Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to me and is treated with respect, in the same way I would expect my own private information to be treated. Nicole Knutsen.com is run by Nicole Knutsen as a sole proprietor. The privacy policy explains how the personal information collected about you when you use NicoleKnutsen.com is used, including any information you provide when you join the mailing list for my newsletter. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding your personal data. The personal data I collect and what it is used for is minimal and consistent with most other blogs usage-no surprises here!

Check back to ensure the policy complies with expectations, as the policy may be updated on ocassion. I collect your name and email address when you opt in to my email list. This data is held in our Squarespace account and Google Docs and is password protected. I may collect your IP address and information regarding your location and pages accessed. This data is collected and stored in Squarespace Analytics.

I collect personal data in a variety of different ways including;

  • when you email me directly

  • subscribe to my news letter

  • comment on posts

  • automated technologies (cookies)

I will only use your personal data when legally permitted. 

I require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, as well as internal record keeping.

I rely on implicit consent, not explicit, as legal grounds for processing your personal data, with the exception of sending marketing communications to you via email. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by emailing me at nicole.knutsen@gmail.com. You may also unsubscribe from my mailing list at any time by using the link at the bottom of each e-mail. Any marketing content will be clearly marked.

If you have subscribed to my mailing list your information will be kept until you notify me otherwise; contact me at nicole.knutsen@gmail.com if you would like your data to be destroyed at any time.

Under no circumstances is your data ever sold or rented to a third party.

I may share your data in the following circumstances:
– to service providers and affiliates (PayPal, Amazon affiliates, Ascend Affiliates and postal services) who assist in delivery of services
– to third parties if I believe that disclosure is advisable or necessary to comply with the law, to enforce or apply my terms and conditions, or to protect the rights, property or safety of myself or others. This may include exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Once you have used a link to leave my site, I do not have any control over that website. I am not responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement.

I provide a cookies consent statement for you to approve, giving your explicit consent, when you navigate to my site.

I use Squarespace Analytics. Squarespace Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users’ computers. The information generated relating to my website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Squarespace will store this information.

You can refer to your interent browser to learn more about the specific types of cookies used and to manage approved cookies.

At any time, you may request a copy of the information I hold about you. If you would like a copy of the personal information I hold, please contact me. If you believe the information I hold about you is incorrect, you can request to see this information and have it corrected or deleted.