This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their "Personally identifiable information" (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your or other details to help you with your experience.

When do we collect information?

We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, fill out a form or enter information on our site.

How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

  • To personalize user’s experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
  • To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
  • To quickly process your transactions.

How do we protect visitor information?

We use regular Malware Scanning. Since credit card, SSI, or other sensitive information is not collected or stored on this site, we are not required to be PCI compliant.

This web site provides only articles, information, and images. We never ask for personal or private information except when you use our contact page or place an order and only as described below.

We do not use an SSL certificate on most pages of the site; checkout is done via payPal which uses the highest strict standards to collect your payment information.

Do we use "cookies"?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We do not use cookies or data collected from cookies to interact with any third party services outside of this website, e.g. no "tracking cookies" are used on this website.

We use cookies to:

  • Help remember and process the items in the shopping cart.
  • If you purchase items on this site, cookies allow you to log in to review orders or update your account information as described below. All transactions are processed via payPal and your credit card information is never collected on this website.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

If users disable cookies in their browser, some features will be disabled:

  • You will not be able to collect multiple items and add them to your shopping cart,
  • will not be able to stay logged in to your scribblings-n-stuff.com account as described above, and
  • the anti-spam security features on our contact page will fail.

However, you can still place orders over the telephone, please contact us.

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.

Third-party links

We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website.

Google

We do not use Google AdSense on this web site. You will never see any form of advertising on this website.

California Online Privacy Protection Act

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. See more at the CalOPPA site.

In accordance to CalOPPA we agree to the following:

Users can visit our site anonymously.

A link to this privacy policy will remain in the footer section on every page of our website.

Our Privacy Policy link includes the word "Privacy" and can be easily be identified by the words "Privacy Policy" in any link to it.

Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes:

  • On our Privacy Policy Page
  • By email, if you have purchased products from this website.

Users are able to change their personal information By logging in to their account in this website.

"Personal Information" is only stored on this website if you place an order and is limited to:

  • Your name
  • Your contact phone number
  • Your main address and shipping address
  • The email addresses you entered while placing an order
  • Comments you may have entered in placing your order

All transactions are processed via payPal under the strictest of security; your credit card information is not stored or entered on this web site.

Contact Information entered on our contact page:

Any information you enter via our contact page is not stored on this web site in any way. It is transferred immediately via email to our personal computer and stored offline securely.

We will never sell your information to a third party or include you in any email lists from this website without your explicit consent.

The Web of Trust (WOT) says you collect personally identifiable information over non-secure protocol. What does that mean?

Web of trust is a user-moderated "service" that claims to review sites for security and is largely subjected to the opinions and agendas of the users that install and use their plugin, comment on WOT "scorecards," or otherwise participate in WOT. There is no qualification or screening for participating in WOT, therefore most of its participants are generally not technically qualified to assess the security or safety of a web site. For these reasons, any opinion or scorecard rating generated by WOT should be considered with judicious caution.

In reference to this web site, any claims, past or present, are false; our contact page and checkout page, where we collect information, are secured by a 256 bit GeoTrust SSL cert, even though it is not required for the information we collect.

For more information, we encourage you to search for "Web of Trust scam" in your favorite search engine.

How does our site handle do not track signals?

We honor do not track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?

It’s also important to note that we do not allow third-party behavioral tracking.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under 13, but this website may contain content that may not be appropriate for children under 13 in the form of adult themes or language.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:

  • We will notify the users via email (if available via registration on this site) Within 7 business days.
  • We will notify the users via in-site notification within 7 business days

We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

CAN-SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:

  • Process orders and to send information and updates pertaining to orders.
  • Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our customers after the original transaction has occurred, if the customer has asked to be on our mailing list.

To be in accordance with CAN-SPAM we agree to the following:

  • Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
  • Identify marketing messages as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
  • Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
  • Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
  • Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

Alternatively, to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, recipients can respond to the email with the word UNSUBSCRIBE as the mail subject and we will promptly remove you from our mailing list.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.

Contact page

Via private message on FaceBook

La Mesa, California 91942

Last updated May 26, 2016