I am committed to protecting your privacy.

(Updated Policy Effective: June 15, 2021)

Please take the time to carefully read this entire privacy policy. It relates to the collection, use, disclosure and storage of your private information. By accessing www.karenweikert.com, you acknowledge that you fully understand and freely consent to all of the terms of this privacy policy. If you do not agree with any term of this privacy policy, please immediately discontinue use of our website.

General Information

Karen Weikert (“I”, “me”, “we”, “us” and “our”) respects the privacy and security of your personal information and have created this Privacy Policy to explain how we handle the information we collect when you visit and use any website or online service owned or operated by us, and linked to this Privacy Policy (the “website”), such as www.karenweikert.com. 

Information We Collect

Personal information collected includes that which you provide voluntarily by “opting in” to receive a free resource, subscribing to my email list or newsletter, purchasing a product or service, or contacting us via our website, as well as all information automatically collected from you based upon your activity on our website.

Personal information we collect may include but is not limited to the following: name(s), email address(es), telephone number, billing information, physical address(es), PO Box information, credit card information, business information (“personal information” and “personal data”).

This information may be collected through the following or for the following but is not limited to: submitting personal information in order to receive a free resource (“freebie”) or newsletter, to purchase an eBook/book, course(s), and/or program(s) for billing information so that we can maintain our contractual obligation to our payment processing software, through our contact form in order to ask a question, receive marketing emails or request a return email from us, or information received in order to gain information on a co-branded offer, program or course.

Consent

You understand that your decision to provide any information to us is voluntary and constitutes your clear consent to allow us to collect, process, and retain it.

Should you elect to “opt-in” to receive freebies or other information, we may collect information such as your name, email address, and phone number. 

Should you elect to fill out our contact form on our website, or provide us with any other communication, including information provided via email, contact form, social media messaging, posts, text messages or social media comments, we may collect such information. It is our policy that this data is retained and processed simply as a means to communicate with you, answer any questions/concerns, and in order to keep a record of such communication.

Should you elect to purchase any ebooks/books, videos, gifts, or programs, in order to carry out and complete such purchase or sale of goods or services, we shall collect personal information including your name, email address, billing address, credit card or payment information, and any other information necessary in order to complete the purchase of the product or service you elect to buy. We will collect and process this data to complete your order and will not retain the information any longer than necessary. We use third-party data processors to take and complete payment, and we will not retain nor have access to your payment information.

By voluntarily providing personal information on our blogs, social media pages, or any other online forum, we may use that personal information for future marketing materials, targeted advertisements, or testimonials. We assure you that the use of such personal information for testimonials shall require a separate document to be signed by us and yourself.

In order to ensure compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act, all emails from us will clearly state the sender of the email, as well as provide instructions on how to unsubscribe from our list or contact us with any questions or concerns. If, after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you by contacting us at support@karenweikert.com.

You acknowledge that whenever you voluntarily make your personal information available for viewing by others online through this website, its content, blog, commenting on a blog, posting or commenting on social media, may be seen, collected and used by others. We shall not be responsible for any authorized or improper use of the information you voluntarily share.

If you choose not to provide us with certain personal data, you may not be able to participate in or access certain aspects of our website or content.

Automatic Data Collection (“Cookies”)

Cookies are used to personalize or enhance your user experience. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer and cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of delivering relevant content and eases site navigation by providing and saving your preferences and login information as well as providing personalized functionality.

When you browse our website, we may track information to administer the site and analyze its usage. Examples of information we may track include:

• Your internet protocol (IP) address
• The kind of browser or computer you use
• Number of links you click within the site
• State or country from which you accessed the site
• Date and time of your visit
• Name of your internet service provider
• Web page you linked to our site from

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies. However, disabling this function may diminish your experience on our website, and some features may not work as intended.

