What Information Does This Site Collect?
Newsletter:
If you voluntarily sign up for Serena Bell’s newsletter, this site will record your email address, first name, and last name and transmit it to Serena Bell’s newsletter provider (MailChimp) where it will be stored. If you fill out a contact form, this site will store your email address. When subscribers click on a link in one of Serena Bell’s newsletters, reply to a newsletter, answer a newsletter survey, or fill out a newsletter form, that information will be stored and recorded (see below how this information is used).
Subscribers may unsubscribe at any time. You may ask for all your data to be deleted at any time.
Giveaways and Contests:
If you enter a giveaway, your name and email address are collected. If you win a physical prize, you will be asked to give your name and physical mailing address.
Non-personal Information:
This website may collect non-personal information about visitors when they interact with the site. This information may include the browser name, means of connection to the site, and other non-identifying information.
Cookies:
This website may use “cookies” to enhance visitor experience. Typically, cookies may be placed on visitors’ hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. Visitors may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to send an alert when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the site may not function properly.
How Is the Information Used?
Newsletter names and emails will only be used for sending newsletters and related communication from Serena Bell.
Giveaway entrants will be sent emails only about the giveaway, unless they also signed up for the newsletter.
Information on which email links are clicked on the most will help Serena Bell choose topics that interest readers in future emails.
Serena Bell may use affiliate codes in some of the emails or on the site. These codes allow Serena to receive a small commission on sales that result from clicking those links. You do not pay the cost of the commission; the store you buy from does. Links to Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play, and Kobo may contain these codes.
Sharing of Personal Information
Subscriber information is never shared with a third party. The only exception is that email addresses may occasionally be used to create lookalike audiences for online marketing. This will only be done in circumstances where the email addresses cannot be stored by another company or site, and in no way distributes the emails or signs subscribers up to any other services.
Third-party links
Sometimes Serena Bell will include third-party links through email or on the website. These sites have their own policies and you should read those before subscribing to or purchasing from them.
Security of Information
All information is saved by SquareSpace and/or MailChimp and only Serena Bell can access it. Should a data breach ever occur, subscribers will be notified within 7 days.
Use of the Website by Minors
All subscribers must be 18 years or older or have the consent of a parent or guardian.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Serena Bell may update this privacy policy at any time. A notice about such changes will be posted in this location at the top of the Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By visiting and using serenabell.com, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you can choose not to use the site. Continued use of the site means you accept the policy and any periodic changes.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or anything else on serenabell.com, please email Serena Bell at serenabell@serenabell.com.