As this blog is my sole income, you will find some affiliate links and sponsored posts poking their heads about. There are no ad pop-ups, blog post ads or side-bar advertising.  Zero. Nada. I made that choice so that you may have an clean minimalist view of the blog with no bombardments of ads flying in your face.  I do feature the odd sponsored post, both on this blog and social channels. I truly only work with brands I genuinely love and use regardless of payment.

affiliate linking is not a dirty $%$ word.

Even though I can be comfy with dropping f bombs (don’t tell my Mother), I’m not as comfy with thinking that it’s cool beans for anyone to work and not earn an income. I have a hubby with cancer, and a bumpy road to learning how to earn an income (and I am so hopeful that you will support me along my bumpy road.)

I use affiliate links here on the blog – specifically RewardStyle, Amazon, Etsy and Shopstyle links.  You’ll see it listed at the bottom of a post like … p.s. that’s an affiliate link, yo.  Or shop the post.  Or something something like that.

This means that if you buy anything via my link to a retailer, I can potentially earn pennies to dollars in commission, but it doesn’t mean it’ll cost you any extra moola. If you buy products through my blog, I earn a bit of money but not enough to buy a unicorn or a pony.   A girl can dream.

If you’d rather not use the affiliate link, you just need to clear the cookies on your browser and voila, it’ll be like you never clicked on it.  My hope, though…. is that you’ll click on those links to support me and help keep the wheels on my blogging bus. Okay, why am I suddenly dreaming of having a funky bus? We do have an airstream, but it just gobbles up money.  I digress. haha.

Any questions, just drop me a tweet at @lynneknowlton or contact me in the form below.

 

 

Disclaimer

While some products on this blog may be gifted (will be noted with a c/o), posts may be sponsored, all opinions are my own. Products are ONLY endorsed if they are truly things I love, would buy or that fit within my style. I test the waters so that you don’t have to.  I source through thousands of items and curate my faves, so you don’t have to.  I’ll never recommend something that I don’t love and think worthy of your wallet and your time.

Thank you for supporting the brands that make this blog possible.

 

 

Are some of your posts sponsored?

Yes, I do partner with some brands to create content. I indicate which posts have been sponsored, but no matter what, opinions are 100% mine. I say “no” more than I ever say yes because I value the content I place here. I value each of you and the trust you put in me.

That being said, my blog does have costs.  Like, humungous ones.  Most months, I pay those costs out of my own pocket.  In order to maintain this space and provide inspiration to you,  I am working on new ways to start to earn an income in 2018 (Yes, I have a hubby with terminal cancer. Yes, I have to learn how to become a sole provider for our family.  I have no words for that.)

If you ever feel that you find a sponsorship in or out of alignment, I would love to hear from you. I create here first and foremost to offer something to you, as a creative community, to collaborate, to have fun, to share my knowledge as an online entrepreneur & designer…. and more than anything ….to inspire you to dream bigger, create more, and explore the world.

 

I want you to

DESIGN THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE

{ see what I did up there?! ^^^ LOL }

 

If you have any ideas on how to improve, change, grow… I’d love to hear from you.  If in anyway you feel I have fallen from that, I would love to hear from you too.   After all, I’m a blogger which means that I naturally have oversharing tendencies. LOL.  I’m an open book. 🙂

 

If you are a company interested in collaborating with me, feel free to email: lynne@lynneknowlton.com

 

 

 

Big love,

Lynne

( ps. photos by my fave photographer on earth….Lauren Miller )

 

 

Here comes the FINE PRINT….

All projects, patterns and photographs, unless otherwise stated, are taken, created, developed and designed by me, Lynne Knowlton, for Design The Life You Want To Live. I love it when others want to share my projects, but please do so only with my permission. You may share a project with one photo (credited to Lynne Knowlton of Design The Life You Want To Live) with a link back to the original project on my blog. Any comments which are deemed inappropriate, including spam, offensive, comments, self-promotional comments or comments unrelated to the content may be deleted at my discretion.

 

Disclosure Policy :
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by Lynne Knowlton. This blog accepts forms of compensation for sponsored posts and partnership agreements with my fave brands.

The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made on this blog. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

I am not responsible for republished content from this blog on other blogs or websites without my permission.

 

Privacy Policy :

DESIGN THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE found at https://lynneknowlton.com/ (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.

 

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?

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.

Automatically-Collected Information: 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.

Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. 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.

 

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

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.

 

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

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.

The Website 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.

MailChimp & Mailerlite – these services are used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications.

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

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

 

ANONYMOUS 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.

 

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible. To leave a comment, you must choose a username and input your email address. Your email address will never be available publicly unless you display it within the comment itself.

 

COOKIES

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 may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.

 

ADVERTISING

Retargeting Ads

From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.

 

Affiliate Program Participation

The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

DESIGN THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE® is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.

DESIGN THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE® is a participant in the Share-A-Sale LLC Affiliate programs, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for companies to earn advertising fees by advertising links to companies which participate in this program. As part of this Share-A-Sale program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Share-A-Sale LLC, to track referrals to products, services and companies working with Share-A-Sale LLC. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commision on these sales.

DESIGN THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE® is a participant in the RewardStyle, Inc Affiliate programs, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for companies to earn advertising fees by advertising links to companies which participate in this program. As part of this Reward Style program, the Website will post customized links, provided by RewardStyle, Inc. , to track referrals to products working with RewardStyle, Inc. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commision on these sales.

 

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.

 

RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at lynne@lynneknowlton.com to be removed from our mailing list.

Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to lynne@lynneknowlton.com.

Amend – You may contact us at lynne@lynneknowlton.com to amend or update your personal information.

Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to lynne@lynneknowlton.com.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

 

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.

 

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at lynne@lynneknowlton.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

At any time, please contact us at lynne@lynneknowlton.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.