privacy policy
Last Updated May 2020
We at homewithmarika.com (“Home with Marika,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) have created this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) because we know that you care about how information you provide to us is used and shared.
Acceptance of Terms
By visiting any of our Websites, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
The Information We Collect
In the course of operating the Website, we will collect (and/or receive) the following types of information.
Personal Information
When you sign up to receive any of our newsletters or purchase any product or service, you may be required to provide us with personal information about yourself, such as your name and email address. We do not collect any personal information from Visitors when they use the Websites unless they provide such information voluntarily, such as by sending us an email or signing up for a newsletter.
Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.
• These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.
• These analytics and performance cookies are used on this site, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. We use analytics cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.
• You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
For Visitors
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:
• Information about your browser, network and device
• Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
• Your IP address
Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.
How We Protect the Information
We take commercially reasonable steps to protect the Information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Please understand, however, that no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our databases, nor can we guarantee that the Information that you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to and from us over the Internet. In particular, e-mail sent to or from the Websites may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.
Important Notice to Non-U.S. Residents
It is important to note that the Websites and their servers are operated in the United States. If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that any Information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By using the Websites and by providing us Information when using our services, you hereby irrevocably consent to this transfer and our use of the Information and data provided by you in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Children
We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13 through the Websites. If you are under 13, please do not give us any Personal Information. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children to never provide Personal Information through the Websites without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided Personal Information to us, please contact us, and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.
External Websites
The Websites may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over the privacy practices or the content of any of our business partners, advertisers, sponsors, or other websites to which we provide links. As such, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of those third-party websites. You should check the applicable third-party privacy policy and terms of use when visiting any other websites.
Third Party Links
This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit. We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your explicit permission or are required by law to do so.
Third Party Analytics
We use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to evaluate your use of the websites, compile reports on activity, collected demographic data, analyze performance metrics, and collect and evaluate other information relating to the websites and mobile and internet usage. By accessing and using the websites, you consent to the processing of data about you by these analytics providers in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date stated at the top of this Privacy Policy. We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. By accessing the Websites and/or using our services after we make any such changes to this Privacy Policy, you are deemed to have accepted such changes. Please be aware that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, our use of the Information is governed by the Privacy Policy in effect at the time we collect the Information. Please refer back to this Privacy Policy on a regular basis.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at marika@homwithmarika.com.