Thanks for stopping by! Here's all of the behind the scenes legal type info that you may or may not want to know. "CS3" refers to the website www.cleansmartsimplestyle.com which is owned and operated by yours truly.
Copywrite info:
Unless noted as otherwise, the words and photographs published on CS3 are original works and property of CS3, protected immediately upon creation by U.S. Copyright laws. Fair use clauses permit the reproduction of images for certain purposes such as education and commentary/critique. I welcome the use of my images under these guidelines as long as proper credit is given (accompanied by a link to the site of my page where the image was featured), and photographs have been reproduced in a way that neither borrows bandwidth from CS3 nor alters the initial context in which the original image was created.
On the occasion that I feature images or photographs that are not original creations of CS3, every effort is made to follow the guidelines outlined by U.S. Copyright Laws and Fair Use Clauses (as well as proper etiquette for sourcing and image hosting for bandwidth purposes). If you feel that an image has not followed these guidelines, please contact me and I would be more than happy to remove the image in question.
Privacy info:
If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact me by email at cleansmartsimple@live.com.
At www.cleansmartsimplestyle.com, the privacy of my visitors is of extreme importance to me. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by www.cleansmartsimplestyle.com and how it is used.
Log Files
Like many other Web sites, www.cleansmartsimplestyle.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes Internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies and Web Beacons
www.cleansmartsimplestyle.com does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
DoubleClick DART Cookie
.:: Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on www.cleansmartsimplestyle.com.
.:: Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to www.cleansmartsimplestyle.com and other sites on the Internet.
.:: Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL - http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include ....
Google Adsense
Blogher Publishing Network
These third-party ad servers or ad networks may use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on www.cleansmartsimplestyle.com send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.
www.cleansmartsimplestyle.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.cleansmartsimplestyle.com's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management and details of specific privacy policies on the websites with which I partner can be found at the browsers' respective websites.
http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/
http://www.blogher.com/privacy-policy
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=468496
Affiliate Links:
Posts mentioning specific products which include a direct link to shop for the product online, may be affiliate links from shops or stores offering me a small commission on the product sale. As author of this blog I often write about things that I use, enjoy, or am interested in myself. Commission from the sale of products that I mention will contribute to my ability to keep this blog running. If you do not wish to shop via one of my affiliate links you are always more than welcome to not "click through" the links that I offer and shop independently.
Data may be collected by a third party site regarding any purchase that you make through an affiliate link. For more information on the details of my affiliate partnership with Amazon.com please visit their info pages.
https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/help/operating
Sponsored content:
Occasionaly content will appear on the blog that is labeled as "sponsored" which indicates that it is a partnership that I am entering with certain brands. Compensation for my time and/or a free product to review is often part of a sponsored post. All sponsored content will be labeled as such, complies with FTC guidelines for disclosure of such partnerships, and fits with the criteria set forth by my ad network partnerships.
