April 2024
pluslovely.com, the creator/owner and various authors who contribute from time to time respect the privacy of its readers. This Privacy Policy is our way of letting you know how pluslovely.com uses your information and your rights in relation to the information we have from you.
Occasionally our Privacy Policy might be updated, so it pays to check the date at the top of this page each time you visit the website to ensure you are familiar with the latest version. By using the pluslovely.com website, you signify your acceptance of this policy. Your continued use of the site following changes to the policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
New Zealand law
The website is put together in New Zealand and is subject to New Zealand law. If you are accessing the website from outside our beautiful country, please know that you are transferring your information to us in New Zealand and you consent to us using your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Non-identifying information
Due to the way websites work, pluslovely.com may collect information that does not identify you personally such as: Internet protocol (IP) address, operating system, browser type and the locations of websites you view before arriving at, while navigating and immediately after leaving pluslovely.com. This may make it possible for pluslovely.com’s creators to identify your Internet Service Provider and your geographic location from which you connect to this website and other statistical usage data. This information helps us understand how this website is being used and helps us make it better for you in terms of content and ease of use.
Web cookies
pluslovely.com uses web cookies to keep track of services you have used, to facilitate purchase procedures and track pages you visit. This information may be disclosed to the website creators’ partners in aggregated form to help us understand how the website is being used and improve your experience using it. It is possible to set your browser to refuse web cookies but please understand some features of the website may not function properly without web cookies and if this happens, we accept no responsibility for such loss of function.
Advertising
Advertising companies may serve ads to you on pluslovely.com. Those companies may use information from web cookies to decide what kind of ads you are interested in. We may also share your information with affiliate companies to develop and deliver targeted advertising on the website and the websites of third parties. Please see our Affliates, Advertisers and Sponsors page for further information.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyse and track data, determine the popularity of content and better understand online activity. If you do not want your information to be collected and used by Google Analytics, Google Analytics for Display Advertising or the Google Display Network, you can install an opt-out in your web browser or use the Google Ads settings.
Third party use of information
We may share aggregated information with third parties including advisors, advertisers or investors for the purpose of conducting general business analysis.
Social media links
You may find hyperlinks on pluslovely.com which, if clicked, will redirect you to a social network. This may mean your information is shared with that social media network’s servers. Adjusting privacy settings on these social networks is beyond our control so be mindful that you need to do so yourself.
Engaging with our activities
If you chose to do certain activities on pluslovely.com such as participating in polls, contests, surveys or other features; responding to offers or advertisements; communicating with us via email, comments/posts on the website or our social media pages; other forms of communication; or signing up to receive our newsletter, we may collect personal information from you. This information may include your name, address, email address, telephone number, financial information (payment method, credit card number, type and expiry date or bank details). We may request information about your hobbies, interests and activities, your gender, age, date of birth, username, home town and other demographics. You are not obliged to provide this information but refusal to do so may prevent you from using some website features. We may also use your personal information for customer service purposes, to resolve complaints or to make improvements to pluslovely.com and the content we provide.
Voluntary disclosure of personal information
Our Terms and Conditions explain our expectations if you participate in any activity on the website, including posting comments or reviews etc. If you post information on our website, such postings may appear on other websites when searches are executed on the subject of your posting. If you voluntarily disclose personal information on publicly viewable web pages, that information can be collected and used by others. For example, if you post your email address, you may receive unsolicited messages. We cannot control who reads your posting or what others may do with the information you voluntarily post. We encourage you to exercise discretion and caution with respect to your personal information. You are the one who holds responsibility for any loss of privacy or other harm resulting from your voluntary disclosure of personally identifying information.
Our communications with you
We may occasionally use your name and email address to send you notices regarding new services or information offered by pluslovely.com, such as our latest posts that we think may interest you. Generally, you may opt out of such emails by contacting us. However, there may be times we need to send you important service announcements and administrative messages, even if you have opted out of email notifications.
Obligations to disclose your information
There are times when we are obliged to share personally identifying information including:
- Compliance with law or protecting rights
In connection with efforts to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activity or suspected illegal activity; to protect and defend rights, property and safety of you, our readers, others who help build and maintain the website or others; to comply with law or cooperate with law enforcement; to enforce our Terms and Conditions or other agreements or policies; in response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand; a court order or request for cooperation from a law enforcement or Government agency; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims or as otherwise required by law.
- Third party service providers
We may share your name and contact information (including email address) with our authorised services providers that perform certain services on our behalf. These services may include fulfilling orders, providing customer service and marketing assistance, performing business and sales analysis, supporting the website’s functionality and supporting contests, sweepstakes, surveys and other features offered through the website. We may also share your credit card information or financial information with service providers who process credit card payments. These service providers may have access to personal information to perform the functions they do on our behalf but are not permitted to share or use such information for any other purpose including direct marketing. We will never sell or give away your personal information to third parties who do not perform a function for this website.
- In the event of sale or merger
pluslovely.com reserves the right to transfer your personally identifying information to a successor organisation in the event of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or other sale of all or a portion of the website’s assets. Other than to the extent ordered by a bankruptcy or other court, the use and disclosure of transferred information will remain subject to this Privacy Policy. However, if it becomes subject to a new privacy policy, you will be advised of this and be given the opportunity to opt out of it.
Changing your information
You may change your personally identifying information at any time by contacting us. If you request us to delete your personally identifying information, we will remove it from our active databases as soon as possible.
Collection and use of information by third parties generally
Third parties are under no obligation to comply with this Privacy Policy if users/readers have provided their personal information directly to those third parties or if those third parties have collected that personal information themselves. Our users/readers are advised to view the privacy policies of third-party service providers before providing them with personal information by means of a link on our website. Our readers/users need to take whatever steps they feel are necessary to protect the information they provide to any of our third-party service providers.
Security
We promise to keep your personally identifying information secure by using reasonable electronic and physical measures to protect it from loss, theft, alteration or misuse. However, please be advised that even the best security measures cannot fully eliminate all risks.
Questions
Please contact us if you have any questions about our Privacy Policy.