1.    Your Privacy

This privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”), as amended from time to time, applies to www.kristenyarker.com (“Website”) or any other online product or service to which you have access or use (together, the “Service“) offered by Kristen Yarker (DBA Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting and/or Kristen Yarker Nutrition) or any of its affiliates (collectively, “we”, “us”, “our”, “Kristen Yarker Nutrition” or “Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting“). Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting respects the privacy rights of its visitors and users (collectively, “Users”, “you” or ”your”) and is committed to protecting Users’ information collected through the Service.  Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting has adopted this Privacy Policy to explain how Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting collects, stores, and uses information collected in connection with the Service. BY USING, REGISTERING TO OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND GIVE AN EXPLICIT AND INFORMED CONSENT TO THE PROCESSING, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE, REGISTER TO OR OTHERWISE ACCESS THE SERVICE.

2.    Information We Collect & How We Use It

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may collect and use both personal and non-personal data from Users using the Service. This section of the Privacy Policy will describe the type of information that may be collected and how the information may be used.

2.1.        Personal Data

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “personal data” means personally identifiable information that specifically identifies you as an individual and includes those items specifically listed below.

2.2.        Optimize Use of the Service

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may collect, store and use personal data to provide use of the Service, technical support, and respond to Users’ inquiries.

2.3.        Purchase of Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting Workshop

If you purchase an in-person or online workshop (“Workshop”), we will collect personal data including your name and email address from you.  Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting will only use such information to send you information and updates pertaining to the Workshop unless otherwise requested by you. All billing and payment information that you provide when purchasing a Workshop is processed by a third party, such as PayPal (“Payment Processor”).  Personal data obtained for a Workshop, such as credit card information, billing information and Payment Processor account information (“Payment Information”), is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and encrypted in the Payment Processors database. Your Payment Information will not be retained by Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting. We are not affiliated with any Payment Processors. Any use of your personal data by such third party is governed by its Privacy Policy and we encourage you to read and agree to such third party privacy policy prior to using its service.

2.4.        Other Purposes

Additionally, Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may collect, store, and use personal data to solicit Users’ feedback to help improve the Service and other Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting products, inform Users about new products or promotional material offered by Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting or its trusted third party business partners and affiliates, notify Users about changes to the Service or other products, provide Users with advertising and marketing material from Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting and communicate with Users for other commonly accepted purposes such as notifying them that they are a potential winner of a contest. Finally, Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may collect and use personal data as required or permitted by applicable law.

2.5.        User Generated Content

Users may contribute user generated content (“User Generated Content”) to the Service, including but not limited to, forum posts, blog posts and comments, chat posts and profiles.  Any information which Users choose to disclose when contributing User Generated Content to the Service is public information and there is no expectation of privacy or confidentiality. Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting is not responsible for any personal data you choose to make public on the Service.

2.6.        Minors

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting does not knowingly collect any personal data from persons under the age of eighteen (18) years of age and if Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting learns that it has inadvertently collected or stored personal data from children under the aforementioned age without the consent of their legal guardian, Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting will take reasonable measures to promptly erase such personal data from its records.

2.7.        Non Personal Data

For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, “non-personal data” means: (1) information that does not directly identify you; and (2) “aggregate” and “de-personalized” information, which is data Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting collects about the use of the Service, from which any personally identifiable data has been removed.

2.8.        Trusted Partners and Contractors

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may use and disclose to its affiliated companies, contractors or other trusted businesses or persons the collected non-personal data for the purpose of auditing, researching and analyzing usage of the Service, ensuring the technical functionality of the Service and to further develop the Service and other Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting products.

2.9.        Cookies, Beacons and Tracking

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may use “cookies” and other technologies such as pixel tags, locally shared objects, clear GIFs and web beacons. Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting treats information collected by cookies and similar technologies as non-personal data. A “cookie” is a small bit of record-keeping information that is sent to the Users’ computer. Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting’s cookies do not include personal data and may be used to: (1) remember Users’, (2) help Users navigate around the Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting’s websites, (3) monitor how many people are using the Service, and (4) store Users preferences and track trends. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can disable cookies or set your browser to indicate when a cookie is being sent.  However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to use the Service.

