Privacy

This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by Miss604 and how it is used. By accessing or using Miss604.com, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our website.

1. Information We Collect

a) Personal Information: We may collect personal information, such as your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide when you subscribe to our newsletter, submit a comment, or fill out a contact form.

b) Log Files: Like many other websites, Miss604.com uses log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and the number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

c) Cookies and Web Beacons: Miss604.com may use cookies to store information about visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user accesses or visits, customize web page content based on visitors’ browser type, or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

2. How We Use Your Information

a) We may use the personal information you provide to respond to your inquiries.

b) We may use non-personal information, such as log files and cookies, to analyze trends, track user’s movements around the site, and gather demographic information. This information is used for statistical purposes and does not include any personal information.

3. Third-Party Disclosure

a) Miss604.com does not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except for trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, as long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

b) We may disclose your personal information if required by law or to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property.

4. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, plugins, or services. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

5. Data Security

We implement various security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you access our website.

6. Changes to this Privacy Policy

Miss604.com may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated revision date. We encourage you to check this page periodically for any updates.

7. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us here.

Last updated: July 2023

About Miss604.com

Miss604.com is fully written, developed, and maintained by Rebecca Bollwitt of sixty4media. On occasion, guest authors will contribute exclusive posts and images. These contributions will be clearly noted at the top of every guest blog post.

All advertisements on this blog are clearly marked as such. Advertisements are included in the sidebar, and sponsored posts are declared at the top of the post.

Forms of compensation such as review items are clearly noted with an individual disclosure statement at the top of posts that apply using the cmp.ly blog disclosure system. These forms of compensation do not influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog.

The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely those of the blog author.

The views and opinions expressed on social networks of guest contributors are solely those of the guest contributor and not reflective of Miss604.com.

Comment Policy

All first-time comments will be held for moderation. Once a comment is approved, future comments from the commenter will be published automatically.

Miss604.com and Rebecca Bollwitt reserve the right to remove comments that are abusive, hateful, libellous, or otherwise deemed unfit for publishing.

As the publisher, Rebecca Bollwitt reserves the right to close comments on any post that has been published. All posts older than 90 days will automatically have their comments closed.

Photo Policy

All photos not taken by Rebecca Bollwitt, John Bollwitt, John Biehler (contributor), or Jenny Miles (contributor), are used with permission from the photographers or by way of a Creative Commons license. All images from the Miss604 Flickr Pool (regardless of license) are used with full permission (as a condition of their addition to the Flickr group). Flickr images are always sourced directly from Flickr and never downloaded or stored. The author’s name, link to the original source, and optional web link will be included. Any special requests for credit will be granted and followed.

Contest Policy

All winners are emailed directly.

Contest timelines are noted on the contest post.

Previous winners are eligible again for contest wins after a 1-week period.

Miss604 contests have Twitter (RT to enter) entries and comment entries. These are required in order to do a contest with Miss604. Any other methods can be discussed and considered for approval. Re-Tweets are entries only and do not guarantee contest wins.

Each post outlines the forms of contest entry. Should an entry method say “1 entry”, participants receive one entry into the contest per method.

You must be a resident of British Columbia to qualify for contest entry, unless otherwise noted on an individual contest post. Nation-wide contests will be noted as such and all residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) would be eligible for those.

Winners will be notified within 2 hours of the draw time and will have 24 hours to reply to confirm their prize, unless otherwise noted on an individual contest post. Winners are announced on the contest blog post.

Contestants must supply a valid email address or valid Twitter handle when entering the contest. This information is solely for prize notification.

Contest partners must confirm that they have permission to represent the brand featured in the promotion.

Prizes cannot be exchanged for any other products or services.

Prizes cannot be used in any subsequent contests.

Prize providers will be responsible for completing the delivery of the prize items to the contest winners unless otherwise arranged with Rebecca Bollwitt.

Republication

Feel free to quote Miss604.com and link back to the original source post. Full republication of posts is not permitted. Full republication of post photos is not permitted and any photos sourced from Flickr will have their own license that must be adhered to.

Freelance

Rebecca does freelance blogging and writing for various outlets where she is compensated. This does not affect the content of Miss604.com. The articles are marked as sponsored in the disclosure statement at the top of each post.