Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://bizgirl.co.nz.

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 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.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

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.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

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.

External Links

The Website contains links to other websites that are external to the Website (Linked Sites). While We have checked most Linked Sites for quality and accuracy, the nature of the internet means it is impossible to guarantee everything is as initially designed or checked or that all information available on the Linked Sites is accurate and reliable. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information contained in Linked Sites and users that follow links to Linked Sites are responsible for educating themselves about the organisations that host them.  We do not, in providing links to Linked Sites or checking them, endorse them and We will not be deemed to have recommended any services offered via Linked Sites or any treatment or procedures suggested within them.  Nor are We to be deemed to corroborate any information contained within the Linked Sites.

We are likewise, not endorsing or recommending any services offered via the Website and any references to such services are for information purposes only.

The terms and conditions of use that apply to Linked Sites will be those set out in those sites and those terms and conditions may be different to these terms and conditions.  Visitors to Linked Sites should review the terms and conditions of those sites.

The information on this Website is for personal and educational use only and is provided in good faith.

Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.

Security

We accept no liability for any interference with or damage to a user’s computer system, software or data occurring in connection with this Website. Users are encouraged to take appropriate and adequate precautions to ensure that whatever is selected from this Website is free of viruses or other contamination that may interfere with or damage the user’s computer system, software or data.

Google Adsense

Some of the ads may be served by Google. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to Users based on their visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. DART uses “non personally identifiable information” and does NOT track personal information about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, etc. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The Biz Girl Blog has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will post a notification on the main page of our Site. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Your acceptance of these terms

By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Analytics

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

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.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

Additional information

How we protect your data

This is on a secure cloud based server

What third parties we receive data from

No third parties receive our data

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

Google Analytics look at this data.

Disclaimer

The information within this site is intended to provide only a summary of the issues associated with the topics covered. It doesn’t purport to be comprehensive, nor to provide specific advice. You shouldn’t rely on any statement contained within this site without first obtaining specific professional advice. For further information or advice please contact us.


We are not liable for any loss or damages (including direct or indirect loss, or special or consequential loss) resulting from your access to, or inability to access, this Website, or from your reliance on the Information.

We endeavour to keep the information on the Website (Information) updated on a regular basis, but cannot guarantee that it will be up to date or that the information received from the Sources is accurate.  Accordingly, We assume no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of the Information.  We are not liable for any loss or injury (however it might arise) that may result from reliance on the Information.

Important Disclosure

We are proud affiliates of for some of the products listed within these articles. Affiliate links are used for each site that we are an affiliate of, which means that if you click  a link and subsequently make a purchase, we will earn a commission. Not all links are affiliate links most are there just for information. You pay nothing extra, any commission that is earned comes at no additional cost to you. Please understand that the recommendations that are made based on experience and knowledge of the products. The products are recommended because they are genuinely helpful and useful, not because of the small commission that can be earned should you choose to buy something. Please do not spend any of these products/services unless you feel you need them or that they will help you achieve your goals.