Privacy Policy

 At www.aunaturalenutrition.com, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by www.aunaturalenutrition.com and how it is used. ​

By using this website and its services and features, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use this site or its services and features.

Before using any page on this site, please review the Terms of Service, Full Disclaimer, Affiliate Disclosure, Copyright and Recipe Policy, and Comment Policy. Accessing AuNaturaleNutrition.com indicates acceptance of these policies.

What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you subscribe to our newsletter.  Any time you opt to submit your email address (or other requested data) in order to obtain a free e-book, e-course, or the like, you consent to having your email address (or other requested data) automatically added to the Au Naturale Nutrition newsletter list, which is stored on both the HelloBar.com website (to collect the data) and the email marketing website MadMimi.com (newsletter service), a GoDaddy Company. You can opt-out or unsubscribe any time. (NOTE: as of 5/20/19, AuNaturaleNutrition no longer collects email addresses in exchange for eBooks.)

When commenting, submitting a form, ordering, or registering on our website, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your personal data such as, but not limited to: name, phone number, website, social media links, address, or e-mail address. This information is stored on the Weebly website building platform. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.

The data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the website visitor, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, and the visitor can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data.

Public Posting: If you post in the comments of a blog post on the Website (or anywhere on social media), you should be aware that any information you share is visible to other users. Personally identifiable information you submit to one of these forums can be read, collected, or used by other individuals to send you unsolicited messages. Au Naturale Nutrition is not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums. For example, if you choose to make information, which was previously non-public, available by enabling certain user features, Au Naturale Nutrition will collect that information from your interaction and the information will become publicly available.

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

• To personalize your experience: Your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs, such as social media sharing.
• To improve our website: We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information, analytics, and feedback we receive from you.
• To communicate with you: The email address you provide may be used to send you information, email newsletters, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
• To enforce legal terms that govern your use of the laws applicable to the website.
• And, for any other purposes for which the information is collected and maintained.

Log Files
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Like many other Web sites, www.aunaturalenutrition.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. 

How do we protect your information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information that we collect and maintain against loss, theft, and misuse, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We do not share the website's log in credentials, use strong passwords, and use security software.  Unfortunately, the sending of information via the internet is not totally secure, and on occasion, such information can be intercepted. We cannot guarantee the security of data that you choose to send us electronically. Sending such information is entirely at your own risk. 

You can help us by also taking precautions to protect your personal data when you are on the internet. Change your passwords often using a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure you use a secure web browser. Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, we request that you do not send private information to us via email.​

Cookies and Web Beacons

What are cookies? A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another. Enabling these cookies is not strictly necessary for the website to work but it will provide you with a better browsing experience. You can delete or block these cookies through your individual browser options, but if you do, some features of this site may not work as intended.  For more details, see aboutcookies.org.

A number of our pages use cookies:

1.  www.AuNaturaleNutrition.com, as a website designed and hosted on the Weebly platform, does have cookies enabled on it. Via our website, Weebly may automatically receive and record information on their server logs from your browser by using a cookie.  This includes information including your IP address, cookies, visitor preferences, and user-specific information on which pages the users access or visit.  Such information will not identify you personally. It is statistical data. This information may be used to customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that visitors send via their browser.  However, we do not link such information to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.  As this website is provided by Weebly, the policy regarding the use of cookies on this website is covered in Weebly's Privacy Policy Statement. Please read the policy to understand what it covers. 

2.  This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”).  Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.  Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.  You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.  By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.  The "User and Event data retention period" is 14 months, which is re-set upon new activity. Google Analytics offers a "Google Analytics Opt Out" tool which you can find here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

3.  AuNaturaleNutrition.com uses the tool AddThis.com to allow readers the option of social media sharing, saving, and social media following. The AddThis Tools and AddThis Toolbar collect information from the device used by the End User to interact with Publisher Sites or by the Toolbar User to interact with the AddThis Toolbar (“AddThis Data”). When an End User visits a Publisher Site or when a Toolbar User uses the AddThis Toolbar, AddThis receives AddThis Data via Cookies and Pixels. See the AddThis.com Privacy Policy for the data collected and how it is used.

4. AuNaturaleNutrition uses the email marketing website MadMimi.com (newsletter service), a GoDaddy Company. When you enter your email address (or other requested data) to receive a free ebook, ecourse, newsletter, or the like, Mad Mimi collects and stores this data. AuNaturaleNutrition.com is required to:

• Obtain consent to store and process personal data of our customers and subscribers
• Erase or export data about customers and subscribers upon request

Among other things, Mad Mimi is required to:

• Use certain levels of security to protect all stored personal data
• Notify the relevant authorities in the unlikely event of a security breach
• Obtain consent to store and process personal data of users
• Keep records of what data is stored and processed, and export or delete that data upon request

5. This website uses the online tools on Hellobar.com for pop-ups and banners in order to either 1) collect and store your email address when you subscribe to our newsletter, or 2) direct the visitor to the MadMimi newsletter service. 

6. This website uses a cookie banner app for EU visitors supplied by the website Zotabox.com.

7. Other services (not limited to): Video Vimeo; Google Tag Manager; Google Fonts; Query Click; Videobyte; Videology; Video Reach; Google Optimize ; Google Optimize 360.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, in the (unlikely) event that we sell any or all of our business to the buyer, for fraud protection or to reduce the risk of fraud, or to protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Young Living

If you purchase Young Living essential oils via the affiliate links on this website, Young living will collect and store information including your name, address(es), email address, and phone number. That information will be accessible to me in order to provide you with excellent customer service. If you provided your social security number, that information is not accessible to me. Please contact Young Living to opt-out or for further assistance.

