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This privacy policy sets out how Hands That Bless (hereunder, “Site” or “we”) uses and protects any information that you and your browser provide while using HandsThatBless.com.

Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

(a) [authentication – we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website];

(b) [status – we use cookies [to help us to determine if you are logged into our website];

(c) [personalization – we use cookies [to store information about your preferences and to personalize the website for you];

(d) [security – we use cookies [as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally];

(e) [advertising – we use cookies [to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you]; and

(f) [analysis – we use cookies [to help us to analyze the use and performance of our website and services];

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);

(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences(Firefox);

(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);

(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);

(e) https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and

(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).

Please note that blocking cookies may have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including our Site. Some features of the Site may cease to be available to you.

Here are the steps to follow to permanently block cookies from a specific site in Chrome:

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More and then Settings.
At the bottom, click Advanced.
Under “Privacy and security,” click Site settings and then Cookies.
Next to “Block,” “Clear on exit,” or “Allow,” select Add.
Enter the web address.
To create an exception for an entire domain, insert [.] before the domain name. For example, [.]google.com will match drive.google.com and calendar.google.com.
You can also put an IP address or a web address that doesn’t start with http://.
Select Add.
To remove an exception you don’t want any more, to the right of the website, click More and then Remove.

The Safari application does not currently allow for blocking cookies only from a specific site, but you can go to the “Safari” menu, click on “Preferences”, and go to the “Privacy” tab to block all cookies.

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Email Addresses

We may collect your email address, but only if you voluntarily provide it to us. This may occur, for example, if you sign up to receive an email newsletter, or enter a promotion. We will use your email address for the purposes for which you provided it to us, and also from time to time to send you emails regarding the Site or other products or services that we believe may be of interest to you. You may opt out of such email communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” button in the email. Your email address may also be shared with the technology provider we use in connection with the purposes for which you provided it, and that technology provider may also contact you from time to time. If you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), please refer to the section below entitled “Additional Rights of EEA Residents.”

Registration or Account Data

We may collect other information from you when you register with our Site in order to use various features. Such information could include your name, birthday, postal code, screen name, and password (if applicable). As you use the Site, we could collect other data that you provide voluntarily (such as comments that you post).

We may also collect information about you through other methods, including research surveys, social media platforms, verification services, data services, as well as public sources. We may combine this data with your registration data in order to maintain a more thorough profile.

We may use your personally-identifying information for a variety of our internal business purposes, such as creating a better user experience for the Site, diagnosing and troubleshooting malfunctions on the Site, better understanding how the Site is used, and making personalized recommendations to you.

If you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), please refer to the section below entitled “Additional Rights of EEA Residents.”


Transactional Data

We may process information relating to transactions, including purchases of goods and services, that you enter into with us and/or through our Site (“Transactional Data”). The Transactional Data may include your contact details, your card details and the transaction details. The transaction data may be processed for the purpose of supplying the purchased goods and services and keeping proper records of those transactions. Payment processing on our Site is handled by our payment services providers. We will share transaction data with our payment services providers only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing your payments, refunding such payments and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments and refunds.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Push Notifications

Our website requests permission to send push notifications to the browser you’re using to access the website. These push notifications will only be used to send information about posts or promotions for this website. If you’d like to opt out of push notifications after agreeing to receive them, you can disable them using the instructions found here: https://pushassist.com/knowledgebase/how-to-enable-or-disable-push-notifications-on-chrome-firefox-safari-b/

Since most of our push notifications subscriptions are through Chrome, here are the specific instructions to unsubscribe in Chrome:

Go to the Chrome preferences menu.
Open advanced settings.
Go to Privacy and Security.
Click on Site Settings.
Click on Notifications.
Find the website you’ve subscribed to notifications for and remove permission for that website to send notifications.
Additional Rights of EEA (European Economic Area) Residents

If you are a resident of a country in the EEA, you have the rights, among others, to:

(i) access your personal data

(ii) ensure the accuracy of your personal data

(iii) the right to have us delete your personal data

(iv) the right to restrict further processing of your personal data, and

(v) the right to complain to a supervisory authority in your country of residence in the event that data is misused

If you believe that our processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of your residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

Sale of Business or Assets

In the event that the Site or substantially all of its assets is sold or disposed of as a going concern, whether by merger, sale of assets or otherwise, or in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, the information we have collected about you may be one of the assets sold or merged in connection with that transaction.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the Site, with the “Effective Date” posted at the bottom of the Policy. We may revise and update this Privacy Policy if our practices change, as technology changes, or as we add new services or change existing ones. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, or we are going to use any personal information in a manner that is materially different from that stated in our Privacy Policy at the time we collected such information, we will give you a reasonable opportunity to consent to the change. If you do not consent, your personal information will be used as agreed to under the terms of the privacy policy in effect at the time we obtained that information. By using our Site or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to our then-current privacy policy. We will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or the practices of this Site, please contact us at HandsThatBlessBlog (at) gmail (dot) com. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us.

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This privacy policy was last updated and has an effective date of January 1, 2024.

Hands That Bless

All posts will be made by us and all opinions contained in any page or post are ours unless explicitly stated otherwise.

HandsThatBless.com may receive payment or products from time to time to supplement posts, but this will never influence what we write and we will disclose if we have received any such compensation to you, our readers. We do this because we care about our readership and we want to be completely open and honest with you (oh, and also we’re required by federal law to make those disclosures.)

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We are more than happy to answer any questions about this if you e-mail us at HandsThatBlessBlog (at) gmail (dot) com.

Hands That Bless Copyright

This website and its contents are the copyright of Hands That Bless– © 2024. All rights reserved.

Hands That Bless does not allow for its original pictures, articles, content, recipes, or writing to be reproduced anywhere without written consent except for sharing on social media platforms (like Facebook and Twitter) and only if the share (1) contains a link back to the appropriate page on HandsThatBless.com and (2) does NOT contain recipe instructions.

If you have an interest in posting one of our photos, text from our post or our recipes on another site, you must first obtain written consent. However, we love being included in roundups, so please do not hesitate to email HandsThatBlessBlog (at) gmail (dot) com if you’re interested in using one of our posts!

If our recipe inspired you to make your own version, please reference our recipe and provide a link to it in your post. All words, photos, and graphics should be your own. We would love for you to share if one of our recipes has inspired you, but we expect proper credit to be sent back to us. Some of our favorite crafts are inspired by other blogs, but we are always thorough in referencing them to show our love. Thanks for doing the same 🙂