If you require any more information or have any questions about our
privacy policy, please feel free to contact me by email at mike@mikeshawtoday.com.
At MikeShawToday the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance.
This privacy policy sets out how MikeShawToday uses and protects any
information that you give while using mikeshawtoday.com.
Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can
be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that
it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
MikeShawToday may change this policy from time to time by updating
this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure
that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from
January 2018.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
--contact information including name and email address
--information such as post code, preferences and interests
--other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you
with a better service, in particular for the following reasons:
--We may use the information to improve our products and services.
--We may periodically send promotional emails about new products,
special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting
using the email address which you have provided.
--From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you
for market research purposes. We may contact you by email or mail.
We may use the information to customize the website according to your
interests.
Log Files
Like many other web sites, www.MikeShawToday.com makes use of log files.
The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP
) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time
stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends,
administer the site, track user's movement around the site, and gather
demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are
not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies and Web Beacons
www.MikeShawToday.com does use cookies to store information about visitors'
preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user
access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser
type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
DoubleClick DART Cookie Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies
to serve ads on www.MikeShawToday.com . Google's use of the DART cookie
enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to www.MikeShawToday.com
and other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google
ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL - http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on
our site.
Our advertising partners include Google Adsense, Commission Junction,
Adthrive, Sheetmusic Plus, Craftsy, Adorama, Artistworks, and Amazon.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements
and links that appear on www.MikeShawToday.com send directly to your
browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs.
Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons )
may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness
of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content
that you see. www.MikeShawToday.com has no access to or control over
these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party
ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well
as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.MikeShawToday.com's
privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities
of, such other advertisers or web sites.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual
browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with
specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However,
once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that
we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot
be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which
you provide when visiting such sites and such sites are not governed
by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the
privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information
in the following ways:
--whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for
the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information
to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
--if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information
for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time
by contacting us.
--For information about opting out of ad serving partners please visit
http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third
parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do
so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information
about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell
us that you wish this to happen.
Unsubscribe or Opt-Out
All users and/or visitors to our website have the option to discontinue
receiving communication from us and/or reserve the right to discontinue
receiving communications by way of email or newsletters. To discontinue
or unsubscribe to our website please send an email that you wish to
unsubscribe. You can also unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the
unsubscribe button that is located at the bottom of on all of my emails.
If you wish to unsubscribe or opt-out from any third party websites,
you must go to that specific website to unsubscribe and/or opt-out.
Personal Data Request & Deletion (GDPR)
You may request your personal data by emailing us at mike@mikeshawtoday.com.
Once data is requested, you will receive an email with all data related
to the email submitted. You may then delete that data if you so choose.
You may also request that the data be made anonymous.
Security
MikeShawToday shall endeavor and shall take every precaution to maintain
adequate physical, procedural and technical security with respect to
its offices and information storage facilities so as to prevent any
loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or modification of the
user's personal information under our control.
Acceptance of Terms
Through the use of this website, you are hereby accepting the terms
and conditions stipulated within the aforementioned Privacy Policy agreement.
If you are not in agreement with our terms and conditions, then you
should refrain from further use of our sites. In addition, your continued
use of our website following the posting of any updates or changes to
our terms and conditions shall mean that you are in agreement and acceptance
of such changes.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy Agreement
related to our website, please feel free to contact us at the following
email address: mike@mikeshawtoday.com
This policy was last updated October 24th, 2019
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