Privacy Policy
Who We Are:
Valeska’s Bloom, https://valeskasbloom.com/, is owned by Valeska Vivas, a Sole Proprietorship in Nicaragua. We take your privacy seriously and encourage you to read our Privacy Policy for more information.
Valeska’s Bloom understands that your privacy is important and that you care about how your information is used and shared online.
Our Site only collects and uses information in ways consistent with your rights and our obligations under the law. Namely, data is processed:
- When you give specific and express consent for us to do so.
- When necessary for the performance of a contract, where you are a party to that contract (for example, if you buy something, we will need to collect payment and delivery information to deliver that product to you).
- When necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
- When it is required to protect the vital interest of the data subject (you) or another natural person.
- When necessary for the legitimate interests we pursue, except where your interest or fundamental rights and freedoms override such interest.
This Policy applies to all data we collect for your site’s use.
Please be sure to carefully read this Privacy Policy and ensure that you understand it.
YOU ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE ACCEPTED OUR PRIVACY POLICY WHEN YOU FIRST USED OUR SITE. If you disagree, you must stop using our Site and accept our privacy policy.
Using our Site, you certify that you are an adult, at least 18 years of age.
What personal data do we collect, and why do we collect it
Personal Information Collected on this Website
No personally identifiable information is collected on this website from persons who browse our website. The only personally identifiable information collected on this website is gathered in our comment area and on specified sign-up forms, where fields are provided so that you can provide your name and email address to leave a comment or receive a download, newsletter, or other emails on updates, giveaways, or other offers. We collect this information so that we can respond to the comments or questions that you post.
Please see the table below for additional details on how we collect and use personally identifiable information.
Anonymous Information Collected on this Website
We record anonymous data. Most of the information we collect from this website is anonymous, such as the pages you visit. Other anonymous data we may collect includes the name of your internet service provider, the website you used to link to our Site, your other interests, basic demographic information, the websites you visit from our Site, and your IP address. The data is used for statistical purposes only, but you remain anonymous as the individual user. We use this anonymous information to help improve the content of this Site and to compile aggregate statistics about individuals using our Site for internal market research purposes.
Please see the table below for additional details on collecting and using anonymous information.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that our site places on your computer or device when you visit certain parts of it.
When you visit our website, we may assign one or more cookies to your computer to facilitate your access, personalize your online experience, and record information about your visit.
We may also automatically collect information about your online activity on our website using a cookie, such as the web pages you visit, the links or advertisements you click on, and other actions you take while on our website.
The cookies do not store any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) about you.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies.
If you choose to decline cookies, please note that some of our website’s features and services may not function properly. We also use cookies to maintain continuity during an online session, gather data about the use of our Site, monitor online promotions, and for anti-fraud and information security purposes.
We may allow third-party advertising companies and ad networks (“Advertisers”) to display advertisements on our website. Advertisers may use tracking technologies, such as cookies, to collect information about users who view or interact with their advertisements.
Our website does not provide any PII to these Advertisers. However, they may collect information about where you, or others using your computer, saw and/or clicked on the advertisements they delivered and possibly associate this information with your subsequent visits to the advertised websites. They also may combine this information with personal information they collect directly from you. The collection and use of that personal information is subject to the particular Advertiser’s privacy policy.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.).
Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited another website.
These websites may collect your data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content. If you have an account and are logged in to that website, they may also trace your interaction with the embedded content.
Links to Other Sites
Our website contains links to affiliate websites and other external sites. Our Site does not claim nor accept responsibility for other such websites’ privacy policies, practices, and/or procedures. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally identifiable information. The aforementioned Privacy Policy Agreement applies only and solely to the information collected by our website.
Through affiliate links, identifying information may be carried over to an outside site to show that you visited that Site from our Site to ensure proper commissions are issued.
Valeska’s Bloom participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
| Service/Tool/Method to collect data | Data Collected | How it’s Collected | How it’s Collected | Legal Basis for Collection |
| WPForms Lite | Name, email address | Form Submission | Let the data subject contact our Site with questions, comments, or other information they want to submit privately. | Consent |
| Comments | Name, email address, website, IP address, and browser user agent string | Form Submission | How it’s Collected | Consent and necessity |
| Google Analytics | For statistical purposes, to provide a better user experience | Cookie | For statistical purposes to provide a better user experience | Consent & necessity |
| Track the usage of services | Cookie | Helps prevent cross-site request forgery | Necessary | |
| Cookie | Helps prevent cross-site request forgery | Necessary | ||
| Track the usage of services | Cookie | Helps prevent cross-site request forgery | Necessary |
Who do we share your data with?
We contract with the third parties listed in the table above to supply products, services, and a good user experience on our behalf. These include payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine facilities, advertising, and marketing.
In some cases, these parties may require access to some or all of your data; when that is the case, we take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and by the law.
How long do we retain your data?
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments, eliminating the need to hold them in a moderation queue.
We also store the personal information provided by users who register on our website in their user profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username), and website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Information collected using Google Analytics is retained for 26 months.
Information submitted through forms, such as email or contact forms, is retained until the data subject chooses to unsubscribe or invokes their right under GDPR to be forgotten.
What rights do you have over your data?
If you have an account on this Site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided.
You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data that we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Similarly, if you have subscribed to our email list, you can unsubscribe anytime and request that the site administrator erase all personal data obtained via our email marketing service.
Resident Rights of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, or Virginia
If you reside in one of the above states, a state-based data privacy law gives you the right to ask if we sell or disclose your personal information to third parties.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties for direct marketing. We have not sold your personal information in the past. The law also gives you the right to opt out of such sales. You may do so by submitting a request using our contact information below.
Where do we send your data?
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How to contact us?
If you have questions regarding this privacy policy or data privacy rights requests, feel free to reach out via our Contact Page.
Changes to our privacy policy
We may change this privacy policy as necessary, occasionally, or as required by law. Any changes will be posted on our Site, and you will be deemed to have accepted them on your first use of our Site following the alterations. You should check this page regularly to ensure you are current.