Privacy Policy

for Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC

Updated 3/25/2024

At Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC | Blended Decor Blog, accessible from https://www.julieannrachelle.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC | Blended Decor Blog and how we use it.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC | Blended Decor Blog. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

https://www.julieannrachelle.com, (the “Site”), owned and operated by Julie Ann Shahin DBA Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC, (“we”, “us”, or “our”} respects your privacy and takes protecting it seriously. Through this Site, we may collect certain information about you. This information may identify an individual user and/or could be used to contact or locate an individual user.

When you use this Site, you are consenting to the collection, transfer, storage, disclosure, and other use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. Please review this Privacy Policy carefully.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect from you, how we use that information, when/if we disclose that information to third parties, how we protect your information, and your rights as a user of this site and owner of your information.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

Table Of Contents

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

 

What is Personally Identifiable Information?

Personally Identifiable Information is data that may identify you. This includes name, address, email address, telephone number, IP address, cookies, usage data, password, or any other identifying information where you can be contacted, online or offline. It can also include information about your browsing habits on our website.

We do not rent, sell, share, or otherwise make your personal data available to any person or business, except as required to provide the products and services on this Site.

 

What Information Is Collected and How It Is Used

We collect information in a few different ways: information you provide, information collected automatically, and how you interact with the website.

Information provided by you

  • If you comment on our Site, sign up for our email newsletter, or contact us through the Contact Us page on our Site, we will collect your name and email address. This information may be made available to a third-party email delivery service. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking the link at the bottom of any email. If you have any issues, please contact us at hello@julieannrachelle.com.

  • If you make a purchase from this Site, we may collect name, email address, telephone number, address, and/or credit card number. We use third-party vendors to process payments. By making a purchase, you give them access to personal data including your name, email address, and credit card information. We do our best to choose vendors carefully. However, we are not liable for any data breaches and are not responsible for any damages or harm incurred as a result of these third-party vendors. We only have access to your name and email when you make a purchase. We do not have access to your credit card information.

  • If you create a user profile on our Site, you will be asked to create a username and password. We may access your name and username, but we do not have access to your password.

Information provided automatically or by others

Other information may be collected automatically, like Google Analytics. This information may include things like location, where you go on this Site, when you visit, what links you click, your IP address, your browser type/version, and what type of device you’re connecting from. This information is used as statistical data only and does not include personal data. This information may be used by others to personalize ads.

Some third parties may use cookies or other tracking methods to collect similar information. A few examples include:

  • Microsoft Clarity: We use Microsoft Clarity to track how you interact with our website. This helps us improve the design and functionality of the site. Microsoft Clarity uses cookies and other tracking technologies to collect this information. You can learn more about Microsoft's privacy practices here: Microsoft Privacy Statement: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement.

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect data about our Site users. This information is used to improve our website and understand how visitors use it. Google Analytics uses cookies and other tracking technologies to collect this data. You can learn more about how Google Analytics collects and processes data by visiting Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/

This information is used to create content, products, and/or services we think would be beneficial to you. We also use this information to track advertising and improve user experiences on our Site.

 

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Create your account

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website

  • Improve, personalize, and expand our website

  • Understand and analyze how you use our website

  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionality

  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes

  • Respond to messages/emails from you

  • To communicate about products and services you’ve purchased

  • To offer you additional services and products

  • To bill you

  • Deliver newsletters and updates

  • Find and prevent fraud

  • Enforce Terms and Conditions Policies

  • Prevent imminent harm to persons or property

 

Log Files

Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC | Blended Decor Blog follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

 

Cookies and Web Beacons

A cookie is a string of data our system sends to your computer and then uses that data to identify your computer when you return to our Site.

Like any other website, Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC | Blended Decor Blog uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

We also use cookies to collect certain information from all users, including web visitors who don’t buy anything.

Cookies give usage data like how often you visit, where you go on the Site, and what you do on the Site. Cookies also help provide a more customized experience when you visit our Site.

You can refuse to accept cookies by using the setting on your web browser. You can also delete past cookies in the same way. However, if you refuse cookies, you may not be able to use all the features on our Site.

We use cookies so our Site can remember you and provide you with the information you most likely need. For example, to save your preferences and improve your user experience.

We use cookie information to compile statistical information about the use of our Site, such as the time users spend on the Site and the pages they visit most often. Those statistics do not include personal data like name, email address, etc.

We may have third-party content and/or advertisements on this Site that use cookies. We do not have control over these third-party cookies. If you have any questions or concerns, you should contact the third-party directly.

Types of cookies we use

  • Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are used to browse the Site and use its features. This includes things like saving your sessions, log in details, and other information required to carry out other activities. These are used to save your browsing preferences and optimize your experience on the Site.

  • Analytics cookies: These cookies are used to track where you go on the Site and when you visit. This information is used to track traffic to the Site and may be used to personalize ads. We also use Microsoft Clarity Cookies to track user behavior on our site to improve design and functionality.

  • Security cookies: These cookies are used to detect malware, viruses, and monitor for breaches to our Terms of Use

  • Customization cookies: These cookies allow the Site to save your information like logins and usernames to make it easier for you to use the Site.

  • Social media cookies and pixels: These cookies make it possible to share Site content on social media like Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and other external platforms.

