Privacy Policy
The Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Website Name and how the company uses it.
Maria McMahon ("Maria McMahon") operates mariamcmahon.com and may operate other websites. It is Maria McMahon's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Maria McMahon collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Maria McMahon's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Maria McMahon's visitors use its website. From time to time, Maria McMahon may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Maria McMahon also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on mariamcmahon.com blogs/sites. Maria McMahon only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Maria McMahon's websites choose to interact with Maria McMahon in ways that require Maria McMahon to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Maria McMahon gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at mariamcmahon.com to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Maria McMahon are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Maria McMahon collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with Maria McMahon. Maria McMahon does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
Maria McMahon may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Maria McMahon may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Maria McMahon does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Maria McMahon discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Maria McMahon's behalf or to provide services available at Maria McMahon's websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Maria McMahon's websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Maria McMahon will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Maria McMahon discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Maria McMahon believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Maria McMahon, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an Maria McMahon website and have supplied your email address, Maria McMahon may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with Maria McMahon and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Maria McMahon takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Maria McMahon uses cookies to help Maria McMahon identify and track visitors, their usage of Maria McMahon website, and their website access preferences. Maria McMahon visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Maria McMahon's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Maria McMahon's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If Maria McMahon, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Maria McMahon goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Maria McMahon may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Ads
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Maria McMahon and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Maria McMahon may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Maria McMahon's sole discretion. Maria McMahon encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a mariamcmahon.com account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.