PRIVACY POLICY

Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC is committed to protecting your privacy. All information gathered on our websites is confidential. The information we gather is used for the purposes of our websites, research, marketing and to better serve your interests relating to our products.

INFORMATION COLLECTED ABOUT YOU AND OUR USE OF SUCH INFORMATION

The following describes the types of personal and other information we may collect about you, and how we use and maintain that information:

CONTACT INFORMATION

Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC may collect personal information about users. Any personal information (e.g., name, e-mail address, or otherwise) provided by such users may be used by Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC or its respective affiliates, employees, agents, third-party content providers, third-party service providers, technical providers, or licensors, if any, as they may determine, without any compensation or consideration to the user. Further, by a user submitting content to Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC, which may include the user name, photos, text, or otherwise, such user grants Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC the right to review and categorize such content and to use such content in connection with its web activities. If Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC desires to utilize the user's content other than in connection with its web activities, the user will be notified via email, telephone or regular mail of its desire and a formal agreement will be negotiated.

WEBSITE INFORMATION

When you visit any of our websites, a cookie may be placed on your computer or the cookie may be read if you have visited one of our websites site previously. Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC uses cookies for many different purposes, including to allow us to determine which products and services you have already purchased so Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC does not provide redundant information to you, and to track the sales made to customers referred by you so that you can receive compensation under our affiliate program. If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC websites, you may not be able to view all the text on the screens, or to experience a personalized visit, or to subscribe to certain service and product offerings on our websites.

OTHER INFORMATION

We may retain any data you provide to us in an email or other inquiry, for any of the the purposes we use other information collected on our websites, including for tracking the types of questions that we receive.

SECURITY

Whenever Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC handles information that you enter on our websites, regardless of where this occurs, we take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.

WHEN YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED OR DISCLOSED

We routinely provide your name, mailing address, and email address to unaffiliated third parties that manage our mailing lists and prepare communications with users of our website. We may also provide your information from time to time to third-party service providers if you have checked the box on our web page indicating your desire to receive email and promotions from us and our affiliates and/or our partners.

We will comply with any subpoenas, court orders or other legal processes for any of the information about you in our possession, and we may use such information to establish or exercise our legal rights, or to defend against legal claims.

We may provide aggregate information, such as the number of users who visit a particular linked site, to other parties.

In addition, information about you in our possession may be disclosed as part of any merger, acquisition, sale of company assets, or transition of service to another provider, as well as in the unlikely event of insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which your personal information would be transferred as one of the business assets of the company.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Although our websites may be accessed by children under the age of 13, we will not knowingly collect or use any personal information from such children. If we become aware that we have collected any personal information from children under 13, we will promptly delete such information from our databases.

OTHER WEBSITES

Our websites may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. Each website should be checked for its own privacy policy. Any information you share with such a website is subject to its policies and practices and is independent of Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC may from time to time update this privacy policy. Whenever a change to this policy is significant, we will place a prominent notice on our websites.

GOVERNING LAW

By choosing to visit our websites or otherwise provide information to Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC, you agree that any dispute over privacy or the terms contained in this privacy policy will be governed by the law of the State of New York. You also agree to arbitrate such disputes and to abide by any limitation on damages contained in our Terms of Use or other agreement we have with you.

UPDATE INFORMATION / SUGGESTIONS

If you would like to update or correct any information that you have provided to Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC through your use of our websites or otherwise, or you have suggestions for improving this privacy policy, please send an email to webmaster@chickensoupforthesoul.com.