Privacy Policy and Cookies

This policy was last updated on 21st May 2018

Your privacy is very important on Jeddah Mom. This privacy policy explains how information is collected on our website and also how we use your personal information here.

Please note that we use cookies on our website to collect data to personalize your experience here. When you use Jeddah Mom you automatically agree to the terms of this policy. The only way to opt out of this is to not visit us.

This is an updated terms of use. I reserve the right to update this policy any time. If there are any changes you can see them on the date at the top.

About Jeddah Mom

Jeddah Mom rebranded from Words ‘n’ Needles in June 2016. Before that, Words n Needles had been active since 2006. (Words n Needles is now a separate crochet blog).

Jeddah Mom and Words n Needles are both brand names owned by the Ayesha Siddiqua and registered in India.

Jeddah Mom is a Muslim motherhood and confident parenting blog where we also share education, crafts, kids activities and travel related posts. We also provide some free and paid resources for parents and educators.

How is Information Collected on Jeddah Mom

Your data is saved when:

  • When you subscribe to our Newsletter or sign up to an e-course or sign up to download freebies from our Resource Library.
  • When you leave a comment on one of our posts.
  • If you purchase a product that I have recommended
  • Through website cookies and log files
  • Through Google Analytics
  • Through Statcounter

Jeddah Mom Weekly Digest

When you subscribe to our Newsletter through any of the opt-ins located through out this website, you have to give us your email address and first name. The email address is required to tell us where to send you the emails. We need your first name to personalize the emails. You are welcome to use an alias or pseudo name or even an initial.

At the bottom of every email that I send you, you will find the unsubscribe button. If you no longer wish to hear from us, you can unsubscribe from the list and you will no longer get the emails. If you have trouble unsubscribing, you can send me an email at jeddahmombl[email protected] and I will promptly remove you, no questions asked.

I presently use ConvertKit and MailMunch to collect and send you emails. You can read their privacy policy here for ConvertKit and here for MailMunch. Your data is collected and passed on to us to make sure we are sending you the right emails. I also use Tags to keep track of your actions in my mails so that future emails are better tailored to your needs.

I usually send only two emails per week at the most. However, I sometimes send emails about products and offers that are relevant to your interests.

Freebies are mostly in my Resource Library. You are sent the password when you subscribe and the new password when changed is sent in the most recent Newsletter. Some freebies however may be direct downloads that are sent directly to your inbox.

We never sell or share your email or personal information with any third party.

All emails you receive are CAN-SPAM compliant. At the bottom of every email, you will find information on how to contact the sender, as well as information on how to unsubscribe.

BLOG COMMENTS

I love hearing feedback from my readers. If you like a post or have any more information to add to it, I welcome you to leave a comment on it. If you choose to leave a comment on a blog post, please be aware that all comments are public and visible to everyone. Anyone can read it.

When you comment on a post, you are required to leave a name and email address. Only I can see your email address and it will never be shared with anyone but your name and comment will be visible to whoever visits that post. Therefore, please avoid sharing any personal information or detailed personal account in the comment section.

I reserve the right to remove comments deemed as inappropriate, threatening, profane, or spammy without notice.

STORE PURCHASES

Products on Jeddah Mom are sold through EJunkie and TeachersPayTeachers. Your name, email address, and country are required during the checkout process. This information is required in order to send you the purchased product and to determine whether or not the EU VAT tax should be applied to your purchase.

The details you enter are stored by the third party applications. All payments are made via PayPal, which does not store your financial information once the transaction has been processed.

I also sell products via affiliate programs. Each program collects and retains their own data. I do not have access to the personal information that is collected by these affiliate programs. It is best to read their individual privacy policies for more information on how your data is collected and used.

COOKIES

Cookies are logs that store user-specific information. For example, when you fill in your email address and name on a comment, you may not have to do it the next time you want to make a comment. Cookies are stored on your system and help to personalize your experience on our site.

You can chose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in your browser.

However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites. This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or accounts that you use.

Here are some of the ways that cookie information is collected:

  • Amazon (for advertising)
  • Facebook Pixel (for Facebook ad targeting) Read how the Pixel works
  • Google Analytics (for tracking website traffic and user behavior) Read how their cookies work
  • Convert Kit (for email tracking)
  • Social Warfare (for social media sharing)

GOOGLE ANALYTICS AND STATCOUNTER

Jeddah Mom uses Google Analytics and Statcounter to track website performance and user behavior. It provides information on pageviews, referral sources, and other valuable information that helps me adapt the content I write for this website. Google Analytics does capture anonymous data about location, age, gender, and interests, but I have no way to connect that information and specifically identify you. Google Analytics and Statcounter both capture your IP address as you make your way around this website. User and event data is retained for 26 months and then is automatically deleted. You can read more about that here.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using the Google Ad settings or through the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

ADVERTISEMENTS ON JEDDAHMOM

To support this website I use Google Adsense as well as Amazon to place third party ads on my site. They may use cookies or web beacons when they advertise here on Jeddah Mom in order to show you tailored ads to you which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP , the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed.

This is generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing Dubai real estate ads to someone in Dubai, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing yarn ads to someone who frequents crochet sites).

SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY

Jeddah Mom uses various Social Media Platforms. Jeddah Mom is not responsible for what you share with us on those channels.

PARENTAL CONSENT

If you are under 16 years of age, you need parental consent before using our website or entering personal information.

FINAL NOTES ON THIS PRIVACY POLICY

You have the right to access your personal data and know how it is being processed. Hopefully, the policy above adequately explains how your data is used.

Personal information will not be transferred unless we are legally obligated to do so. If you would like your information to be removed from our systems, please contact [email protected] You can request to be removed any time.

Jeddah Mom links to various websites through their posts. Jeddah Mom is not responsible for the privacy policy of other websites and third party applications they use.

If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]