Privacy Policy

Please read this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Service, and the Disclaimer Notice carefully before using this website.

At improvementtier.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains the types of information that is collected and recorded by improvementtier.com and how we use it.

Information We Collect and How We Use It

  • We collect your email address. You may subscribe to receive email updates from the blog on the site by submitting your email address. We will never sell your email address.
  • We use third-party vendors to deliver the newsletter and process payment. We never see, hold, or store your payment details. That is handled by Stripe, Paypal, or ACH bank transfers. Other third-party vendors include Zoho and Matomo. The Matomo opt-out option is below:

You may choose to prevent this website from aggregating and analyzing the actions you take here. Doing so will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and creating a better experience for you and other users.

  • The internet comes with a footprint. Web servers may automatically capture the following information from visitors to the Site, including the name of the domain and host from which you access the internet, the internet address of the Site from which you enter the Site, the pages you visit on the Site and the amount of time you spend on the Site. This visitor information may be used to improve the Site.
  • We use this information to deliver services, personalize the website for you, enabling your access, and to send you a newsletter.

Legal Basis for Collection of Information

Improvementtier.com asserts the following legal grounds for the collection of data:

  • Explicit Consent — When you sign up for the newsletter, you provide explicit consent for improvementtier.com to collect the above listed personal information.
  • Contract — If you enter an agreement with improvementtier.com for the provision of services in exchange for payment, improvementtier.com will be required to collect the above listed personal information.
  • Legitimate Interests — Finally, improvementtier.com may have additional legitimate interests, including account maintenance and administrative purposes, for the collection of the above listed personal information.

Disclosure of Information

We will not voluntarily share your email provided via the Site to any third party, except:

  • With third parties that we hire to perform services for us (these third parties are not authorized to keep or use your personal information for any other purpose).
  • To comply with legal requirements, such as law, regulation, warrant, subpoena, court order, or with a regulator or law enforcement agency or personnel.
  • In connection with a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, acquisition, dissolution or similar event.

Visitor information described above under “Information That We Collect and How We Use It” may be provided to third parties as described below under “Cookies“.

Your Choices and Access

We want to keep your email address accurate. You can correct or update your email address that you have provided us. Corrections can be submitted to taylor [at] improvementtier (dot) com.

The Site may allow you to choose to receive or stop receiving communications from us. You can prevent further use of your email address by unsubscribing.

Links to Other Websites

We do not endorse and are not responsible for the information practices or privacy policies of any other Web sites that may be linked to or from the Site. If you decide to access any other Web site that may be linked to or from the Site, you should consult that Web site’s privacy policy.

Securing Your Data

Improvementtier.com will take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. If improvementtier.com stores any of your data, it will do so on secure servers.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that the Site can place on your computer’s hard drive. When you visit the Site, a cookie may be placed on your computer for customizing and enhancing your experience on the Site. Your name and email address are not shared in this cookie. We use a cookie that collects anonymous traffic data. You can set your Web browser to block cookies, but doing so may affect your ability to access certain features of the Site.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss and misuse. Please keep in mind that no Internet transmission is 100% secure. Some email sent to or from the Site may not be secure. Please consider this when sending information to us by email.

Children’s Privacy

We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity. The Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect personal information from them. If we discover that a child has provided us with personal information, we will use reasonable efforts to delete this information. If you have reason to believe we may have accidentally received personal information from a child under the age of 13, please immediately let us know at taylor [at] improvementtier. (dot) com.

Log Files

Improvementtier.com follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and it is a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in improvementtier.com. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its Terms of Service.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may modify, alter or update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will not provide individual notice to you of changes to this Privacy Policy, but when we make updates to this Privacy Policy, we will update the date in this section.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on September 12, 2022.