Please read the Privacy Policy set forth below carefully, as it is designed to provide important information on how and why we collect, use, store and share your personal information. It also outlines the rights you can exercise regarding your personal information and how you can contact us if you have any questions or complaints.  

The Privacy Policy set forth below is legally binding. By visiting, viewing or using this website and/or by using any program, product, course or service from us, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

Your privacy is important to Hollow To Whole, https://www.hollowtowhole.com (“website”), which is operated by Hollow To Whole (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).  

We use the term “personal information” to refer to data we collect that may, directly or indirectly, identify, describe, relate to or be associated with you.  This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to personal information we collect when you interact with us through different means, including by visiting and using our website. The term “you” refers to any visitor, viewer or user of the website and/or any user of any Product.  Please note that we cannot control the privacy practices of websites and services that we do not own.

Please read the entire Privacy Policy before you visit or use the website or perform any Actions (as defined below). By visiting the website or performing any Actions (as defined below), you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.  

Intellectual property ownership

All content on this Site belongs to the owner of Hollow To Whole. Using or copying any part of this Site is prohibited without written permission to the owner and granted consent by the owner. Reposting, copying or using any information here as your own is prohibited. You have the permission to use a link to this Site. Before using any content from this Site, please contact hello@hollowtowhole.com

Information we collect

You may use this Site without disclosing any personally identifiable information. This Site may track information provided by your browser, including the website you came from (“referring URL”), the browser type you use, time and date of access, what links you clicked on and the duration of time spent on those pages. No personally identifiable information can be collected from these activities.

This site only collect the personal information you voluntarily submit to this Site. This may include your name, website or email address when you subscribe to the newsletter, make a comment or use the contact form. At no time should you submit any sensitive personal information to this Site (including social security number, health information or criminal background). If you submit this information to the Site, it will be subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Personal information of minors

This website is not directed towards or designed for use by children under the age of 18.  This website and the information contained on it is specifically designed for individuals over the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, you must not access this website or perform any of the Actions. We do not knowingly collect, use, store or share personal information from children under the age of 18.  If you know or have reason to believe that we have collected data from anyone under the age of 18, please contact us using the contact details provided for removal of that data.

Google

We, along with third-party vendors such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.

Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt-out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add-on.

Third-party use of information

This Site uses Google Analytics. No personally identifiable information is collected when browsing this Site. Google Analytics may track information including the visitor’s IP address and browsing activity while using this Site. To learn more about Google’s privacy policy, please visit https://policies.google.com/privacy

Comments

When you leave a comment on our Site, certain information may be visible to the public. This may include your name, avatar, profile description, website information and the comment you made. Your email address will never be visible to the public on this Site.

Contact forms

The contact form on this Site is a WordPress plugin. This plugin does not store any of the sent messages or personal information on the webserver or database. All messages are sent to the Gmail inbox of Hollow To Whole.

Cookies and other tracking technologies

We may collect and access, and may permit our business partners and third party service providers, such as advertising companies, to collect and access your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browsing metadata and other numerical identifiers, such as your browser type, version and operating system (collectively, the “Browsing Information”). We may also use, place, collect and store, or allow our third party service providers to use, place, collect and store, cookies, web beacons, remarketing pixel tags, or other similar tracking technologies.  

We, our business partners and third party service providers may use this information and these technologies to, among other things, improve and personalize your user experience, understand how you use the website, provide tailored ads, analyze trends, data, and website performance, administer the website, identify and track you when you use different devices, determine if you are logged onto the website, provide security and provide a range of features, customization and functionality.  

By using the website and not opting out of cookies, you consent to the use of Browsing Information, cookies and other tracking technologies as described in this Privacy Policy. Note that we have no control over these third party service providers and their use of such tracking technologies. We cannot and do not control the privacy policies and practices of any third party service providers. We encourage you to visit their websites directly to learn about their privacy policies.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

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.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Media

If you upload images to this Site, 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.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, 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.

Akismet

We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet Anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).

Data retention

We retain personal information as long as it is needed to conduct and operate our business or until you ask us to delete your personal information by contacting us using the contact details provided below. Please note that we cannot control the data retention policies of third parties.

Third party links

For your convenience, we provide links to third party websites on our website, such as links to third party social media platforms. If you click on a link to a third party website, you will be directed to a third party website. We cannot and do not control the privacy policies, content and practices of the website owners and operators of any of the third party websites that we link to. We encourage you to visit their websites directly to learn about their privacy policies.

How we protect your personal information

We care about the security of your personal information, so we maintain reasonable and appropriate physical, technical and procedural safeguards to help keep it safe.  While we take reasonable steps to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or other network can be 100% secure, therefore we cannot and do not guarantee that personal information you transmit will remain secure from misuse or interception in all circumstances.  By consenting to this Privacy Policy, you acknowledge that we cannot guarantee that your personal information will be protected from misuse or interception by third parties.

Your choices

Opting Out of/Blocking Cookies – Most browsers accept cookies by default. However, most browsers will allow you to prevent accepting new cookies, disable cookies, and/or receive a notification when you receive new cookies. If your browser has such functionalities, information on how you can change your cookie settings can typically be found in the help section of the browser toolbar. Please note that if you do disable cookies, this may have an impact on or interfere with your user experience, including your ability to use or make purchases from the website, or receive personalized content.

Use of Personal Information – You can request that we delete your personal information at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided below, subject to certain exceptions. You can also (i) request to see your personal information that we have available on you, (ii) withdraw consent for our use of your personal information, (iii) review and request we rectify, change or modify your personal information, (iv) restrict or limit the processing of your personal information, (v) cancel the processing of your personal information and (vi) request your personal information and transfer it to another controller without any impediments on our part by contacting us using the contact details provided below.  

Unsubscribing from Email Marketing – When you sign up to receive emails from us, you agree to receive email communications from us, which may include newsletters and promotional emails. If you receive any email marketing from us, you can opt out at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link contained in each email. Please note that unsubscribing from email marketing does not necessarily unsubscribe you from other emails we may send, such as emails about any Products you purchase. 

Other Opt-Out Options – If we send you physical mailings or short message service (SMS) messages or contact you via telephone, you can opt-out by contacting us using the contact details provided below.

Privacy policy changes

We reserve the right to change, amend or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We will alert you to any changes by posting the effective date of the latest version at the bottom of this page, at which point any changes will become immediately effective. It is your responsibility to check for updates, as your continued use of the website and our Products after the Privacy Policy is amended will constitute your acceptance and agreement to continue to be bound by the Privacy Policy as of the last updated date indicated at the top of this page.

How to contact us

If you have any questions or complaints related to this Privacy Policy, or would like to exercise any of your rights, please contact us by email: hello@hollowtowhole.com

Updated: November 16, 2023