Terms Of Use
Use of: https://www.anamericannotinparis.com/ "An American Not In Paris”
This policy is valid from 1st November, 2019
The reading of all information on anamericannotinparis.com is of your own free will. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions, you should cease use of this website immediately.
I reserve the right to change any of these Terms and Conditions at any given time on this website. I make no representations or warranties of any kind (expressed or implied) about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability of any information, products, services or related graphics contained on An American Not In Paris for any purpose.
Especially when it comes to current prices, availability, addresses, opening hours, phone numbers, travel information and website addresses.
I aim to provide you with accurate information at the time of publishing, but some information will understandably be less accurate as time passes. Should you find any inaccurate information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Copyright Policy
Unless otherwise noted, I (Shannon Brendel Paul from An American Not In Paris) am the legal copyright holder of all (written, multimedia and graphic) material on this website and it may not be used, reprinted, (partially) modified or published without my written consent. A link to An American In Paris must appear in all copies of any artwork or content, including articles, press releases, links, etc. I will also be notified via either email, contact forum, comment, or social media of the any resharing or linking to of my content. For example: If you are writing an article of the top Paris tips from travel bloggers (ahem, Buzzfeed) and you’d like to include a quote, photo of mine, or link to one of my posts, great! Please just credit me for whichever photo you use, properly note me in the credit and link to my site, then drop me a line to say “Hey we included you!” This will not only let me know where my stuff is on the internet, but also give me an opportunity to see your site and say hi!
Guest bloggers and other contributors to An American Not In Paris are responsible for their own submitted material on my website and have to ensure that their work complies with national and relevant foreign, comical-, attraction- and gravitational laws. The opinions expressed by any Third Parties are their own and do not represent the position or believe of anamericannotinparis.com. An American Not In Paris is also not responsible for the opinions expressed in the comments section of this site.
Hold Harmless
All the information provided on An American Not In Paris is for general information and entertainment purposes only and is the expressed opinion of myself, and not others. This includes (but is not limited to) my membership organizations and/or employers.
I in no way claim to be any type of expert and any advice written or implied on this website is given with the intent of acknowledging that I am not an expert and merely sharing my experiences as an “average, unqualified person”. I am not providing any medical, legal,life, etc. advice. You are taking all the provided information at your own risk. Doing anything based on this website is done of your own free will. Always consult a doctor, a lawyer, and your mother.
Under no circumstances will I be liable for any loss or damage (including without limitation indirect or consequential loss or damage) or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.
I cannot be held responsible for any offense taken due to translation, interpretation or mistakes in grammar and/or punctuation of my website’s content. Access to the site may be temporarily or permanently suspended and without notice at my own discretion, due to possible updates or technical issues beyond my control. I will not be liable if for any reason the website is unavailable at any time or for any period of time.
Privacy Statement
Any personal and/or contact information provided to me will be kept private. You will not be spammed in any way, and I will not sell or disclose your specific information to any other companies. Any data gathered about usage from visitors to this website will only be used to help grow this website and may be told to potential advertisers (who may be worked with in an effort to grow and maintain this site) in a general, non specific way. Ie. I may use the data collected on this website to tell potential advertisers that my readers are on average Women Ages 20-40, I will not tell them that Sharon in Ohio is 35 and visits twice a day and would totally buy their product. I hate when companies sell my info, so I wont do it to you.
I am not responsible for the privacy practices of any of my advertisers or blog commenters. I am also not responsible for how your information is utilized by third parties used to keep this blog running.
Please see below for our complete privacy policy.
Reserve Rights
I, Shannon Brendel Paul, reserve the right to change the focus of this site or cease operations at my own discretion.
I also reserve the rights to edit or delete any comments submitted to AnAmericanNotInParis without notice due to: comments deemed to be spam or questionable spam, comments including profanity, comments containing language or concepts that could be deemed offensive, comments that attack a group or person individually, or comments that may otherwise be seen as not fitting to this site.
Advertisers and Sponsors
I am not responsible for the actions of my advertisers or sponsors. If you purchase a product or service based upon a link from my website, you must take action with that company to resolve any issues, not An American Not In Paris.
