Privacy & Cookie Policy

Mishele Mahoney understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your information is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits Our Site and will only collect and use information in ways that are useful to you and in a manner consistent with your rights and Our obligations under the law.

This Policy applies to Our use of any and all data collected by us in relation to your use of Our Site. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it.

In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Account” means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of Our Site;

“Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain

parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site.

“Our Site” means this website, mishelemahoney.com;

“We/Us/Our” means Mishele Mahoney

Our Site, mishelemahoney.com, is owned and operated by Mishele Mahoney.

Our data protection officer can be contacted at mishele[at]mishelemahoney.com or by post at 331 Janette Street Kingston, ON Canada K7L 4V2.

This Privacy and Cookie Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. It does not extend to any websites that are linked to from Our Site (whether We provide those links or whether they are shared by other users). We have no control over how your data is collected, stored or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

Some data will be collected automatically by Our Site, other data will only be collected if you voluntarily submit it and consent to Us using it, for example, when signing up for an Account or purchasing a product or service from Us. Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect some or all of the following data:

We use your data to provide the best possible products and services to you. This includes:

In some cases, the collection of data may be a statutory or contractual requirement, and We will be limited in the products and services We can provide you without your consent for Us to be able to use such data.

With your permission and/or where permitted by law, we may also use your data for marketing and advertising purposes which may include contacting you by email and/or telephone and/or text message and/or post with information, news and offers on our products and/or services. We will not, however, send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that We fully protect your rights and comply with privacy requirements.

Advertisers whose content appears on Our Site may engage in what is known as “behavioural advertising” – advertising which is tailored to your preferences, based on your activity. Your activity is monitored using Cookies and/or web beacons and/or similar tracking technologies. You can control and limit your data used in this way by adjusting your web browser’s privacy settings. Please note that We do not control the activities of such advertisers, nor the information they collect and use. Limiting the use of your data in this way will not remove the advertising, but it will make it less relevant to your interests and activities on Our Site.

We will ensure that your personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently, without adversely affecting your rights. We will only process your personal data if at least one of the following basis applies:

We only keep your data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described in this Cookie Policy and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it. Your data will be deleted if we no longer need.

Data security is of great importance to Us. Notwithstanding the security measures that We take, it is important to remember that the transmission of data via the internet may not be completely secure and that you are advised to take suitable precautions when transmitting to Us data via the internet.

We may share your data with other companies in Our group. This includes our subsidiaries and/or our holding company and its subsidiaries.

We may contract with third parties to supply products and services to you on Our behalf. These may include payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine facilities, advertising and marketing. In some cases, the third parties may require access to some or all of your data. Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.

We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales and other information. All such data will be anonymized and will not include any personally identifying information. We may from time to time share such data with third parties such as prospective investors, affiliates, partners and advertisers. Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.

In certain circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain data held by Us, which may include your personal information, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with the requirements of legislation, a court order, or a governmental authority. We do not require any further consent from you in order to share your data in such circumstances and will comply as required with any legally binding request that is made of Us.

We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business. Data provided by users will, where it is relevant to any part of Our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Cookie Policy, be permitted to use the data for the purposes for which it was originally collected by Us.

In the event that any of your data is to be transferred in such a manner, you will not be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.

When you submit information via Our Site, you may be given options to restrict Our use of your data. We aim to give you strong controls on Our use of your data (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from Us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in Our emails.

Your Right to Withhold Information and Your Right to Withdraw Information After You Have Given it. You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any data at all. 

However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.

You may restrict your internet browser’s use of Cookies as detailed in this Cookie Policy.

You may withdraw your consent for Us to use your personal data as detailed in this Cookie Policy at any time by contacting Us using the contact details set out in this Cookie Policy, and We will delete Your data from Our systems. However, you acknowledge this may limit Our ability to provide the best possible products and services to you.

You can request a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held). Please contact Us for more details at mishele[at]mishelemahoney.com or by post at 331 Janette Street Kingston, ON Canada K7L 4V2.

Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products and services.

By using Our Site you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. We use third party Cookies on Our Site for marketing and advertising services. These Cookies are not integral to the functioning of Our Site.

All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Canadian privacy laws.

You will be shown a Cookie Consent Pop-Up requesting your consent to set Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.

You may block Cookies and manage other privacy settings as set out in the following links:

Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google and/or Mixpanel and/or Hotjar. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyze usage statistics, enabling Us to better understand how people use Our Site. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the products and services offered through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, as detailed below, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.

The analytics services used by Our Site uses Cookies to gather the required information. Certain types of these Cookies may be placed immediately when you first visit Our Site and it may not be possible for Us to obtain your prior consent. You may remove these Cookies and prevent future use of them as set out in this Cookie Policy.

You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third party cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

You can choose to delete Cookies at any time however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalization settings.

It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

If you have any questions about Our Site or this Cookie Policy, please contact Us by email at mishele[at]mishelemahoney.com or by post at 331 Janette Street Kingston, ON Canada K7L 4V2. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold about you.

We may change this Cookie Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time, or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Cookie Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.