Mel A ROWE’s (basic) LEGAL
PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS OF CONDITIONS | AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER | WEBSITE T&C’S
For my valued American readers, I’d like to say I write Australian English which may seem like my writing is full of errors, it’s not. However, I am human and errors do occur.
Disclaimer
This site is intended to give general information about myself as an online writer and publisher. Text and photography created by Mel A ROWE is exclusively for MelAROWE.com, and I’d appreciate it if you credited & linked back to this site appropriately if reposted.
Printing and distribution of content from this site for individual gain is prohibited without the author’s permission.
Because I also believe in giving credit where credit is due that if at any time you see work on MelAROWE.com that is improperly credited, please send me a quick email and I’ll gladly update the information.
From time to time, you may come across affiliate links on MelAROWE.com. This goes towards my costs and is at NO COST to the reader. If you’ve ever purchased anything through these links, I wholeheartedly thank you for your support.
I do protect your information in accordance with the Privacy Policy (below) and promise to never SPAM you. I think we all hate SPAM.
Privacy Policy
As the creator (with training wheels still in place) of this website, MelAROWE.com, I understand the value of maintaining the privacy of personal information. I am committed to the protection of my reader’s privacy and invite you to use the Contact page should you have any questions or concerns.
MelAROWE.com does not provide contact information to any third party.
MelAROWE.com does use third-party apps and services to track website traffic, visitor activity, advertising, and to find my perfect reader-market groups. However, these third parties may use their own cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies that are way beyond my capacity, to collect or receive information from the Site and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads. You can opt out at any time. (Which I sincerely hope you don’t.)
MelAROWE.com may contain links to other Web sites but is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Site.
Giveaway/ Competition/ Sweepstake Terms and Conditions
ALL ENTRANTS MUST BE AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTS AND OVER THE AGE OF 18. To enter the competition, go to https://melarowe.com/epic-outback-giveaway/and enter your details correctly to be entered into the prize draw. Final closing date for entries is MIDNIGHT of 16/8/2022 (NT TIME) and all entries must be received on or before that date. The competition is a free prize draw. The winner will be drawn at random from all successful entries by an independent judge. The winner will be notified within 14 days of advertised closing date. The winner will be notified by email. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Prizes consist of four signed paperback novels titled: THE ART OF DUST, DIAMOND IN THE DUST, CAKED IN DUST, XMAS DUST, tote bag, bookmark, postcard, stickers, and a handmade leather crocodile key ring.
There is no cash alternative for any of the above prizes. The prizes are non-transferable and non-exchangeable. The Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for one of equal or greater value as required. Please allow 28-65 days for physical prizes to be delivered due to the remote location of where these prizes are coming from, Northern Territory. Two attempts to contact the winner(s) will be made after which the prize will be forfeit. Winners must respond to the promoter within 7 days of being contacted. Winners that respond after that period will not be eligible for the prize. The winners agree to co-operate with the Promoter for publicity purposes if so required. By accepting the prize, the winners agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Any questions, comments or complaints relating to the competition should be directed to the Promoter. The Promoter reserves the right to alter, amend or discontinue this competition without prior notice in the event that unforeseen circumstances make this unavoidable. Should any technical issue arise the Promoter/Administrator reserves the right to withdraw the competition and/or any prizes that have been wrongly promised as a result of the technical problems. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrant to the competition or any damage to any entrant’s property (including computer equipment and/or data which is stored on any equipment) as a result of using the application, entering the competition or accepting the prize. These terms and conditions shall be governed by Australian Law in the exclusive jurisdiction of the Northern Territory Courts. The Promoter is MelAROWE.com
For social media giveaways competitions sweepstakes and other online promotions.
As per Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter rules, this promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with the social media channel we used for promotion. By entering entrants confirm that they are 18+ years of age, and release Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook of any responsibility in agreeance with their terms of use.
There is no cash alternative for any of the advertised prizes. The prizes are non-transferable and non-exchangeable. The Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for one of equal or greater value as required. Please allow 28-65 days for physical prizes to be delivered due to the remote location of where these prizes are coming from, Northern Territory. Only one attempt to contact the winner(s) will be made after which the prize will be forfeit. Winners must respond to the promoter within 7 days of being contacted. Winners that respond after that period will not be eligible for the prize. The winners agree to co-operate with the Promoter for publicity purposes if so required. By accepting the prize, the winners agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Any questions, comments or complaints relating to the competition should be directed to the Promoter. The Promoter reserves the right to alter, amend or discontinue this competition without prior notice in the event that unforeseen circumstances make this unavoidable. Should any technical issue arise the Promoter/Administrator reserves the right to withdraw the competition and/or any prizes that have been wrongly promised as a result of the technical problems. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrant to the competition or any damage to any entrant’s property (including computer equipment and/or data which is stored on any equipment) as a result of using the application, entering the competition or accepting the prize. These terms and conditions shall be governed by Australian Law in the exclusive jurisdiction of the Northern Territory Courts. The Promoter is MelAROWE.com
Terms and Conditions (“Terms”)
Please read these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) carefully before using the http://MelAROWE.com website by MelAROWE (“us”, “we”, or “our”).
Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service.
By accessing or using the Service you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then you may not access the Service.
Purchases
If you wish to purchase any product or service made available through the Service (“Purchase”), you may be asked to supply certain information relevant to your Purchase including, without limitation, your …
Content
Our Service allows you to post, link, store, share and otherwise make available certain information, text, graphics, videos, or other material (“Content”) that is governed under COPYRIGHT laws. You are responsible for the …
Links To Other Web Sites
Our Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by MelAROWE.com.
MelAROWE.com has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that MelAROWE.com, shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.
Changes
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will try to provide at least 14 (fourteen) days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.
ON USING THIS WORDPRESS site…
Who we are
Our website address is: https://melarowe.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website cannot download and extract any location data from images on the website without permission by the author.
Images from a third-party provider are subject to copyright laws and all efforts are taken to ensure they are copyright free. Public acknowledgement is made to those other artists at the time of print. Should you be one of those artists used on this site and your situation has changed, please use the Contacts Page to advise the author to update.
Contact forms
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Cookies made in Mel’s kitchen never last that long!
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. And we all hate SPAM!
Contact Us
If any questions I invite you to use the Contact page.
Thanks for reading the fine print.