We may receive personal data from third parties including Google, social media platforms, search engines, Paypal, Stripe, and other third-party payment processing companies. We may also receive data from third parties like Google Analytics, Facebook Pixels and other platforms, providers of technical or payment services as needed, and other similar third parties. We reserve the right to share your personal information with trusted third parties in order to contact you via email, process payments, and share targeted marketing to you. We will never sell your personal information.

How Information is Stored and Shared

We will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary including:
•  To fulfill your service requests for products or services
•  To protect ourselves or our vendors from liability or to defend our rights, including investigations of fraud or misconduct
•  To third parties who have agreed in writing to maintain such information in confidence and use such information solely in the performance of services to us
• To respond to legal process or comply with the law, including subpoenas

We use commercially reasonable measures to ensure that your personal information is kept confidential. We maintain that there are limited purposes where we shall share personal and confidential information including processing and billing, or for providing technical support for our website, to members of our team for legal or accounting purposes only. Any parties who will have access to your information will keep such information confidential and will never share it with any unrelated parties. Information provided by you will never be shared, sold, or given to any other company or person without your consent, other than what is required to complete a purchase or request you have made unless required to do so by law or any governmental requirements. We require all such third parties to treat your personal information in accordance with the law and only allow them to process your personal data for specific, necessary purposes.

We utilize a third-party company to act as a data processor, which stores information such as names and email addresses that make up our email list. To the best of our ability, we have researched and concluded that all third-party data processors we use have advised us they are compliant with the General Data Protection Regulations as well.

Should we be required to disclose such personal information as provided by law, or should there be a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to protect the rights of this website or our property, the property of our users or licensees, should any portion of this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use are being violated, in order to prevent or mitigate a crime that is or may be committed, or to protect that safety or rights of our other users or the public.

We retain the minimum amount of personal information required for the minimum amount of time necessary to provide you with the information and/or services that you requested from us. We may include certain Personal Data for longer periods of time if necessary for legal, contractual, and accounting obligations. Such information includes name, email address, and behavior tracking, as long as you elect to remain on our mailing list, and any additional personal information as long as it is needed in order to fulfill the purpose for which it was initially collected, such as completing a purchase. We will also retain and use collected information as necessary in order to comply with any legal obligations, resolve any disputes, or as otherwise reasonably determined. If at any point you elect to be removed from our database, your information will be deleted, and no longer retained.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We ensure compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and confirm that we have lawful grounds for processing the information we collect from you. Should you provide personal information via our “contact us” page or send any other form of electronic communication, we will process your data based upon our legitimate interest to respond to user or customer inquiries. If you elect to receive communication from us by “opting-in” and provide us with your name and email address in exchange for a free or purchased resource, ebook/book, webinar, or electronic deliverable, we will process your data for the purpose it was collected based on your affirmative consent to do so, and may periodically send you additional email marketing based upon our legitimate interest in marketing to those that have shown an interest in our products or services. We may also give you the option to be added to our email list, in order to receive our newsletter, information about our products and services, and other information we believe may be of interest to you based upon your decision to opt-in to one or more of our free resources and will obtain your consent to do so. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us and requesting your information be edited, updated, or deleted. We do not collect any sensitive data, nor any information regarding criminal offenses or convictions.

California Online Privacy Protection Act

As required by the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“California Act”) and the California Business and Professions Code, this Privacy Policy identifies the categories of personally identifiable information that we collect through our website about individual consumers who use or visit our website and the categories of third-party persons or entities with whom such personally identifiable information may be shared.

Depending on the visitor’s activity at our website, certain “personally identifiable information” (as that term is defined in the California Act) may be collected, in addition to information set forth in other sections of this document. For purposes of the California Act, the term “personally identifiable information” means individually identifiable information about an individual consumer collected online by us from an individual and maintained by us in an accessible form, and may include any of the following: (1) a first and last name; (2) a home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town; (3) an email address; (4) a telephone number; (5) any other identifier that permits the physical or online contacting of a specific individual; and (6) information concerning a user that the web site collects online from the use, and maintains in personally identifiable form, in combination with an identifier described within this Privacy Policy.

