third parties or how they use personal or identifying information but do expect they disclose usage to use before they collect it.
LEGAL
ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel may legally be responsible for disclosing personal, private, or identifying information in response to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant or per law or regulation. In these events, we are required to comply with law enforcement authorities.
SECURITY
With general standards of technology and operational securing public, private, and personal information, ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel has measures in place to protect identifiable information from theft, loss, misuse, or alteration and destruction. We only allow authorized personnel or third-party vendors access to personal information and except this private information be treated as confidential with respect. Despite these careful practices and protective precautions, we cannot guarantee unauthorized persons will obtain access to the information we hold private, including user information.
LINKS
From time to time, we may post links to outside sites we think our users may find valuable. We are not responsible for holding the owners of those links to the same privacy practices we adhere to at ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel.
These links, as well as some of our internal content, may be open for public discussion in the form of replies, comments, or reviews. Anything posted on these public will be available for anyone visiting the site to view and interact. Publicly disclosed information is available for anyone to see. Please be responsible, respectful of other’s private information, and refrain from disclosing private information. We are not responsible for any actions or policies of third parties who collect information that users disclose in such forums, forms, or comment boxes. We do not agree nor disagree with user comments and will make every effort possible to moderate content in a timely manner but cannot guarantee removal.
DELETE & UNSUBSCRIBE
Users may delete their comments and publicly posted information at their discretion. You may also unsubscribe at any time from newsletters or emails by choosing the unsubscribe link located near the bottom of the communication.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Act)
ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel will not knowingly negotiate business transactions, communications, or market to persons under the age of 18. We encourage those under the age of 13 to receive consent from parents or guardians before interacting with this site. However, anything ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel shares on this site is intended for an all-age audience. If, for some reason, you believe we have collected information regarding an underage individual, please reach out to us @ storiesbystellasamuel@gmail.com with the information we’ll need to research said transaction.
FORTHCOMING CHANGES
We reserve the right to make changes and modifications to this Privacy Policy. If changes are made, a notice will be posted with said changes at the top of this page.
Typically, changes are positive and as a result of tighter protections for privacy.
DATA PROTECTION
ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel are committed to a safe space and learning community for pool owners. As with our personal, private, and identifiable information, we are equally committed to ensuring each transaction, purchase, and communication or contact otherwise through this site is optimized for personal and data privacy and security. Our data protection policies are technology standard and comply with the law.
Our data policy:
– Complies with data protection law and follows industry and technology best practices.
– Protects the rights of staff, customers, affiliates, and partners.
– Is open about how it stores and processes personal and private data.
– Protects itself from the risks of a data breach.
DATA BREACH
In line with Fair Information Practices, ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel will respond to potential users should a data break occur.
If user emails have been used or registered, we will notify you via email within seven days of the breach.
If the site has been compromised in any way, we will post a notification on the site within seven days of the data breach.
We agree to enforce data privacy and security policies for data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law and regulations.
GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Protection Law
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) protection law describes how organizations who conduct business with individuals or entities located in EU (European Union) nations must collect, handle, and store personal information. These rules apply regardless of whether data is stored electronically, on paper, or in any other manner. To comply with the law, personal information must be collected and used fairly, stored safely, and not disclosed unlawfully.
The EU GDPR is underpinned by eight core principles. These state that personal data must:
Be processed fairly and lawfully
Be obtained only for specific, lawful purposes
Be adequate, relevant, and not excessive
Be accurate and kept up to date
Not be held for any longer than necessary
Processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects
Be protected in appropriate ways
Not be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) unless that country or territory also ensures an adequate level of protection
ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel may do business outside of the United States, specifically the state of Arizona. Global users may access this site for informational purposes.
TL;DR:
This site collects information. Personally Identifiable Information collected from this site as users choose to enter their email address, click on a Facebook™ Messenger link, communicate through said link, name, phone number, and address for service or billing purposes.
This site collects cookies for user convenience. Cookies are finite files sites, and services collect, if allowed, the enable the site or provider to recognize your browser and capture, then remember certain information, such as visiting the site before. These cookies are used to maintain a shopping cart, preferences based on activity, and help ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel aggregate data for better site service and user experience. Users may choose to turn off cookie collection under browser settings. Some features on this site may not work, and user experience may be diminished if cookies are not activated.
CAN-SPAM ACT
With the CAN-SPAM Act, commercial email requirements are required giving recipients rights to unsubscribe with penalties for violations.
Collecting email addresses is by choice of user.
We use email addresses to send invoicing, information, estimate, reply to inquiries, and to process orders along with updated information regarding orders.
We may use email addresses to market to current users. These forms of communication will be source separately from invoicing, and users may choose to opt-out of receiving such communications via email.
ARZONO Publishing & Stella Samuel, in agreement with the CAN-SPAM Act, will not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses. We will include the address of our business, monitor third party marketing services practices, honor opt-in/opt-out requests for users with unsubscribe features built into email aggregates.
Please contact us with any questions regarding this policy:
storiesbystellasamuel@gmail.com