PRIVACY POLICY
Effective as of 10/7/2022
The team here at TheFunctionalHomeschool.com(“I,” “team,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) understands that your privacy is very important and is dedicated to respecting the privacy of your information. This Privacy Policy describes what information we collect from you here at TheFunctionalHomeschool.com (or simply, “website,” or “site”) and how we use and disclose such information. The term “you” refers to anyone who uses, visits and/or views this website.
By visiting and using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. At times, updates or changes are made to our Privacy Policy and your continued use of this website after the posting of any changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes and updates. The most current “Effective Date” will always be posted at the top of this page. Please do not access or use this website if you do not wish to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
CHILDREN’S POLICY
TheFunctionalHomeschool.com respects the privacy of children and as such does not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without prior parental or guardian consent. If you feel any personal information is collected from someone under the age of 13 without prior parental or guardian consent, please contact us @thefunctionalhomeschool@gmail.com and we will make every effort to have such information deleted. All information, products and/or services, and content within this website are intended for individuals over the age of 18 only. Anyone under the age of 18 is required to receive prior parental or guardian consent before using this website.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW IT IS USED
When you access this website, you may provide personally identifiable information. Such information may include but is not limited to, your name, email address, phone number, physical or mailing address, and credit card information when purchases are made via this website. This information is collected when you register on this site, subscribe to a newsletter, enter a promotion, participate in online surveys, utilize the search function, provide comments or feedback, place an order, or contact us.
Your personal information is used to improve this website to better serve you, provide customer support, tailor advertisements to you, request reviews of products or services, and provide offers and/or promotions. We may also use this information to provide you with offers and promotions from our partners and/or affiliates in exchange for a commission.
Additionally, like most other websites, TheFunctionalHomeschool.com collects and uses certain data contained in log files. This information includes your Internet Protocol Address (IP address), Internet Service Provider (ISP), browser information (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, etc.), your operating system, the time you visited this website, and what web pages were utilized.
We also utilize Google Analytics to receive insights on how our website is being used. This information is imperative in analyzing and enhancing the quality of the products offered to you by providing website statistics related to user behavior and interests. Google Analytics collects certain information about your location including browsing history, operating system, device and browser type, and website usage. Please visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ for Google’s full privacy policy.
You may link some social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) to your user profile on this website. If you choose to link your social media accounts to your user profile, we will receive information about you from these platforms. We will receive your name, email address, and profile picture associated with that account for each account linked.
TheFunctionalHomeschool.com respects all visitors so we will never request sensitive personal information such as your social security number (SSN), sexual orientation, race or ethnic origin, religious or political affiliations or beliefs, criminal background information, or personal health information. In the event you choose to submit such information to us, it will be subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDBACK/COMMENTS
We value your feedback/comments and interactions on this website and our corresponding social media platforms. If you leave a comment, please know that the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. When you leave a comment, your name, email address, and website or organization name may be used to correspond with you, but is not shared with any third party.
There are many sharing options and social media links on this website. Social media sites like Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, etc. may track your personal information. If you choose to interact with us on our various social media platforms, you are voluntarily disclosing that personal information, it is no longer private, and may be collected and used by others. TheFunctionalHomeschool.com no longer has any control or responsibility for the collection, use, or dissemination of such publicly disclosed information by you or any liability for the misuse of the information by others.
USE OF COOKIES
TheFunctionalHomeschool.com may use cookies to provide you with a better user experience. Cookies are files with small amounts of data including an identifier that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while visiting the website. Just like many other websites, we automatically collect some non-personally identifiable information including but not limited to, your IP address, date and time of visit, and site preferences. You may choose to turn off cookies on your computer. If you choose to turn off or limit the use of cookies, keep in mind that some content or features of this website may not be accessible.
THIRD PARTIES AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
TheFunctionalHomeschool.com will not share your information with third parties without prior consent. And in no case do we sell your name, contact information, or any other sensitive information.
We may include, offer, or advertise third-party links, products, or services to support our website and provide a better user experience. Once you click and follow one of these third-party links, you are no longer bound by our Privacy Policy or Terms of Use.
Advertisers may use cookies and web beacons when advertising on our site. These technologies will send advertisers information including, but not limited to, your IP address, your ISP, and the browser you use to visit our site. This information is primarily used to provide more relevant content based on your browsing activity.
We have no control over these third parties and once a link is clicked and/or followed to the third-party website, you will be subject to their own privacy policies. TheFunctionalHomeschool.com is not responsible for the practices of any third parties.
Again, we do not disclose your personal information without prior consent except for the following circumstances:
- We may disclose your information to our website hosting partners, our email marketing service provider, or other trusted affiliated third parties and subsidiaries we require to provide you with our products and services.
- We may disclose your information where required by state and federal regulations.
- We may disclose your information in order to comply with any laws related to copyright infringement lawsuits or any other legal claims to this website.
- We may disclose any information we have collected about you to our acquiring party in the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale in whole or part in the future. Your personal information will only be transferred to our acquiring party in accordance with our most recent Privacy Policy.
EMAIL MARKETING
TheFunctionalHomeschool.com will collect your email address if you choose to subscribe and opt-in to receive any correspondence such as newsletters, promotions, messages, updates, or any other content related to this website that we believe may be of interest to you. Except otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we will not share, sell or trade your email information with third parties. Your email address and any correspondence received will be kept confidential and used for communication purposes with you.
Once you opt-in to receive any of our free products or services and/or purchase any products or services through our website, you will be automatically subscribed to our free email newsletter. You are able to opt-out at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any of our emails.
If you are in the European Union and opt-in to receive any of our free products or services and/or purchase any products or services through our website, you will be automatically subscribed to our free email newsletter once you consent to it. You are able to opt-out at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any of our emails. You will also have rights as defined in the GDPR, which are detailed in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Rights section.
GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR) RIGHTS
TheFunctionalHomeschool.com will obtain only the necessary information to provide you with products and services, advertisements, or content on this website to enhance your user experience. If you are an individual living within the European Union, under the GDPR you have the right, including but not limited to:
- Access your personal data
- Ensure the accuracy of your personal data
- Seek restrictions on the processing of your data
- Withdraw any previous consent(s) at any time for any reason
- Request that we delete your information by sending us an email @thefunctionalhomeschool@gmail.com. Please be aware that requests to delete your information may prevent you from accessing products, services, advertisements, and/or content previously accessible.
- Lodge a complaint with any jurisdictional agency related to the GDPR.
We will gladly honor any request as received. Note, some information may be retained only where required by law.
AFFILIATE MARKETING
TheFunctionalHomeschool.com engages in affiliate marketing to help support our website. In doing so, we will embed tracking links into this website that, once clicked, will place a cookie on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
SECURITY
TheFunctionalHomeschool.com takes the security of your information seriously and makes every attempt to protect your personal information voluntarily submitted to us automatically. Although we follow generally accepted industry standards to protect your data as much as possible, we cannot guarantee 100 % security of your information. When you make purchases through any means on TheFunctionalHomeschool.com, you will be redirected to a third-party vendor to complete the processing of the purchase.
In doing so, we may share personal transactional data with any third-party vendor solely for the purpose of processing such transactions. This data may include your contact information, credit card details if paying by credit card, and/or products and services you are purchasing. Any data provided by you during the checkout process with the third-party vendor will not be stored on this website.
By using TheFunctionalHomeschool.com you agree to hold us harmless for any security breach and for any unauthorized use of your personal information by third parties. You also agree that we cannot be held responsible for any disclosure of your information through our website without our knowledge and consent.