Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is https://www.thesimpleandquietlife.com

The Simple and Quiet Life is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of the information you submit to us. Our Privacy Policy informs you about how and why we collect any personal information about you, and how we use that information. Your accessing and continued use of our site signifies your explicit consent to these terms and conditions and data practices of our Privacy Policy. This privacy policy applies to the website The Simple and Quiet Life

What personal information do we collect from the people who visit our blog, website, or app?

When ordering or registering on my site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, or other details to help you with your experience.

When do I collect information?

We collect your information when you subscribe to a newsletter or enter information on our site.

How do I use your information?

I may use the information I collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

• To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.

How do we protect visitor information?

When our registration or order forms ask you to enter sensitive information (such as credit card numbers), that information is encrypted for transmission. When you provide information via these forms, we use SSL encryption and this should be indicated by a ‘lock’ icon in web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, and Mozilla Firefox.

Information collected and how it’s used

Information You Voluntarily Submit on the Website: We may collect personal information when you register with us, and when you use our services, such as your name and email address. This may occur when you submit a contact form, submit a comment on a blog post, or subscribe to our newsletter. Additionally, we may use your personal information as outlined in the registration section above.
Information We Collect from Others/Third Party Partners or Vendors: We may receive information about you from other sources. For example, if you use third-party software through the site, such as an online store or a scheduling application, they may transfer information to us for fulfillment, etc.
Automatically-Collected and Stored Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. When you use the Website, the information we collect may include your IP address, operating system type, browser type, domain names, referring website, pages you viewed, access time, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We may process information using cookies. A cookie is a small data file that we download to your computer, containing information about you to facilitate interaction with our site and services. Cookies make it possible for us to store the contents of your shopping cart until you are ready to check out and to recognize your browser when you visit. By doing this, we can personalize your visits and save you time during checkout. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted. If you reject the cookie, you may still use our site. However, to enjoy the benefits of being a registered user, your browser must be set to accept cookies.

How it is used

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

To operate and maintain the Website;
To send you promotional information, such as newsletters, surveys, and marketing material. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt out of future mailings;
To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
To respond to your comments or inquiries;
To provide you with user support;
To track and measure advertising on the Website;
To process payment for purchases you make through the Website; or,
To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

Sensitive personal information

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

Your Rights Related to Your Personal Information

Opt-out: You may opt out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails.
Access: You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to us.
Amend/Change: You may contact us to amend or update your personal information. You may also re-subscribe and update your subscription profile to update your personal information.
Forget: In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your data. To do so, please submit a request using the contact form listed on our site.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes to complete transactions, or when required by law.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

The Simple and Quiet Life will not rent, sell, or share your personal information with other people or nonaffiliated companies except to provide products or services that you have requested, or unless we have your explicit permission as agreed to in this Privacy Policy or otherwise. If you submit a different address for shipping than for billing, the shipping information is only used to ship the package. The Simple and Quiet Life may share personal information with contractors or trusted service providers who work with us under confidentiality agreements to fulfill your order. The Simple and Quiet Life may also contract with vendors to help us analyze traffic and usage of our site, communicate with you about offers and services from The Simple and Quiet Life, and help us provide better services. These companies will not be provided any independent right to use or share personal information. We may share personal information without notice to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal service of process; or to establish or exercise our legal rights, protect the property of The Simple and Quiet Life, and/or defend against legal claims. The Simple and Quiet Life also may share personal information when we believe it necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law. In addition, we may transfer information about you if we are acquired by, reorganized, or merged with another company. In that event, we will notify active registered users if there is a need to change this Privacy Policy.

Specific Third-Party Use

Additionally, Thesimpleandquietlife.com may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is subject to their respective privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those sites you choose to link to from The Simple and Quiet Life before providing your personal information to them so that you can understand how those unaffiliated sites collect, use, and share your information. The Simple and Quiet Life currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Google Analytics: this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
Shopify/Sendowl/Paypal/Stripe: This service is used for our shop/commerce/payment platform. Your banking information is processed securely and at no time is your banking information passed to the Website. We receive only information used for order fulfillment.
Convertkit – this service is used for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications.
Acuity: This service is used to schedule appointments and may collect your contact information.

At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time at the Company’s sole discretion.

Anonymous Info/Data

From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

Publically Visible info

If you create a user profile on the Website or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible.

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Content

Freebies

All items created and offered for free on The Simple and Quiet Life are free for personal use only. They must not be shared, re-sold, redistributed, or used commercially.

Newsletters

On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

Children under sixteen

Thesimpleandquietlife.com does not intentionally target our site or our services to children, and Thesimpleandquietlife.com will not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of sixteen. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information about a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records

Updates to Policy

The Simple and Quiet Life may occasionally update this policy to reflect Company and consumer feedback. The Simple and Quiet Life encourages you to periodically review this policy for changes and to be informed of how The Simple and Quiet Life is protecting your information.

Questions and Suggestions

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy you can contact us by using the contact form on our site

This Privacy Policy was last updated in January 2025.