Privacy policy.

Privacy Policy

General

Cotterpin Press LLC doing business as AWOTAO (hereinafter, "AWOTAO", “we” or “us”) has established this privacy policy to explain to you ("you" or the "User") how your information is protected, collected, and used. AWOTAO may update this policy at any time. AWOTAO will provide notice of materially significant changes to this privacy policy by posting notice on ancientwisdomoftao.com or Solutions-awotao.com, (each a “Site”).

Use of Site by Minors

AWOTAO does not knowingly collect any information from persons under the age of 18 years of age or who cannot legally enter a binding agreement.

Protecting Your Privacy

AWOTAO makes all attempts to protect your private information.  AWOTAO will not share your personal information with any third parties without your consent unless otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy. AWOTAO does share your personal information with third parties that provide services to AWOTAO, including, but not limited to, third-party merchant processing companies.

AWOTAO, or people who post on ancientwisdomoftao.com, or who post on Solutions-awotao.com, may provide links to third party websites, which may have different privacy practices. AWOTAO is not responsible for, and does not have any control over, the privacy policies of those third party websites, and encourages all Users to read the privacy policies of each and every website visited. 

Data AWOTAO Collects

AWOTAO may collect your name and address if you submit information through the contact form, Ai Chat, or email information to AWOTAO. We will also always collect your name and address if you purchase any items through AWOTAO.

AWOTAO sometimes collects your email address, for purposes such as sending email newsletters and information that may be of interest to you about AWOTAO and third parties.  By submitting your email AWOTAO, you consent to emails from AWOTAO, which may be sent through a third party service provider. In addition, we will also always collect your email if you purchase any items through AWOTAO.

AWOTAO sometimes collects your phone number for the purpose of calling you if you have requested information from AWOTAO or have purchased any item from AWOTAO.  By submitting your phone number to AWOTAO, you consent to phone calls from AWOTAO, even if such number is registered through a state or federal "Do Not Call" list.

AWOTAO may collect personal information if you provide such information in feedback or comments or if you contact AWOTAO directly. Any information posted on the website is not confidential.  Please do not post anything on ancientwisdomoftao.com or Solutions-awotao.com that you would like to keep private. 

AWOTAO may receive additional information if you purchase any Services through the Site. 

Weblogs

AWOTAO's web logs collect standard web log entries for each page served, including your IP address, page URL, and timestamp. Web logs help AWOTAO diagnose problems with our server, to administer the AWOTAO website, and to otherwise provide AWOTAO's products and service to you.  In addition, AWOTAO may collect other information from your interaction with our website, services, content, and advertising, including computer and connection information, statistics on page views, traffic to and from the website, ad data, IP address, demographic and navigational data, and standard web log information.  This information may be obtained for AWOTAO from a third party provider.  AWOTAO may use this information for marketing, commercial, or any other purpose as AWOTAO sees fit.

Data AWOTAO Stores

All information posted to this site, including account and purchase information, is stored in AWOTAO's database, even after "deletion," and may be archived elsewhere. 

AWOTAO's web logs and other records are stored indefinitely.  This may include any information you supply to AWOTAO and your browsing history.  However, AWOTAO cannot guarantee access to these records by third parties for more than seven business days after the original information was submitted, except for purchase information that is available until the items have been delivered.

Although AWOTAO makes good faith efforts to store the information in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, AWOTAO cannot guarantee complete security. 

AWOTAO may store information in an off-site location, which may or may not be located in the United States and may not be bound by the laws of the United States.

Archiving And Display Of AWOTAO Webpages By Search Engines And Other Sites

Search engines and other sites not affiliated with AWOTAO - including Bing.com, Google.com, and Yahoo.com - archive or otherwise make available AWOTAO's webpages.  AWOTAO has no control over third-party archiving and search engine sites and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information stored by search engine sites.

External Links and Third-Party Websites

Our website contains links to external websites that do not fall under our domain. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of these websites.

Please be aware that other websites that can be accessed through our website may collect personal information about you. You are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords or any other personal information. While we are committed to protecting your privacy while you visit our website, AWOTAO does not ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or via our website to another one.

Credit Card Information.

All purchases made through the AWOTAO website are handled by Stripe.com or another third party merchant provider which will be listed at the time of sale.  Please see Stripe.com’s Privacy Policy (or the merchant provider you choose) regarding payments made through its website.  AWOTAO does not store or gather credit card information through the AWOTAO website.

All payments made for products are subject to our Terms of Use; please read through this as it has information about any purchases made through our websites. 

Cookies

When you access and interact with ancientwisdomoftao.com or Solutions-awotao.com, AWOTAO may collect certain information about your usage while you are viewing the Site. Cookies and other tracking technologies (such as browser cookies, pixels, beacons, local storage, and other mechanisms) use various approaches to collect and store data. Some of these technologies store data in the browser or on your device. Other technologies may use network-related or other information to recognize your device (e.g., IP address). AWOTAO may use these technologies, for example, when you first request a web page and to store data on your computer or other device so the Site can access information when you make subsequent requests. Your browser may be initially set to accept cookies, but you can change your settings to notify you when a cookie is being set or updated, and to block cookies altogether. Please consult the "Help" section of your browser for more information, including on how to clear data from local storage and, depending on your browser, how to turn off other data collection by the browser. For more information about Google Analytics, please review the site "How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services," located at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. To opt out of Google Analytics specifically, please go to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Please note that by blocking any or all cookies you may not have access to certain features, content or personalization available from AWOTAO.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how Users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties when required to do so by law, or when such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. 

Circumstances In Which AWOTAO May Release Information

AWOTAO may disclose information about its Users if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process. 

AWOTAO may disclose information about its Users to law enforcement officers or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce our Terms of Use; respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of AWOTAO, its Users, or the general public. 

AWOTAO may disclose your information to third parties for use by AWOTAO.  This may include disclosure to email marketing providers to provide targeted marketing for our Users.  If you do not wish to receive email marketing from AWOTAO, you will have the option to unsubscribe from the service.

AWOTAO may disclose your information to other business entities, should AWOTAO plan to merge with or be acquired by that business entity.

International Users

AWOTAO does not accept traffic from international Users.  International Users who circumvent this restriction consent to all the terms of service and this privacy agreement.  International Users waive any and all remedies that they may have based on the laws of their country.