Thank you for visiting our website.  This Privacy Policy applies to your use of www.bellylama.com (“the Site”) and any other information you may provide us in association with your use of the Site.  By using this Site you are agreeing to all parts of this Privacy Policy.

What information do we collect?

This Site collects the personal information you voluntarily provide to us, which includes your name and e-mail address in order to subscribe to our mailing list, comment on our blog, or communicate with us via the form on our Contact Page.

This Site also automatically collects certain information about you and the device with which you access the Site. For example, when you use the Site, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Site. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Site, such as links clicked.

How do we use your information?

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

• To personalize your site 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 and improve our products and services.
• To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature. If you have subscribed to our e-newsletter, free e-materials or other products, you may receive other periodic e-mails.

How do we use cookies?

We use “cookies” to enhance your online experience and gather information about visitors and visits to the Site.  A cookie is a commonly used automated data collection tool.  In summary, “cookies” are small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing the Site. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them).

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies using your web browser settings. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of the Site may not work properly or at all.

How do we protect visitor information?

We have security measures in place, such as Secure Sockets Layer, to prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration of the personal information you provide to us through the Site, but we make no assurances about our ability to prevent any such loss, misuse, to you or to any third party arising out of any such loss, misuse, or alteration.

Do we share the information we collect with outside parties?

We share your information with trusted third parties who provide support in running this Site, including any blog or newsletter.  All parties will keep your information confidential and it will never be shared with unrelated third parties. 

We do not sell, rent or lease to outside parties your personally identifiable information (email, name, address, telephone number).  However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our users use the Site.  You may read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

We may release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.

How can you opt-out, remove or modify information you have provided to us?

We use Mailchimp for electronic mailings. If you opt-in to receive our newsletter, the option to unsubscribe will be included at the bottom of every e-mail. Please note that due to email production schedules you may receive any emails already in production.

You have the right to see all the data we have for you, ask for the corrections to the data, ask us to erase the data and object to how we use your data.  You can contact us regarding exercising any of these rights via our Contact Page.  

If you are an individual under 18 years of age, a resident of California, and have provided personal information or content to us in some manner, you have the right to request the deletion of that information pursuant to the “California Eraser Law.” You can contact us with such request via our Contact Page.

 Affiliate Program Participation.

This Site engages in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Site for the purposes of assigning commission on sales. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.  

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliate sites.  As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.  If you choose to purchase anything using the customized links on this Site, we will earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). These customized links may presently be found in our Product Store and Blog posts.

Third Party Links.

This Site includes links to third party websites.  These linked websites have separate and independent privacy policies.  We do not control these third party websites and are not responsible for their content and privacy practices.   If you choose to visit any linked websites, we encourage you to review their privacy statements carefully.

Children’s Privacy.

This Site is not directed to, nor do we knowingly collect data from, children under 13 years of age. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this Site.

Changes to our Policy.

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time. If we change any part of our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page. Policy changes will apply only to information collected after the date of the change. This policy was last modified on September 29, 2020.

Questions, Comments, Concerns.

By using this Site you are agreeing to all parts of the above Privacy Policy.  If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our Contact Page with the subject PRIVACY.