TERMS OF USE

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The reading of all information on saffron-soul.com is of your own free will. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions, you should cease use of this website immediately.

If you do however want to read some awesome travel related articles, please don’t leave just yet.

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I reserve the right to change any of these Terms and Conditions at any given time on this website. As I am quite unpredictable and a restless person, please check back here often.

Even though I work very hard to provide you with up-to-date information (through thorough research, I make no representations or warranties of any kind (expressed or implied) about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability of any information, products, services or related graphics contained on  saffron-soul.com  for any purpose.

Especially when it comes to current prices, addresses, opening hours, phone numbers, travel information and website addresses, I advise you to double check. You don’t want to drive for over 2 hours with screaming kids in the back of the car to an amusement park that has been turned into a scrap yard only three days ago, or do you?

I aim to provide you with accurate information at the time of publishing, but some information will understandably be less accurate as time passes.

Should you find any inaccurate information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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COPYRIGHT POLICY

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Unless otherwise noted, I (Erika Gill from  saffron-soul.com ) am the legal copyright holder of all (written, multimedia and graphic) material on this website and it may not be used, reprinted, (partially) modified or published without my written consent.

A link to  saffron-soul.com  must appear in all copies of any artwork or content, including articles, press releases and as icing on cakes. 

Guest bloggers and other contributors to saffron-soul.com are responsible for their own submitted material on my website and have to ensure that their work complies with national and relevant foreign, gravitational laws.

The opinions expressed by any Third Parties are their own and do not represent the position or belief of  saffron-soul.com .

I also am not responsible – but very sorry –  for any narrow minded, impolite or offensive comments by others on my blog.

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HOLD HARMLESS

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All the information provided on saffron-soul.com is for general information and entertainment purposes only and is the expressed opinion of myself, Erika Gill (‘saffron-soul.com‘) and not others.

This includes (but is not limited to) my membership organisations and/or employers, so be aware that some articles can be a bit different to what you might be used to.

I am not providing any medical, legal, professional … gynecological, astrological, paleontological, philosophical, bacteriological, mineralogical, criminological or dermatological advice.

You are taking all the provided information at your own risk. Please contact your local hospital, jurist, emergency service, bar association, phone book, Google to find or obtain a referral to a competent professional.

Under no circumstances will I be liable for any loss or damage (including without limitation indirect or consequential loss or damage) or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.

I cannot be held responsible for any offence taken due to translation, interpretation or mistakes in grammar and/or punctuation of my website’s content. 

Although I try to keep saffron-soul.com running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, access to the site may be temporarily or permanently suspended and without notice at my own discretion, due to possible updates or technical issues beyond my control.

I will not be liable if for any reason the website is unavailable at any time or for any period of time. I will try to get the website back online as soon as possible. 

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PRIVACY STATEMENT

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Any personal and/or contact information provided to me will be kept private. You will not be spammed in any way.

I will not send you Valentines and/or Christmas Cards and I will not sell or disclose your information to any other companies.

I am not responsible for the privacy practices of any of my advertisers or people that comment on my articles.

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RESERVE RIGHTS

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I, Erika Gill from saffron-soul.com, reserves the right to change the focus of the blog (like turning it into a platform for fellow philanthropists and sand collectors – as I might very well do in the future), to shut it down, sell it, change the terms of use (go to a paid platform) at my own discretion.

I also reserve the right to edit or delete any comments submitted to saffron-soul.com without notice due to: comments deemed to be spam or questionable spam, comments including profanity, comments containing language or concepts that could be deemed offensive, comments that attack a group or person individually.

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ADVERTISERS AND SPONSORS

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I am not responsible for the actions of my advertisers or sponsors. If you purchase a product or service based upon a link from my website, you must take action with that company to resolve any issues, not saffron-soul.com.

Any product, claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question. Just because I like the colour red, doesn’t have to mean you will like it too!

I will do my absolute best to only provide you with information about (travel) products that I truly believe in. I will never take your trust for granted.

All reviews on my website will be presented honestly and I will disclose whether I will be receiving any commissions or products for free.

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Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website

We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.

On this website, you are unable to create a user profile, where a name and password is created. Therefore, no username and passwords are stored or visible in our records. Leaving a comment however, is a form of profile where information is voluntarily submitted without a particular login. We love your comments as long as they are nice – of course! 

 

Information We Collect from Others

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We may receive information about you from other sources. Don’t worry, this sounds scarier than it is: You may link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts when you voluntarily submit information to the Website.  If you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts, we will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account. 

 

Automatically-Collected Information

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We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, 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. If the number of clicks to our website go down, we will eat more cookies, so please – keep clicking!

 

Speaking of Cookies:

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We may log information on the Website using cookies.

A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

The cookie may collect information relating to your use of the Website, information about your device such as the device’s IP address and browser type, demographic data and, if you arrived at the Website via a link from a third-party site, the URL of the linking page.

We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising.

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We may use the information collected in the following ways:

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• To operate and maintain the Website.

• To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account.

• To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. 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 protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

• To make ourselves feel better in general.

 

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

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We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the Website 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 dictated by their respective privacy policies.

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The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

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• Google Analytics – For audience usage and insights

  • Google Analytics is one of the most trusted sources on the internet for identifying user behavior, interests, demographics and frequency of visits to the Website (both the time spent on the Website and total number of page views). This service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website, which helps us to determine what is working and what is not, what information we highlight or what products we sell are useful and interesting. Google Analytics may capture your IP address. However, Google Analytics captures no other personal information. Further information on Google Analytics and their cookie usage on websites can be found here.

 

ANONYMOUS DATA

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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.

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PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

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If you leave a comment on the Website, certain information may be publicly visible. Your email address (should you wish to fill this out) is therefore visible, although you have the option not to submit it when filling out the information options. It is also your choice and at your discretion, to add an avatar, a profile description, and a link to your website.

You may also choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and Google Account. Therefore, users may see your username, avatar, profile description and website information. And we will too! Always happy to like your account if you ask nicely :)

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MORE COOKIES – YUM!

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The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. 

Cookies are also often used to remember if you are already registered to the Website and to remember your user details for future correspondence or form of login. 

Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein. Since this website also sells products and services, it is important that we use cookies to understand how a user is interacting with the Website, and how many visitors to the site actually make a purchase, since this is what a cookie can track. This also ensures the the best and most relevant products and services are being shown to you. 

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Disabling Cookies

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Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache.

The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site.

 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Any letters, e-mails, blog comments, responses on Social Media platforms such as Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter, or questions written directly to me may be used to share with my blogging audience unless specifically requested otherwise.

(Part of) these letters or emails, questions or any other feedback may be used in newsletters, blog posts, columns or up-and-coming books.