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For more information on affiliate links please see my affiliate policy.

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AFFILIATE POLICY

As a responsible blogger I must point out that occasionally I may use affiliate links in posts on SUZSTAINABLE. In the interests of disclosure, I earn a small amount of commission if you buy anything from a website using a link from this site.  Using an affiliate link doesn’t affect the price you pay or your rights as a buyer – it just means I get earn a small commission which helps towards the running costs of SUZSTAINABLE, which includes web hosting, domain name and purchasing resources for posts for example.  

I only link to products or pages that I have researched and genuinely love and believe in; that I would or have used myself and that I think would be of interest to you, the reader. All my opinions are honest, unbiased and free from commercial concerns; any commission received will not unduly influence the blog content, topics or posts.

WORK WITH ME

If you would like to work with me, I am open to collaborations, creative ideas and suggestions. I also write about brands, products and services that I’m interested in and that are in keeping with the theme of this blog and my personal ethics. Normally I write about brands, products and services that are within my current location, however if your brand, product or service falls into one or more of the following categories, I’d love to hear from you.

Sustainable / Organic / Zero Waste Design / Eco Friendly / Ethically Made / Slow Fashion / Artisan / Fair Trade / Hand Made / Recycled / Naturally Dyed / Pre-Loved / Green or Natural Beauty / Responsible / Green or Eco Tourism

I am happy to write about brands and products that and I truly love and believe my readers will be interested in, therefore if you would like me to review your product, you will need to send me a sample of the product overwise I cannot give a genuine, honest review, as I cannot write a review about something I have no experience of, however I will unfortunately turn down offers that do not fit into the mission or philosophy behind my website. 

Please note I do not accept guest posts or pre-written content of any kind as I prefer all content to be written by myself in my personal style. However please get in touch with me via email at [email protected] if you would like to collaborate in another way or wish to discuss your ideas.

DISCLAIMER

The information contained in this website is for education and information purposes only and is based on my personal journey and experiences. Whilst every reasonable attempt has been made to achieve complete accuracy of the content, I make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website of third party links.

SUZSTAINABLE assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions and any reliance you place on this information is strictly at your own risk. You need to make your own inquiries to determine if the information or products are appropriate for your intended use.

SUZSTAINABLE is not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of other sites and expressly disclaims any liability arising out of such content or practices. Under no circumstances does SUZSTAINABLE accept responsibility for, nor shall SUZSTAINABLE be liable for any damages or detriment arising out of content, practices, or other media of third party links.

Any trademarks, service marks, product names or named features are assumed to be the property of their respective owners and are used only for reference. There is no implied endorsement where one of these terms is used.

SUZSTAINABLE takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond my control.

COMMENT POLICY

I try to respond to all comments, and I appreciate your comments and I thank you for taking the time to share ideas and feedback.

There are some rules and “good practices” however that you should follow when commenting on SUZSTAINABLE. Mainly, your comments must be respectful of others, and should contribute thoughtful ideas or opinions to the discussion.

Commenting Rules:

  • Use your real first name when commenting
  • Use proper spelling and grammar
  • Add relevant, thoughtful comments that contribute to the article/discussion. If offering criticism, offer constructive criticism
  • Be respectful of others

Your Comment will be Deleted if:

  • The comment is spam, or solely promotional in nature
  • The comment uses inappropriate language
  • The comment harasses someone, or is discriminatory in any way, shape, or form

SUZSTAINABLE reserves the right to remove comments at any time, for any reason, at our sole discretion. SUZSTAINABLE may also edit comments for reasons including, but not limited to, correcting spelling and removing spam links etc. If a comment is edited the main idea of the comment will not be changed. Usually, a comment will be simply deleted (and not edited) if it goes against this Comment Policy, unless it significantly contributes to the discussion.

PRIVACY AND COOKIES

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.

Our website uses cookies. We will ask you to consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy when you first visit our website. By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

(1) Credit

This document was created using a template from Docular provided by SEQ Legal.

(2) WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:

(a) information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation.

(b) information relating to any transactions carried out between you and us on or in relation to this website, including information relating to any purchases you make of our goods or services

(c) information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us including commenting on our blog.

(d) information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our website services, email notifications and/or newsletters.

(e) any other information that you choose to send to us.

(3) Cookies

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. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.

We may use both “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies on the website. Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser. Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date.

We will use the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate the website; and increase website security. When you or anyone else clicks on a link usually through a product to a retailers website, we may earn a small commission on any purchases that you make through that website (please review our affiliate policy for more details). To do this we place a cookie onto your computer when you visit a retailer from our website, if you then go on to buy something, the cookie identifies you as having come from our site and we earn our commission.

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users’ computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. You can find out more about Google’s use of information by visiting https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can also review Google’s privacy policy by visiting: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.

Our advertising services providers may send you cookies for the purpose of enabling the service of advertisements based on your previous visits to our website.

You can manage your preferences relating to the use of cookies on our website by clicking on the green ‘C’ button on the bottom left of the screen on any page of our website.

Most browsers also allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector. The methods for blocking cookies may vary from browser to browser, and from version to version.  You can obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a)     https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome);

(b)     https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);

(c)     https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/ (Opera);

(d)     https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and

(e)     https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).

Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites including this one; it will prevent you from being able to use all the features on our website.

(4) Using your personal information

Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

We may use your personal information to:

(a) administer the website

(b) improve your browsing experience by personalising the website

(c) enable your use of the services available on the website

(d) send to you goods purchased via the website, and supply to you services purchased via the website

(e) send statements and invoices to you, and collect payments from you

(f) send you general (non-marketing) commercial communications

(g) send you email notifications which you have specifically requested

(h) send to you our newsletter and other marketing communications relating to our business or the businesses of carefully-selected third parties which we think may be of interest to you by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications)

(i) provide third parties with statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual user

(j) deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website

(k) keep the website secure and prevent fraud

Where you submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the licence you grant to us.

We will not without your express consent provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.

If you sign up to the SUZSTAINABLE mailing list via Mailchimp we require your name and email address.  Neither of these is visible to the public.  Please note, the mailing list is administered by Mailchimp, who store your details solely for the purpose of SUZSTAINABLE being able to email you. You can read the Mailchimp privacy policy here, and you can unsubscribe at any time via the link in the email.

(5) Disclosures

We may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this privacy policy.

In addition, we may disclose your personal information:

(a) to the extent that we are required to do so by law.

(b) in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceeding.

(c) in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk).

(d) to the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset that we are (or are contemplating) selling.

(e) to any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.

Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.

(6) International data transfers

Information that we collect may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in accordance with this privacy policy.

Information which you provide may be transferred to countries [(including [the United States, which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the European Economic Area.

In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the internet and may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.

You expressly agree to such transfers of personal information.

(7) Security of your personal information

We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

(8) Policy amendments

We may update this privacy policy from time-to-time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.

We may also notify you of changes to our privacy policy by email.

(9) Your rights

You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of such information will be subject to:

(a) the payment of a fee (currently fixed at £10.00); and

(b) the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity (for this purpose, we will usually accept a photocopy of your passport certified by a solicitor or bank plus an original copy of a utility bill showing your current address).

We may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law.

You may instruct us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes, [by sending an email to us]. In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt-out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes.

These rights are subject to certain limitations and exceptions. You can learn more about the rights of data subjects by visiting https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/.

(10) Third party websites

The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.

(11) Updating information

Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.

(12) Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal information, please write to us by email at [email protected].

(13) Amendments

We may periodically modify, alter, or update this Policy by publishing a new version on our website. We will alert users to any material changes to this policy by posting the revised information here. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy on a regular basis to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. and to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.

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