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This policy is valid from 02, March 2014
 This blog contains articles written by myself, and guest writers which are edited by Suzanne Sholer. For questions about this blog, please leave a comment, or write to Green Thoughts Kawartha Lakes, 14 Holtom Street, Lindsay , Ontario, Canada.

Advertising

This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. This site abides by word of mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this site. That content, advertising space or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content. The owner(s) of this site is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this site receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this site are purely the writers'' own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question. This site does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.

Privacy Policy 

 OUR WEB PRIVACY PRACTICES Your privacy is important to us, and we will take all means possible to ensure that all personal information is kept private. Green Thoughts Blog does not knowingly collect the private information of anyone under the age of 13. If you are under 13 YooHoo! Please have a parent or trusted adult contact us on your behalf. Green Thoughts Blog is committed to protecting the personal information of individuals who visit this web site by following responsible information handling practices in keeping with privacy laws.
 You can access this site's home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal information. The only personal information captured through our site is the information you volunteer, such as your email address or mailing address that help us send you requested information. In the case of donations, personal information is collected to facilitate the recording of your gift. Our on-line donation processing is secure,and run through PayPal. The security certificate may be viewed by clicking on the security log on the bottom of each secure page.
 Information Sharing Green Thoughts Blog does not sell personal information we collect. We will not disclose your personal information to anyone else without your prior knowledge or consent, except with agents or contractors of Green Thoughts Blog who perform services for us and when required by a government body or agency, or as permitted by law.
 On-line Legal Policy This site was created to be informative. You may download or photocopy material displayed on this site for your non-commercial personal use. We ask that you please reference us out of courtesy. Any content or graphics extracted from the site must prominently display copyright and other proprietary notices.
Terms and Conditions This site is owned by a real Canadian individual. Any images, graphics, multimedia or content is automatically copyrighted as per Canadian Law and may only be used in the manner provided for in these Terms and Conditions. In addition, the site contains names, logos, trademarks, service marks and other intellectual property, which are the property of Green Thoughts Blog, and its contributors, and may not be used for any purpose without the express written consent of the site owner,and authors.
Links This site contains links to other Web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those other Web sites, nor do we endorse the materials presented on Web sites that are not owned and operated by us. We encourage visitors to review each site's privacy policy before disclosing any personally identifiable information.
Miscellaneous The terms and conditions outlined throughout this Privacy Policy are interpreted in accordance with and governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario (without applying the province's conflict-of-law principles). If any provision of this agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, it will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This statement sets forth the entire agreement regarding all of the matters discussed in this statement.
Updating of Privacy Policy By law, these terms and conditions may change at any time. You will be required to comply with such revisions, and therefore should periodically visit this section to review the current terms and conditions to which you are bound.
 Facebook Relationship In order to comply with the latest Facebook Promotion Guidelines (revised 5/11/11), the following statements are true:

  • Giveaway participants release Facebook from any responsibility whatsoever. 
  • Giveaways on this site are in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. 
  • Giveaway participants are providing information to this site and giveaway sponsors only; not to Facebook. 
Privacy Questions You have the right to access your personal information in our files and to update or remove that information as necessary, subject to any legal restrictions.
 Cookies As with most sites, certain non-personal information is recorded by the standard operation of our servers ("cookie" technology). Such information is used to provide an enhanced online experience, and may include:
 • The name of the ISP from which you access the Internet
• The date and time you accessed the site
• The Internet address of the Web site from which you enter our site and where you go after you leave our site
This information is used to measure and monitor the use of our site and to improve its content. The "Cookie Technology" does not personally identify you or extract any information from your computer. Data which would personally identify you is known only when voluntarily submitted. This information helps make a better site for you.
Third Party Cookies
 Third-party vendors, including Google, also use cookies to serve ads based on users' prior visits to this site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it, and its partners, to serve ads to users based on visits to my site and/or other sites on the Internet. In addition, other third-party vendors or ad networks may also serve ads on this site, a list of which may be found at: https://www.google.com/adsense/support/as/bin/answer.py?answer=94149 You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie and most third party cookies in one location at the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out website at www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp. Alternatively, you may visit Google advertising opt-out page at http://www.google.co.uk/privacy/ads/ and each third party website to opt out of cookies.
 If you encounter any advertising, which you find objectionable, please notify us by leaving a comment. Thank you.
 How is your information used? Your information may be used in one of the following ways: To personalize your experience: your information helps me to better respond to your individual needs. To improve this site : We continually try to improve this site based on the information and feedback we receive from you. To improve customer service: your information helps to more effectively respond to your requests and needs. To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature To send periodic emails:The email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
How is your information protected? I implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information.
Changes to my Disclosure Policy If I decide to change my disclosure policy, I will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Disclosure Policy modification date below.
 This policy was last modified on March 02, 2014. To get your own policy, go to http://www.disclosurepolicy.org

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