General Data Protection Regulation GDPR Compliance for EU Citizens

Because Au Naturale Nutrition is based in the United States, our targeted visitors are also USA citizens. However, we value the privacy of the personal data of all website visitors, and we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with GDPR regulations. In short, GDPR states that if a website collects or stores data related to an EU citizen, the website must comply with the following:

• Tell the user who you are, why you collect the data, and how long it will be stored.
• Get clear consent before collecting any data
• Let users access/delete their data
• Let users know if data breaches occur

Here you can find the official PDF of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) as a neatly arranged website. 

California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.

Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products, and services are all directed to people who are 18 years old or older.

Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our website's privacy policy.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes at the bottom of this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below.

Contacting Us
If you are concerned about the privacy of your information, you may:

• Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our newsletters. You may also notify me via email to be removed from our mailing list.
• Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by emailing me. 
• Amend – You may contact us to amend or update your personal information.
• Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request via email.

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the Contact page or email us at aunaturalenutrition[at]gmail[dot]com.
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Addendum (part of the full Privacy Policy):

Au Naturale Nutrition PRIVACY POLICY (ADDITIONAL TERMS:)
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Au Naturale Nutrition (the “Company”) is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand what information we gather, how we use it, what we do to protect it, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service.  Unless otherwise indicated below, this Privacy Policy applies to any website that references this Privacy Policy, any Company website, as well as any data the Company may collect across partnered and unaffiliated sites.  

For purposes of this Agreement, “Service” refers to the Company’s service which can be accessed via our website at www.aunaturalenutrition.com or through our mobile application. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company. “You” refers to you, as a user of Service. 

I. CONSENT

By accessing our Service, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. In addition, by using our Service, or services across partnered and unaffiliated sites, you are accepting the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy. Each time you visit our website, or use the Service, and any time you voluntarily provide us with information, you agree that you are consenting to our collection, use and disclosure of the information that you provide, and you are consenting to receive emails or otherwise be contacted, as described in this Privacy Policy. Whether or not you register or create any kind of account with us, this Privacy Policy applies to all users of the website and the Service.

II. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect both “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information” about you. “Non-Personal Information” includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks. “Personal Information” includes information that can be used to personally identify you, such as your name, address and email address.

In addition, we may also track information provided to us by your browser or by our mobile application when you view or use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the Service, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you.  We use this information for, among other things, the operation of the Service, to maintain the quality of the Service, to provide general statistics regarding use of the Service and for other business purposes. We track this information using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect Non-Personal Information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis.  The Company may use both persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your session and until you delete them, while session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your Internet browser help file directions. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of the Service may not work properly.

III. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION

Personal Information:

In general, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We may share your Personal Information with vendors and other third-party providers who are performing services for the Company. In general, the vendors and third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide for the Company.  For example, when you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery, or return a purchase, you consent to our collecting and using such personal information for that specific purpose, including by transmitting such information to our vendors (and their service providers) performing these services for the Company.  

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment processors, have their own privacy policies in respect of the information that we are required to provide to them in order to use their services.  For these third-party service providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so that you can understand the manner in which your Personal Information will be handled by such providers.

In addition, we may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or if you violate our Terms of Use.

Non-Personal Information:

In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns of the Service. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our sole discretion.

IV. HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION

We implement reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices in order to protect your Personal Information and ensure that such Personal Information is not accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.  However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such precautions. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.

V. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send a promotional communication to a user via Weebly, the user can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional e-mail.   Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out in the Settings section of the Site, we may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy.

VI. WEEBLY

Our Service is hosted by Weebly, Inc. (“Weebly”).  Weebly provides us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to provide the Service to you.  Your information, including Personal Information, may be stored through Weebly’s servers.  By using the Service, you consent to Weebly’s collection, disclosure, storage, and use of your Personal Information in accordance with Weebly’s privacy policy available at https://www.weebly.com/privacy.   

VII. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third-party website accessed by selecting a link via our Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.

VIII. AGE OF CONSENT

By using the Service, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age.  

IX. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

The Company reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at any time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post these changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Any such modifications become effective upon your continued access to and/or use of the Service five (5) days after we first post the changes on the website or otherwise provide you with notice of such modifications. It is your sole responsibility to check this website from time to time to view any such changes to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to any changes, if and when such changes may be made to this Privacy Policy, you must cease access to this website. If you have provided your email address to us, you give us permission to email you for the purpose of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.

X. MERGER OR ACQUISITION

In the event we (or Weebly) undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of our (or Weebly’s) assets may continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes here so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest that you check this Privacy Policy periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used. 

XI. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS & OPTING OUT

We will send you Service-related announcements on occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if our Service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, or a new enhancement is released, which will affect the way you use our Service, we might send you an email.  Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature.  Based upon the Personal Information that you provide us, we may communicate with you in response to your inquiries to provide the services you request and to manage your account. We will communicate with you by email or telephone, in accordance with your wishes.  We may also use your Personal Information to send you updates and other promotional communications. If you no longer wish to receive those email updates, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each update or communication.

XII. CONTACT US & WITHDRAWING CONSENT

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, or wish to withdraw your consent for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Information, please contact us by sending an email to aunaturalenutrition[at]gmail[dot]com.

Last Updated: This Privacy Policy was last updated on Fri May 18 2018.