Any product, claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
To help the website expand and to cover costs of running the site some advertising and affiliate links are run on my website. Affiliate links earn me a small commission on any purchases made when visiting third party sites after clicking on one of these links. I will do my absolute best to only provide you with information about products that I truly believe in. I will never take your trust for granted. All reviews on my website will be presented honestly and I will disclose whether I will be receiving any commissions or products for free.
Letters to the Editor
Any letters, e-mails, blog comments, responses on Social Media platforms such as Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter, or questions written directly to me may be used to share with my blogging audience unless specifically requested otherwise. (Part of) these letters or emails, questions or any other feedback may be used in newsletters, blog posts, columns or up-and-coming books. I may also print out and hang nice comments on my fridge next to pictures of my dog.
Privacy Policy
An American Not In Paris found at https://www.anamericannotinparis.com (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data and information collected from individuals that visit our Website.
Due to the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we are issuing this Privacy Policy to inform you about what personally identifiable information we may collect, the types of personal information we collect about you, how it may be used, whom we share it, your rights relating to the information we hold about you and other information relating to the privacy of your data.
This statement only applies to this Website and affiliated social media accounts.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form. On this website, you are unable to create a user profile, where a name and password is created. Therefore, no username and passwords are stored or visible in our records. Leaving a comment however, is a form of profile where information is voluntarily submitted without a particular login.
Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources. You may link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts when you voluntarily submit information to the Website. If you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts, we will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account. The Website utilizes the Disqus commenting system, so if you choose to comment on a Website post while being logged into Disqus your name, profile picture and website address (if entered) will appear.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
To operate and maintain the Website;
To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account;
To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
To respond to your comments or inquiries;
To provide you with user support;
To track and measure advertising on the Website;
To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics – For audience usage and insights
Google Analytics is one of the most trusted sources on the internet for identifying user behavior, interests, demographics and frequency of visits to the Website (both the time spent on the Website and total number of page views). This service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website, which helps us to determine what is working and what is not, what information we highlight or what products we sell are useful and interesting. Google Analytics may capture your IP address. However, Google Analytics captures no other personal information. Further information on Google Analytics and their cookie usage on websites can be found here.
Mail Chimp – For newsletter and e-mail subscriptions
This service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information. You will (or should have) also received a notice to re-subscribe to communications relating to this website, which you previously opted in to receive. This gives you the option to no longer remain on the database. At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion. Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
ANONYMOUS DATA
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION
If you leave a comment on the Website, certain information may be publicly visible. Your email address (should you wish to fill this out) is therefore visible, although you have the option not to submit it when filling out the information options. It is also your choice and at your discretion, to add an avatar, a profile description, and a link to your website. You may also choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and Google Account. Therefore, users may see your username, avatar, profile description and website information.
COOKIES
The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies are also often used to remember if you are already registered to the Website and to remember your user details for future correspondence or form of login. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.
Disabling Cookies: As a user, you may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by changing the settings of your internet browser which may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if as a user, you deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable or function correctly. Therefore it is advised not to always disable cookies.
ADVERTISING
Display Ads
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above.
Retargeting Ads
From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.
Affiliate Program Participation
The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
As part of these affiliate programmes, the Website will post customised links, provided by the individual companies, to track the referrals to their website. Each program utilises cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
Please refer to the links on each program above to see the individual privacy policies of the affiliate networks.
Newsletters
On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request via our contact form.
Amend – You may contact us via our contact form to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request via our contact form.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
INFORMATION SECURITY
While An American Not In Paris will do everything in its power to respect and reserve private user information, many third parties are used to run and maintain this site. The hacking and leaking of private information due to these third parties is not the responsibility of An American Not In Paris. Third parties include but are not limited to Squarespace (site hosting), Mail Chimp (Newsletter), and Disqus (Comments). This includes any third parties added to this site in the future.
CONTACT INFORMATION
We hope this clarifies any questions you have regarding the use of data and the current changes in the law.
At any time, please contact us via our form for questions related to this Privacy Policy.