Our commitment to protecting your data and the planet.
At ECOerin, we believe your personal data is as precious as the environment we are working to protect. This Privacy Policy explains in clear terms how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you visit our website or interact with our content.
We are committed to transparency, ethical data practices, and giving you full control over your personal information.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Voluntarily Provide
- Email Address: When you subscribe to our newsletter via MailerLite or Google Forms.
- Contact Information: Your name and email when you reach out through our contact page or inquiries.
- Comments & Feedback: Any information you share when interacting with our content or community-sourced resources.
Information Automatically Collected
- Device Information: Browser type, operating system, and device model.
- Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, and links clicked via Google Analytics.
- IP Address: Collected for analytics, security, and spam prevention purposes.
- Cookies: Small text files stored on your device to enhance your browsing experience (see Section 4).
2. How We Use Your Information We process your data based on consent (for newsletters) and legitimate interest (to improve our content and recommendations). Uses include:
- Newsletter Delivery: Sending weekly healthy green living guides and recipes (only if you opt-in).
- Communication: Responding to your specific questions, comments, and project inquiries.
- Website Improvement: Analyzing visitor behavior to enhance our user interface and content relevance.
- Security: Protecting against fraud, spam, and malicious activity.
- Legal Compliance: Fulfilling necessary legal obligations.
3. Data Retention We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy. Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is typically anonymized or deleted after 26 months per standard industry cycles.
4. Cookie Policy We use cookies to improve your experience. Types include:
- Essential Cookies: Required for standard website functionality.
- Analytics Cookies: Provided by Google Analytics to help us understand visitor behavior and improve our SEO.
- Advertising & Affiliate Cookies: Used by third parties like Amazon to provide relevant product recommendations and track commission-based clicks.
- Management: You can block cookies via your browser settings or install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5. Third-Party Services & Affiliate Disclosure We use trusted third-party services that maintain their own strict privacy practices:
- Google Analytics & Forms: Google Privacy Policy
- MailerLite: Used for newsletter management and delivery.
- Amazon Associates: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This program uses cookies to track visits for the purpose of assigning commissions. Amazon Privacy Notice
We NEVER Sell Your Data We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. Your trust is the foundation of the Eco Erin community.
6. Your Privacy Rights Under laws such as GDPR and CCPA, you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Correction/Deletion: Request that we update or permanently delete your personal information.
- Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from our newsletter or marketing communications at any time via the link in our emails.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at: Hello@EcoErin.com. We respond to all formal requests within 30 days.
7. Data Security We implement industry-standard security measures, including SSL encryption, to protect your data. While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
8. Children’s Privacy Eco Erin does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. If we discover we have inadvertently collected such data, it will be deleted immediately.