Disclosure Policy

Last Updated 4/19/2022

DISCLAIMER:

TheSparrowsHouse.com is meant for entertainment and general purposes only.  Always consult a professional before beginning any project.  Although we do our best to keep information up to date and accurate, we make no warranties, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, or suitability with respect to the website, or information and products on the website.  Any use of the information from this website, it’s YouTube channel, plans, social channels, or direct emails is to be used at your own risk.  In no event will Amanda McElvany or TheSparrowsHouse.com be held liable for any loss or damage (including, but not limited to, indirect or consequential loss, damage, personal injury, or death) from using or with connection to the use of this website, its social channels, YouTube videos, PDF plans, newsletters, or direct emails.  Please follow all manufacturer’s safety instructions and consult a professional before attempting a project you are unsure about.

DISCLOSURE POLICY:

This policy is valid from 1/20/2021

TheSparrowshouse.com is a personal blog written and edited by me, Amanda. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.

 This blog 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 blog. That content, advertising space or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content.

 The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog 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 blog are purely the bloggers’ 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 blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.

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AFFILIATE MARKETING:

Some posts contain affiliate links.  If you click on an affiliate link and purchase items, I may receive a small commission at NOT EXTRA COST TO YOU.  All affiliate links are clearly labeled as such.  The earnings from affiliate sales help to pay the fees associated with keeping this website up and running.  I appreciate your support.  Thesparrowshouse.com participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.

PRIVACY POLICY:

This blog does not share personal information with third parties nor do we store any information about your visit to this blog other than to analyze and optimize your content and reading experience through the use of cookies.

Information that we collect are: name and email address ONLY IF you sign up for our email list, comment on the blog, or send feedback through the contact page.  This information is submitted voluntarily by you.

In addition to voluntarily shared information, some data is automatically collected for the use of analyzing and optimizing content.  Google Analytics collects information such as your IP address, operating system, browser type, pages you viewed and dates and times these pages were viewed.

We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser. 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 TheSparrowshouse.com.

You can turn off the use of cookies at anytime by changing your specific browser settings.

Ways your information may be used:

To send you promotional information, such as newsletters and new blog post emails.  You are provided an opt out option on all promotional newsletters.

To send administrative emails such as updates to policies, confirmation emails, and technical notes.

To respond to your comments and feedback.

To track and measure advertising on THesparrowshouse.com.

To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized and illegal activity.

Third parties:

We may share information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to.

Woodshop Diaries uses some third party service providers to service various aspects of the site.  Each third party service provider’s use of your information is dictated by their own privacy policy.  These are:

Google Analytics:  This tracks website actions such as clicks and time spent on each page of the site.  Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but does not collect other information.

Convertkit:  This service is used for email newsletters and subscriber lists.  We store your name and email address in order to deliver these email updates and newsletters.

Advertising.

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.  Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

By using this Site, you consent to the use of such cookies and the sharing of data captured by such cookies with, Google, and our other third party partners. You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting: https://adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of the network cookie using those settings or using the Network Advertising Initiative’s multi-cookie opt-out mechanism at: http://optout.networkadvertising.org. However, these opt-out mechanisms themselves use cookies, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your opt-out will not be maintained.

For European Economic Area Residents

If you reside in a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), then under the GDPR and applicable data protection laws you have the rights, among other things, to access your personal data, have us erase it, and/or restrict its further processing.  If you wish to access or delete your personal data (if any) maintained by us or related to advertising on the Site, you can contact us at thesparrowshouse1@gmail.com . If you wish to see a list of the advertising partners we work with or change which of those partners track your behavior using cookies, click the ad preferences link at the bottom of the site. (Available in the EU.)

For California Residents

California law gives residents the right to opt out of the “sale” of their personal information to third parties, including for advertising purposes. Under California law, the sharing of your information with a service provider for advertising purposes could be considered a “sale.” To opt out of the sharing of your information for advertising information, click the opt out link provided at the end of the post. You also have the right to request from us the categories of personal information that we have shared and the categories of third parties to whom the information was provided. To be clear we do not share your name, contact information, or any other sensitive information with third parties, and the categories of third parties that we share information with for advertising purposes are supply side platforms, programmatic advertising exchanges, and demand side platforms.

Except when required by law, we do not sell, distribute, or reveal your name or email address without your consent.

Publicly Visible Information:  If you comment on the website or create an account, some information may be publicly visible.

Newsletters:

If you subscribe to our newsletter, 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 information will not be passed on to third parties.

Your rights to your personal information:

At any time, you may opt out of our subscriber list to no longer receive new email updates and newsletters.

If you would like your information amended or forgotten, please send an email to thesparrowshouse1@gmail.com.

At no time should you ever submit any sensitive personal information to the website.

We are not responsible for republished content from this blog on other blogs or websites without our permission.

This privacy policy is subject to change without notice and was last updated on 4/19/2022. If you have any questions feel free to contact me directly here: thesparrowshouse1@gmail.com.

COPYRIGHT POLICY:

All text, images, logos, graphics, and content on this blog is property of Amanda McElvany and Thesparrowshouse.com unless otherwise stated.  You may not duplicate or copy any photos or articles on this site without permission from the owner.  You are welcome to link back to this site (and any related articles) and use ONE image without permission AS LONG AS you link directly to the site and include the complete blog name.  You are not allowed to use any content from this site for personal profit.  Copying, duplicating, republishing any content from this site without permission is prohibited.

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Thesparrowshouse.com reserves the right to correct and/or modify any information on this website at any time without notice.

Amazon Specific Disclosure

The Sparrows House is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties including, but not limited to, amazon.com, endless.com, myhabit.com, smallparts.com, or amazonwireless.com