Privacy policy

Your privacy is very important to me.

I do not share any personal, demographic, or financial data with any third party. I am the sole owner of the information collected on this site. I only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give me via email or another direct contact from you. I will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

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By using the Kim Merel website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. 

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COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, Kim Merel may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

 

-First and Last Name
-Mailing Address
-E-mail Address
-Phone Number

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When you purchase Kim Merel's products and services, I collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction but is help in an encrypted and secure payment processing service (Paypal, Apple Pay or Ideal). Kim Merel has no access to this information.

 

I do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to me. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to me when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on this Site; (b)sending me an email message; (c) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on this Site. To wit, I will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from me. I also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

 

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Kim Merel collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested. 

Sharing Information with Third Parties
Kim Merel does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

Kim Merel may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Kim Merel, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Kim Merel may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Kim Merel or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Kim Merel; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Kim Merel, or the public.

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TRACKING USER BEHAVIOUR
Kim Merel may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within KimMerel.com, in order to determine what Kim Merel services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Kim Merel to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

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AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Kim Merel. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Kim Merel website.

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USE OF COOKIES
The Kim Merel website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you register with Kim Merel site or services, a cookie helps Kim Merel to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Kim Merel website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Kim Merel features that you customized.

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You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Kim Merel services or websites you visit.

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LINKS
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that I am not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. I encourage my users to be aware when they leave this site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

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E-MAIL COMMUNICATIONS
From time to time, Kim Merel may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Kim Merel or click on a link therein.

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If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Kim Merel, you may opt out of such communications by selecting "unsubscribe" at the bottom of a newsletter.