2.10.     Server Logs

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting’s servers may log information about your use of the Service, such as: (1) your search activity, pages viewed, the date and time of activity; and (2) any information provided by your computer or mobile device in connection with your use of the Service, such as your browser type, browser language, IP address, mobile carrier, unique device identifier, location, and requested and referring URLs.

3.    Who We Disclose Personal Data To

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting does not sell, rent, share or trade personal data with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. However, in providing the Service, Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may disclose personal data to other companies or individuals in the following limited circumstances:

  1. If such third party assists in the operation of our Website, business or Service;
  2. If Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting receives your consent;
  3. If Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting has a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such personal data is reasonably necessary to:

(a)  satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental   request;
(b)  enforce applicable Terms of Use including investigation of potential violations thereof;
(c)  detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues;
(d)  protect against imminent harm to our rights and/or property; or

  1. As required or authorized by applicable law.

3.1        Data Processing

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may also disclose personal data to its affiliated companies, contractors or other trusted businesses or persons for the purpose of processing personal data on its behalf. Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting requires that these parties agree to process such personal data based on Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting’s instructions and in compliance with the Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. 

3.2        Sale of Business

As Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting continues to develop and grow, we may buy or sell parts of a business, which could include personal data as one of the transferred business assets. If Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting becomes involved in a merger, acquisition, or any form of sale of some or all of its assets, it will provide notice before personal data is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

4.    Choices for Personal Data

If Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting proposes to collect, use or disclose personal data for any purpose other than those described in this Privacy Policy, Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting will obtain the Users’ prior consent or offer the Users an effective way to opt out of the use of personal data for those other purposes. You may choose to withdraw your consent to the use, collection or disclosure of your personal data as outlined in this Policy at any time.  If a User withdraws his or her consent, then Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may no longer be able to provide the same level of Service. Users are also given the opportunity to “opt-out” of having their personal data used for specific purposes such as receiving newsletters or other information from Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting. Withdrawals of consent will not have an effect on personal or other data that Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting has used or disclosed in accordance with this Privacy Policy prior to such withdrawals.

5.    Third Party Privacy Policies

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may make available links through advertisements, hyperlinks or otherwise enable you to access third party products or services. While using such products or services, you are using products or services that are not affiliated with or controlled by Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting.  Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting is not responsible for those people or companies, the content of their products or services, the use of information you provide to them, or any products or services they may offer. Providing links or otherwise enabling access to third party products or services does not constitute sponsorship of, or affiliation with those people or companies. You recognize and agree that Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting is not liable for a third party’s use of your personal data and you should review the privacy policies of these third parties.

6.    Information Security

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting takes appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data.  Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting employs physical, electronic and/or procedural safeguards to protect its systems and all personal data under its control against unauthorized access and use. All safety and security measures are appropriate to the sensitivity level of the information collected.

7.    Accuracy and Access/Control over Personal Data

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting processes personal data only for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with this Policy.  Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal data processed is accurate, complete and current, but Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting is not responsible for verifying the correctness of personal data. Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting will allow you to access your personal data in the custody or control of Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting, and you may request that Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting:

  1. update or correct such personal data;
  2. change your preferences with respect to communications and other information received from Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting; or
  3. delete your personal data on Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting’s primary system, by submitting a request to Customer Support.

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting will use commercially reasonable efforts to honor your request.  Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may retain an archived copy of your records as required by law of for legitimate business purposes.  Such updates, corrections, deletions and changes are only effective as of the date they are made and will not effect other information that Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting maintains (including archived data and other back-ups), or information that Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting has provided to third parties in accordance with this Privacy Policy, prior to such update, correction, deletion or change.

8.    Retention of Personal Data

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting stores personal data collected pursuant to this Privacy Policy only as long as is reasonably required to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected or as required or authorized by law. Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may still retain some of the data to the extent such retention is necessary to resolve disputes, enforce Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting’s user agreements, and comply with technical and legal requirements and constraints related to the security, integrity and operation of the Service.

9.    Changes to this Policy

Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time, so please review it frequently. If Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting makes material or significant changes to this Privacy Policy, Vitamin K Nutrition Consulting may post the amended Privacy Policy on, or within, the Service or on our Website along with the date it was last modified.  Your continued use of the Service will signify your acceptance of the changes to this Privacy Policy.

10.    Contact Information

Should you have any questions relating to this Privacy Policy, please send correspondence to kristen@kristenyarker.com