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Privacy Policy 

 

 

We Respect Your Privacy

 

Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. will never rent, share, or sell our subscriber list. We appreciate you letting us into your email and understand just how much you value your privacy. The policy below describes how we treat the information we collect when you visit our site and/or register for Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc.  In this Privacy Policy (“Policy”), we describe the information that we collect from visitors to our websites. Unless expressly noted otherwise, this Policy applies to all of the websites (“Sites”) owned or operated by Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc.; our blogs; our Applications and our online products and services (collectively, “Services”). By visiting our Site or using any of our Services, you agree that your personal information will be handled as described in this Policy, which is incorporated by reference into the Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. Terms & Conditions.

 

 

Your Information

 

In common with other websites, log files are stored on the web server saving details such as the visitor’s IP address, browser type, referring page and time of visit. Cookies may be used to remember visitor preferences when interacting with the website. Where registration is required, the visitor’s email and a username will be stored on the server.

 

All we need is your email address. Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc.  doesn’t collect any information except that expressly provided by you. We will not disclose your personal information to any third party without your consent, except as required to provide you with Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc.  material.

 

 

How Gathered Information is Used

 

The information is used to enhance the visitor’s experience when using the website to display personalized content and possibly advertising. E-mail addresses will not be sold, rented or leased to third parties. E-mail may be sent to inform you of news of our services or offers by our affiliates or us.

 

 

Usage Information

 

It is necessary for us to collect information about the usage of our site, and we collect in aggregate form toward this purpose.In our hope to improve our service, we may also request other information from you that will help us tailor the site. 

 

 

How to Unsubscribe

 

You can unsubscribe from receiving Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. emails at any time. To unsubscribe, click on the “Unsubscribe” link in the footer of any Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. email and follow the instructions.

 

 

 

Subsciption Cancellation

 

You may cancel your subscription online through our contact page. A refund will be issued for all the remaining copies that haven't been mailed at the time of the cancellation. Please disregard any bills you may receive after canceling your subscription, and accept any issues already in the mail with our compliments. 

 

 

Visitor Options

 

If you have subscribed to one of our services, you may unsubscribe by following the instructions, which are included in e-mail that you receive. You may be able to block cookies via your browser settings but this may prevent you from access to certain features of the website.

 

 

Google Analytics

The Sites use 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 site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. 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 where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

 

 

Links to Other Sites

 

Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. loves providing access to other likeminded products and services, but we are not responsible for any content that appears on these sites, nor do we endorse them. The linked sites are not under our control, and we make no representations as to the quality, suitability, functionality or legality of any sites to which we may provide links. Please consult their individual privacy policies for more information.

 

 

Security

 

As an e-commerce business, Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. must offer the highest level of trust and security. The information you provide us in signing up for our services stays private. Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. maintains reasonable security procedures to protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of your personally identifiable information, including the use of secure socket layer (SSL) and encryption methods. We regularly evaluate our data collection, storage and processing practices and security to guard against unauthorized access to our systems. Safeguard your password and use caution and discretion when posting information on public areas of the sites.

 

In spite of Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc.'s commercially reasonable efforts to safeguard your information, Internet transmissions cannot be fully secure in all instances. We cannot guarantee that personally identifiable information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is not consistent with this Privacy Policy.

 

 

Modifications

 

Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. reserves the right to correct, modify or update these policies at any time. We may transfer the personal information collected under this Privacy Policy to a third party in the event of a transfer of ownership such as a merger, acquisition or any form of sale of the majority of the assets of Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. Please regularly review this Privacy Policy to keep up to date with any changes that may affect your use of our websites.

 

By submitting your information, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this Policy. If we change our Privacy Policy we will post the changes on this page, and may place notices on other pages of the Sites, so that you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it. Continued use of the service will signify that you agree to any such changes. Your use of our Sites or Services, as well as any dispute over privacy, is subject to this Policy and our Terms & Condition, including applicable limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes.

 

 

Terms of Use

 

If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law.

 

 

 

Permission to Use

 

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc.’s website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

 

 

modify or copy the materials; use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial); attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Santa Barbara Magazine’s web site; remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or transfer the materials to another person or duplicate the materials on any other server without rights.

 

This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

 

 

CA Limitations

 

In no event shall Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc.'s website, even if Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. or a Santa Barbara Life & Style Inc. authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, limitations may not apply to you.

 

 

 

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