Privacy Policy
Handmade Katie is designed to be as hassle-free and private as possible. I am a mom who has practically scrubbed her children from the Internet until they are old enough to decide for themselves how to be seen online... so I fully respect the autonomy of all who venture here into my blog and newsletter space.
Mailing List Subscription
The webhost platform through Square as my data processor makes it simple to unsubscribe at any time, and this is a completely voluntary system. Once unsubscribed, all information is promptly removed from our website. While subscribed, email addresses are secure, and these will never be sold or used for any purposes other than to send a monthly update of what has happened on the blog. I plan to send out a quick how-to handmade item as well just for subscribers.
Some data protection laws, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), provide you with certain rights in connection with Personal Data you have shared with us. If you are resident in the European Economic Area, you may have the following rights:
Third Party Links
The Sites may contain links to webpages operated by parties other than HandmadeKatie. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their contents or the privacy policies or other practices of such websites. Our inclusion of links to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators. Further, it is up to the User to take precautions to ensure that whatever links the User selects or software the User downloads (whether from this Site or other websites) is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses, defects and other items of a destructive nature. These websites and services may have their own privacy policies, which the User will be subject to upon linking to the third party’s website.
Virtual Design Clients
Payment schedules can be coordinated through Square, and are subject to the terms of their Privacy Policy. Additional arrangements can be made through PayPal and Venmo under their terms and privacy agreements. As these are third-party processors, I will not be in control of data from financial institutions.
Mailing List Subscription
The webhost platform through Square as my data processor makes it simple to unsubscribe at any time, and this is a completely voluntary system. Once unsubscribed, all information is promptly removed from our website. While subscribed, email addresses are secure, and these will never be sold or used for any purposes other than to send a monthly update of what has happened on the blog. I plan to send out a quick how-to handmade item as well just for subscribers.
Some data protection laws, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), provide you with certain rights in connection with Personal Data you have shared with us. If you are resident in the European Economic Area, you may have the following rights:
- The right to be informed. You are entitled to be informed of the use of your Personal Data. This Privacy Policy provides such information to you.
- The right of access. You have the right to request a copy of your Personal Data which we hold about you.
- The right of correction: You have the right to request correction or changes of your Personal Data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date.
- The right to be forgotten: You have the right to request us, at any time, to delete your Personal Data from our servers and to erase your Personal Data when it is no longer necessary for us to retain such data. Note, however, that deletion of your Personal Data will likely impact your ability to use our services.
- The right to object (opt-out): You have the right to opt-out of certain uses of your Personal Data, such as direct marketing, at any time.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to a “portable” copy of your Personal Data that you have submitted to us. Generally, this means your right to request that we move, copy or transmit your Personal Data stored on our servers / IT environment to another service provider’s servers / IT environment.
- The right to refuse to be subjected to automated decision making, including profiling: You have the right not to be subject to a decision and insist on human intervention if the decision is based on automated processing and produces a legal effect or a similarly significant effect on you.
- The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Third Party Links
The Sites may contain links to webpages operated by parties other than HandmadeKatie. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their contents or the privacy policies or other practices of such websites. Our inclusion of links to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators. Further, it is up to the User to take precautions to ensure that whatever links the User selects or software the User downloads (whether from this Site or other websites) is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses, defects and other items of a destructive nature. These websites and services may have their own privacy policies, which the User will be subject to upon linking to the third party’s website.
Virtual Design Clients
Payment schedules can be coordinated through Square, and are subject to the terms of their Privacy Policy. Additional arrangements can be made through PayPal and Venmo under their terms and privacy agreements. As these are third-party processors, I will not be in control of data from financial institutions.