  • Targeting or advertising cookies: These cookies are used to monitor your browsing activity before and after you use the Site to personalize ads relevant to your interests. This information may be shared with third-party ad networks.

We may change this Cookie Policy at any time to reflect changes to cookie practices by posting a new version on this page or a successor page. The new version will become effective on the date it’s posted, which will be listed at the top of the page as the new “Effective Date”.

If you have any questions or comments about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at hello@julieannrachelle.com. Our mailing address is 569 Rock Beach Road, Rochester, NY 14617.

 

Our Advertising Partners

Some of advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below. Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.

 

Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

You may consult the “Our Advertising Partners list” to find the Privacy Policy for the major advertising partners of Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC | Blended Decor Blog.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC | Blended Decor Blog, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC | Blended Decor Blog has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

 

Third Party Privacy Policies

Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC | Blended Decor Blog's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

 

Disclosure to Third Parties

As required by law

We may disclose your personal data to attorneys, collection agencies, or law enforcement authorities if required by law.

Third-party service providers

We may use third-party vendors to provide various services on this Site. These third-party services will be governed by their individual privacy policies. If you have any questions about these third-parties privacy practices, you should consult their specific privacy policies or reach out to them directly. We use the following third-party providers:

  • Email service provider—we use Squarespace and Mailchimp as our email service providers. We use Squarespace and Mailchimp to collect names and email addresses and to use that information to deliver email newsletters, updates, and/or email marketing. In the past, I have used Convertkit and Flodesk.

  • Payment processor—we use Wave, Stripe, and/or Paypal to process payments for our eCommerce business. Wave, Stripe, and/or Paypal will have access to your personal data including name, address, and credit card number. However, we only receive information to fulfill your order and have no access to your payment information.

Other third parties

We may disclose personally identifiable information to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to reasonably support our business. We will only share your personal data with these third parties to the extent necessary to provide our product and/or services to you.

In the event our business, or a portion thereof, is sold, or otherwise transferred, including bankruptcy, we may share personal data in connection with this transaction.

 

How We Protect Your Information

We employ data security tools to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.

In addition to general security practices, we use the following to protect your personal data:

  • Malware scanning

  • Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate

In the event of a data security breach, we will contact you and/or the relevant authorities as required by law.

Unfortunately, even with these measures, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data. By using our Site, you acknowledge and agree that we make no such guarantee and you use the Site at your own risk.

 

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under CCPA (California Consumer Protection Act), subject to an identification and verification process. You have a right to:

  • Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.

  • Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.

  • Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.

  • Non-discrimination for the exercise of your consumer privacy rights

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your consumer privacy rights. However, we may charge a different price or offer discounts, to the extent that doing so is reasonably related to the value of the applicable data. We may also offer financial incentives for the collection, sale, retention, and use of your Personal Information as permitted by the CCPA; such offers may result in different prices, rates, or quality levels, as long as they are reasonable.

If you want to exercise any of these privacy rights, you may If you wish to opt-out of the sale of your personal information, please visit “Do Not Sell My Personal Information”.

You can exercise these rights by contacting us through this form or at hello@julieannrachelle.com. You can exercise these rights up to twice in a 12-month period, free of charge and your request will be processed as soon as possible and within 45 days.

 

GDPR Data Protection Rights

Data Storage

This Site is a US-based site, so any information received will be transferred outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). By using this Site and providing your personal data you agree to the transfer, storage, and processing of your data outside the EEA.

Data Retention

We will store and process your personal data for as long as necessary to carry out the purpose it has been collected or until consent is withdrawn. After this period expires, we will delete your personal data. Therefore, some of your rights, such as the right to access, right to erasure, right to change, and the right to move may be limited to the time before deletion. All your rights relevant to your data are listed in a subsequent section of this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions, please contact us at hello@julieannrachelle.com.

Lawful Basis of Processing Personal data

We may process your personal data if:

  • You have given consent for one or more specific purposes;

  • The data is necessary to fulfill our agreement and/or obligations to you;

  • It is necessary to fulfill our legal obligations;

  • It is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests of us or a third-party.

Rights under GDPR

If you are located in the European Union, you have certain rights under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). You have a right to:

  • The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

  • The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.

  • The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

You can exercise these rights by contacting us at hello@julieannrachelle.com. You can exercise these rights free of charge and your request will be processed as soon as possible and always within 30 days.

 

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC | Blended Decor Blog does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

 

Rights of Users

You can deny, access, delete, change, withdraw, and/or review the personal data provided to us at any time. However, if you decline to provide some personal data, we may not be able to provide certain services to you.

If you want to have your personal data deleted, please contact us at hello@julieannrachelle.com. We may be required by law to archive your information.

 

Notification of Changes

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time by posting a new version on this page or a successor page. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page. The new version will become effective on the date it’s posted, which will be listed at the top of the page as the new “Updated/Effective Date”.

Our Privacy Policy was created with the help of the Privacy Policy Generator.

 

Contact information

This Site is owned and operated by Julie Ann Shahin DBA Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC. For purposes of GDPR, our Data Controller is Julie Ann Shahin. Our mailing address is 569 Rock Beach Road, Rochester, NY 14617. If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@julieannrachelle.com.