Privacy Policy
This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for the website: http://JoAnnRoss.com. It applies solely to information collected by this website, except where stated otherwise. It will notify you of the following:
- What information is collected.
- With whom it is shared.
- How it can be corrected.
- How it is secured.
Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
JoAnn Ross is the sole owner of the information collected on this site and only has access to/or collects information that you voluntarily give her via contact form, newsletter signup form, or comment box. JoAnn Ross will never sell or rent this information to anyone.
Personally identifiable information that may be collected includes:
Name
State
Email address
Mailing address only if needed to share with delivery service to send you books or other items.
Telephone number only if necessary to share with delivery service to deliver books or other items to you.
JoAnn Ross will use your information to respond to you regarding the reason you contacted her. She will not share your information with any outside third party, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g., answer your question or send a newsletter if you signed up for her mailing list.
Email: All information collected from this site is used only by JoAnn Ross, who collects your email address only in order respond to your communication directly.
Newsletter: JoAnn Ross newsletter list data is stored via the third-party Vertical Response and managed by JoAnn Ross. No date is ever sold or transferred to a third party. Also, you will never be sent a newsletter by JoAnn Ross unless you subscribe, and respond to the welcome email by double-opting in. If you have subscribed, JoAnn Ross may send you emails containing newsletters and promotions. If you do not want to receive such email messages, there is an opt-out link at the bottom of every newsletter that will immediately remove you from the subscriber list. You may also mail your cancel request to JoAnn Ross, 1420 Marvin Rd NE, Ste C PMB 642, Lacy, WA 98516-3878. Please include the name and email address you used to subscribe
Ordering links: If you purchase a book through a link on this website or associated social media pages, such as Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, your purchase will be handled by your selected vendor, i.e. Amazon, B&N, Apple, Google Play, Kobo. Those vendors maintain their own separate information about you that is not shared with JoAnn Ross.
Social Media: If you use a third-party social media connection, such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram by “following,” or “liking,” JoAnn Ross pages, while that third party may pass certain information to others, JoAnnRoss.com does not collect or retain any of that information. JoAnn Ross recommends that you always review your privacy settings on third-party websites and adjust your personal settings as necessary.
Links to Other Websites and Services: JoAnnRoss.com is not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from this site, comment pages, or social media sites, including the information or content contained therein. When using a link to go from JoAnnRoss.com to any other website or social media site, this Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party websites or services.
Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies. Please be aware that JoAnn Ross has no control over any third parties (such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google) that you authorize to access your user content and is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. JoAnn Ross encourages web visitors to be aware of when they leave this site and read the privacy statements of any other site that encourages personally identifiable information. This website is built on a WordPress platform, and JoAnn Ross is also not responsible for any information WordPress might collect.
Third parties linked to from this website may set cookies on a user’s browser and/or obtain information about the fact that a web browser visited our website from a certain IP address. Third parties cannot collect any other personally identifiable information
Cookies
This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your computer, phone, or tablet. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences and provide anonymized tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.
As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience on this site better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers.
JoAnnRoss.com does not track its customers over time and across third-party websites to provide targeted advertising and therefore does not respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals. However, some third-party sites do keep track of your browsing activities when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you. If you are visiting such sites, your browser may have features that allow you to set the DNT signal on your browser so that third parties (particularly advertisers) know you do not want to be tracked.
For more information, review our Cookie Policy
If you would like to learn how to set your browser so that websites do not track you, click one of the following:
- Safari: http://support.Apple.com/kb/PH11952
- Firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/dnt/
- Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/do-not-track/ckdcpbflcbeillmamogkpmdhnbeggfja?hl=en-US
- Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/use-tracking-protection#ie=ie-11
JoAnn Ross strives to protect your personal information; however, she urges you to take every precaution to protect your own personal data when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords often, and use strong passwords that contain combinations of letters, numbers, and special characters.
Age of Consent
By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
