Last updated January 25, 2024.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://thriving1.com.
Comments
If visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be made visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact forms
Contact forms may be used to collect information including your name, email address, telephone, answers to questions in the contact form, and other relevant information. We may utilize this information to contact you for advertising purposes or to deliver digital content to you. We do not sell, rent or lease information collected in contact forms.
We only collect personally identifiable contact form information through a secure opt-in process. Contact form data may be stored in a third party email service provider’s database. We do not store contact form data on our servers. If you have opted-in through one of our contact forms, you will have the ability to opt-out of that email database using the service provider’s opt-out links. If you wish to update or delete your data from the service provider’s database, you can visit the service provider’s website and follow their procedures.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies and Pixels
We use “cookies” and “pixels” on this site. These are pieces of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site, identify repeat visitors to our site, and potentially display ads relevant to your web history. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you may not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies and pixels can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Pixels may enable us to run ads tailored to your interest on ad networks and social media sites.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, PDF files, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Our site includes Google Analytics and/or other analytics tools that track user visits, time on site, and other metrics. The analytics scripts capture the search terms you used (if any), website you visited from (if any), your IP address, location, device and other non-personal identifying factors. We utilize these analytics to optimize our site for search and visitor engagement.
Links
Our website contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of websites to which our website links. We advise you to read the privacy statements of any sites we link to which may collect personally identifiable information.
Surveys and Contests
We may occasionally request information via surveys or contests on our website. Participation in these surveys or contests is voluntary. It is solely up to you whether to participate or not. Surveys and contests may require contact information, demographic information, or other information as a condition of your participation.
Log Files
Our website gathers data automatically and stores it in log files. This includes IP addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring pages, exit pages, operating system, date & time stamps, and click action data. We use this information to track user activity on the site, optimize site behavior, detect abnormalities, administer the site, and operate the site technically. We do not link this data to any personally-identifiable data collected on our site.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Our website integrates with several third party websites and online services, including Google Ads, Google Analytics, Youtube, Youtube Ads, Clickbank, MaxWeb, Clickmagick, and others. We utilize javascript and data parameters from our website to these other sites for click and conversion tracking purposes via third party APIs. Clicking links, buttons, images or videos on our website triggers the passing of data values from our site to these other sites. We do not save this information.
Visitor comments may be shared and checked through an automated spam detection service.
User visit data is captured and shared with Google Analytics (Google) and potentially other analytics platforms.
Your cookie and pixel data may be shared with website optimization services, online advertising networks, and social media sites.
Your contact form data may be shared and stored in a third-party email service provider.
Your payment data may be shared and stored with a third-party payment processor.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights 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 have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. You may request that we export or erase your data by visiting our Contact Us page.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Our website integrates with several third party websites and online services, including Google Ads, Google Analytics, Youtube, Youtube Ads, Clickbank, MaxWeb, Clickmagick, and others for click and conversion tracking purposes.
GDPR Compliance
Our website and business is located in the United States and the content on our site is tailored to site visitors located in the United States. Under United States law our site does not fall under the legal jurisdiction of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). While we seek to treat our user’s data with appropriate data protections under United States law, we are not required to comply, nor do we seek to comply with GDPR. As such, individuals or organizations using this website should not assume that their rights under GDPR will be recognized or enforced.
California Privacy Notice
This California Privacy Notice applies solely to individual residents of the State of California.
This CA Notice describes how we collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process personal information of residents of the State of California under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act.
“Personal information” is information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably associated with, or is reasonably be linked, with a particular individual, consumer or household residing in the State of California.
Personal information does not include:
- Publicly available information from government records.
- Deidentified, aggregated or anonymized information in a form that is not capable of being associated with or linked to a consumer.
- Information excluded from the CCPA’s scope.
We collect personal information from and about consumers for a variety of purposes. To learn more about the types of personal information we collect, the sources from which we collect or receive personal information, and the purposes for which we use this information, please refer to the Personal Information We Collect About You and How We Use It section in our Privacy Notice.
In the last 12 months, we collected the following categories of personal information:
- Identifiers, such as names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, or other similar identifiers.
- Commercial Information, such as your use of our website, products or services.
- Internet/Network Information, such as your IP address, browser or device information.
- Geolocation Data about your physical location collected from your device. This includes your IP address.
- Other Personal Information, such as information you provide to us when you post comments on our website or complete an online form.
- Inferences, including information generated from your use of the websites reflecting predictions about your interests and preferences.
We collect this information from a variety of sources including:
- Directly from you
- From your browser or device
- From information generated about your online browsing activity
- Service providers
- Business partners and affiliates
We may collect, utilize and/or share personal information about you for one or more of the following purposes:
- To fulfill or meet your specific request e.g. a request to delete your data
- To communicate with you through email or text messages
- To operate and deliver our website functionality and services to you
- To market to you, including through online advertising, email, text messages and the like
- To capture and understand the demographics of our users
- To personalize your user experience and the content you see, or the product or service offerings we make to you. This includes tailored offers and ads through our website, third-party sites, or on other devices you may use.
- To recognize you and remember your information when you use our website.
- For testing, research, analysis, and advertising development
- To respond to legal matters as required by applicable law, court order or to comply with applicable regulations.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Your Privacy Rights Under California Law
Residents of the State of California may exercise the following rights over the personal information about you that we have collected, with certain limitations:
Right to Know whether we are gathering and/or using personal information about you and to obtain details about the personal information we have collected about you in the last 12 months, including:
– Categories of personal information collected
– Categories of sources of the personal information
– Purpose for which the personal information was collected
– Categories of personal information disclosed to third parties (if any)
– Categories of personal information shared for advertising purposes (if any)
– Categories of personal information sold (if any)
Right to Access; Portability. The right to access the personal information we have collected about you and obtain a copy of the personal data in a portable and easily usable format.
Right to Request Deletion of personal information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Correct any inaccuracies in your personal information.
How to Exercise Your Privacy Rights Under California Law
Please submit your request on our Contact page. We will verify your identity which may require us to obtain additional personal information from you. If we cannot verify your identity then we will not be able to fulfill your request.
Privacy Policy Updates
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The last updated date will be listed at the top of this page.