This privacy policy is for https://www.sewingwithstitcher.com. Sewing with Stitcher is owned by Paula Hedges, aka Stitcher. I can be reached at PO Box 1135, Eatonville, WA 98328 or by phone 253-592-0076. This policy applies solely to information collected by this website. Our access is limited to the information you voluntarily give us via the website or other direct contact from you. This may include your name, email address, transaction information when a purchase is made, and technical data such as information about cookies.
WordPress, by default, does not collect any personal data about visitors, and only collects the data shown on the User Profile screen from registered users.
Personal information is also generated from technical processes such as contact forms, comments, cookies, analytics, and third party embeds. When visitors leave comments on this site, we collect data shown in the comments, and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This may allow any follow-up comments to automatically be published instead of holding them in a moderation queue. Per your request, you may receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative purposes.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at hhtps://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detector service.
We will use your information to respond to you regarding the reason you contacted us. We may use outside companies to provide specific services and will share names and contact information with them as needed for them to provide these services. There is a listing at the end of this document of service providers this website uses. The URL’s direct you to each Privacy Notice they have established. We encourage you to read those documents, as well.
We request information from you when you choose to purchase StitcherMade merchandise. To buy from us, you must provide contact information and a shipping address. Any and all financial information will be collected by an outside service in order for the purchase transaction to be completed. If advised there is a problem that cannot be resolved by our service provider, we will contact you via email.
If you upload images to this website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Unless you request we not contact you, we will contact you via email to tell you when new posts and the newsletter are published; about specials, new products, or services within StitcherMade; when there is a change in service providers for this website; and any changes to this privacy policy.
This website from time to time may contain links to other sites. Please be aware we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that may collect personally identifiable information.
There may be times when this site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for the purpose of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
The security of your personal information is important to us. At no time will Sewing with Stitcher/StitcherMade sell or give your name and/or any personal information we have gathered to a third party with the exception of service providers identified below. However, there is no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage that is 100% secure. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security due to the nature of the process.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you may not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time without notice. As soon as possible you will be advised changes have been made and suggest you review the policy. Your continued visits and purchases after notification of policy modifications will constitute as your acknowledgement of changes and acceptance of same.
Service Providers used by Sewing with Stitcher and StitcherMade and their Privacy Policy address for your convenience.
- WordPress Forms: wpforms.com/privacy-policy/
- Yoast: yoast.com/privacy-policy/
- Mail Chimp: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy
- Square: https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/privacy
- Creativ.email by Constant Contact: https://endurance.clarip.com/privacycenter/
Updated and Posted 11/12/2022
12/11/2019 Updated and Posted
01/05/2020 Updated and Posted
02/28/2020 Updated and Posted
05/30/2021 Updated and Posted