Who we are

Hi there! The information provided below by Honest + Simple (“we,” “us” or “our), and on www.honestandsimple.com (“Site”) is for general informational purposes only. The below Privacy Notice explains how we process information from visitors to our website in connection with the services we provide through WordPress.com. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact us through the contact page of our website.

Affiliates Disclaimer

This Site may contain links to affiliate websites, and we may receive an affiliate commission for any purchases made by you on the affiliate website using such links. We only link to products and services that we have used and would highly recommend. By offering affiliate links, we are able to support some of the costs of running this website without relying on pop-up ads. If you purchase an item through an affiliate link, please understand that you are using a third-party site at your own discretion. Our recommendations are based on our own individual past experience with the Company and do not guarantee shipping or the quality of the products you purchase.

Privacy Policy

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar (profile icon creator) service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Contact forms

By filling out a contact form or subscription form, you consent to the information provided to be used for the purpose designated by you, and if at any time you wish to have your contact information removed, please contact us.
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In any of these programs and situations, your data will be:
– Accurate and kept up-to-date based on information you provide,
– Collected fairly and for lawful purposes only,
– Processed by us within legal and moral boundaries.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

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.

Who we share your data with

We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services within our website. For example: We use WordPress to power our website. You can read more about how they use your Personal Information here: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/

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.

CCPA and GDPR
If you are a resident of California or the EEA, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you (also known as the ‘Right to Know’), to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact page of our website.

Disclaimers

General Website Information Disclaimer

The information provided by Honest + Simple (“we,” “us” or “our) on www.honestandsimple.com (“Site”) is for general informational purposes only. All information on the Site is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability or completeness of any information on the Site.

Under no circumstance shall we have any liability to you for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the Site or reliance on any information provided on the site. Your use of the Site and your reliance on any information on the Site is solely at your own risk.

Professional Disclaimer

This website cannot and does not contain any professional medical/health and fitness advice. The author of the content on this website is not a licensed nutritionist, medical professional or cosmetics expert. The information on Honest + Simple is provided for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. The statements on this website have not been been evaluated by the Food + Drug Administration and are not intended to treat, prevent or cure any disease. The use or reliance of any information contained on this Site is solely at your own risk.

External Links Disclaimer

This website may contain links to other websites or content belonging to or originating from third parties or links to websites and features in banners or other advertising. Such external links are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability or completeness by us. We do not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any information offered by third-party websites linked through the site or any website or feature linked in any banner or other advertising. We will not be a party to or in any way be responsible for monitoring any transaction between you and third-party providers of products or services.