Disclaimers

(aka Boring Legal Stuff)

General Disclaimer

First, let’s be clear about this: this blog isn’t financially driven. I write because it’s fun for me. I write because I think it does good things for my understanding of the world and my processing of my experiences. And I write because I think it might help people occasionally.

My primary means of supporting myself is my day job – not blogging.

I may use affiliate links (for products I already like and plan on recommending), and I may review products from time to time.

As of December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to disclose whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations.

Per the FTC rules, if I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to disclose this. Ditto if I use a link that gets me 8 cents instead of a link that gets me 0 cents. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, same deal. Disclaimers all over the place. This would be tedious for me and even more tedious for readers.

But rules are rules, so here it goes:
To cover myself liability-wise and also to preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every link and product I use or mention in any way, the following all hold true:  Writer got fed. Writer got gadgets. Writer got money. Writer got mad schwag. Writer probably also got free or discounted accommodations, plane tickets, train tickets, tours, spa days, admission to cool events, and lots of useful advice.

Healthcare Disclaimer

All of contents of this website, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, and other material contained on the website (aka “content”) do not constitute any sort of healthcare. The content here should not be taken as any sort of healthcare advice. The content here is not intended to be a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment from any healthcare provider. You should not delay or avoid seeking healthcare based on any content on this site.

Always seek the advice qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical/dental/mental health concern.

This website does not recommend or endorse any specific doctors, products, procedures, opinions, tests, treatments, or other information that may be mentioned on the site. Reliance on or application of any information provided by this site is solely at your own risk.

In the event of any emergency, call 911 immediately.

Financial Topics Disclaimer

Under no circumstances should any information or content on this blog be taken as financial advice, tax advice, or legal advice for your particular situation. Contact a CPA or an attorney if you have money questions, tax questions, or legal questions.

Content Quality Disclaimer

I wrote a good portion of this content while sleep-training my baby, which means it was pieced together in the middle of the night while I was watching videos online and trying to ignore a tiny Night Fury making noise in the background. I’m sure there are tons of errors (and it’s possible that parts of it won’t even make sense). Please feel free to let me know if/when you feel that edits are needed.

Guest Post Disclaimer

The guest posts on this blog are designed to demonstrate the wildly varied ways we can live, work, and chase our dreams. Please keep in mind that the opinions, methods, and links contained within do not necessarily reflect my own views, experiences, or recommendations. (Which is, in my opinion, part of what makes them awesome.)

Cookies, Personal Data Collection, and Privacy Disclaimers

Privacy Policy: For users in the USA, EU, and UK, please note that this site uses Google Analytics and opt-in emails are controlled by MailChimp. This site only collects data from you when you choose to interact with us in the following ways:

:: By visiting and browsing the site.
The network this site is part of may use cookies.

:: By signing up for email newsletters.
When you sign up for one of the email newsletters on this site, we’ll ask you for your email address, which we use to send you said newsletters. You can opt in or out of newsletters at any time. We never sell this data and advertisers do not have access to it.

:: By using the contact form on this website or emailing us.
Any personal data you provide in your emails will not be used publicly or shared without your express permission. Your emails are not added to any mailing lists (unless you specifically opt in) and this data is not used for marketing purposes.

:: By commenting on the site.
When you comment on this site, we ask for name and email address, as well as comment. This information is collected in WordPress and only used if or when we specifically need to contact you to follow up on a comment. It is not used for marketing purposes or shared with third parties.

This site uses Google Analytics to track things like page views, number of monthly visitors, and overall trends. Google Analytics may collect information such as browser type, location, operating system, and name of internet provider. This information is not linked with any personal data by us and is used to track trends and improve the site.

We may also collect data automatically through our use of cookies on the Website. 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.

MailChimp also tells us when our newsletters are opened, which links you’ve clicked on within the newsletter, and the country you are in.

This Website and our services are aimed at adults, and we do not knowingly collect any Personal Data relating to children aged under 18 years old.

If you are under the age of 18, please do not provide us with any of your personal data, including your email address.

You have the legal right to contact us to find out what personal data we have for you, to ask us to change your personal data, or to ask us to delete your personal data. Please use the contact email on this website if you’d like to speak to us about personal data.

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.
If we need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

Pages and blog posts 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

This is the personal website of author. We do not have a physical business address, but can always be contacted through the comments or email address provided under “Contact” on this site.

Disclaimer templates courtesy of Gigi Griffis.