Password Protection and Use

We may require you to create a username and password in order to use certain features of the website or its content. We are not responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the username and password you create. You are solely responsible for all activities, whether by you or by others, that occur under your username or password and within your account. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your username, password, or account information. If you share your username or password with others, they may be able to obtain access to your Personal Data at your own risk.

You shall agree to notify us of any unauthorized or improper use of your username or password, or of any breach of security by sending an email to support@karenweikert.com immediately after recognizing such breach or improper use. We suggest taking precautions to protect your personal information when you are on the internet and only disclose information that you want made public. Change your passwords often using a combination of letters and numbers and make sure to use a secure web browser, and log out of each session in order to protect against unauthorized or improper use. 

We shall use our best efforts to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of your username(s) and password(s) and shall not share such information without your consent, except as necessary when the law requires it or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary, particularly when disclosure is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to others or interfering with our rights or property.

Confidentiality, Security & Information Protection

We safeguard all personal information, including information voluntarily provided to us, automatically collected, by using reasonable online security measures and sharing your data with reputable third-party vendors that are compliant with generally accepted security and safety measures. We utilize a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) on our website in order to assist in the secure transfer of information. 

For the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, personal information may be transferred to, processed, stored and accessed by us, our affiliates and third parties in the United States and in other jurisdictions where we or they operate. Courts and other authorities in these jurisdictions may, in certain circumstances, be entitled to access your personal information. By using the website, you consent to this transfer, processing, storage and access of your personal information in and/or outside of the jurisdiction in which you reside.

While we do our best to protect the information we collect and prevent any misuse, unauthorized access, or disclosure, you understand that we cannot be responsible should an unauthorized third party obtain access to our information without our consent. Should our website be tampered with, you understand that your personal information may be accessed by these unauthorized parties. You agree that we are not responsible for any such actions, and acknowledge you will hold us harmless should your information become intercepted in this way without our knowledge, permission, or consent, which includes a release of any and all claims related to use of such information by such an unauthorized party.

Your Rights to Access, Restrict, and Update Your Information

We do not participate in spam and will always provide you an option to opt out of our communications. We have taken the necessary steps to ensure that we are compliant with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 by never sending out misleading information. We will not sell, rent or share your email address.

At all times, you have the right to edit, update or delete your personal information from our database. You may click “unsubscribe” at the bottom of any email we send to you or by contacting us at support@karenweikert.com. You may also request that we correct or update any data which is not accurate by contacting us at support@karenweikert.com.

Third-Party Websites

Articles within our website may provide links to third-party websites. We are not responsible or liable for the content and activities of other individuals, companies, or entities whose website or materials may be linked to karenweikert.com or its content. We are also not liable for the privacy of the information which is voluntarily shared on any third-party website. We urge you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website in order to ensure the use and protection of your personal information meets with your satisfaction.

You further understand that should you click on a link and be taken to another website, this Privacy Policy does not attach, and we have no control, responsibility, or liability for content, activities, or policies of any other company, website, or individual. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third parties and that you understand you will need to review the privacy policy of each individual website to confirm their specific policies.

Children Under 13

We do not specifically market to or knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 for marketing purposes. Because some information is collected online, it may not appear to be the personal information of a child under 13. If a child under 13 submits personal information to us and we learn that the personal information is the information of a child under 13, we will attempt to delete the information as soon as possible. If you are under 13, please do not register for any of our services or provide us any information about yourself (such as your name, email address or phone number).

Notification of Changes

We may use your personal information, such as email addresses, to inform you of any changes made to our website, its contents, or to request any additional information. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify or otherwise alter our website, its content, and this Privacy Policy at any time. Such changes and/or modifications shall become effective immediately upon posting our updated Privacy Policy and we will revise the “updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to periodically review our Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.

If you have questions regarding our Privacy Policy, its implementation, or would like to review, update or remove your personal information, please contact us at support@karenweikert.com or send your comments to:
Karen Weikert
P. O. Box 25055
Honolulu, HI 96825