READ ABOUT OUR DISCLOSURE + PRIVACY POLICY.

Q: disclosure policy.

A: grey moss is a part of affiliate advertising programs. this means that if you click and/or make a purchase through certain links on this site or any related social media platforms, we have the potential to make a small commission from that click and/or purchase. this does NOT result in additional charges to you or cost you anything extra. mentions of associated products/services/businesses within the content of our web site may or may not be noted as an affiliate in every reference. 

we are sometimes compensated to provide opinions on products, services, web sites, and various other topics. even though we sometimes receive compensation for posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. the views and opinions expressed on this web site are purely our own. any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party in question.

Q: privacy policy effective may 25, 2018.

A: we, at grey moss, care about your privacy. we will collect only the personal information that is needed and necessary to deliver our services and we will handle it responsibly.

if you have any questions, concerns or comments, please contact us using the contact form at the bottom of this page.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

grey moss is  committed to protecting your privacy. this privacy statement sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect when you or your computer/smartphone/tablet interact with our website. by accessing greymoss.com, you acknowledge and fully understand grey moss’ privacy policy and freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this website privacy policy for the website you are on.

PARTICIPATING MERCHANT POLICIES

related services and offerings with links from this website, including vendor sites, have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding links within each respective website. online merchants and others who participate in grey moss services are encouraged to participate in industry privacy initiatives and to take a responsible attitude towards consumer privacy. however, since we do not have direct control over the policies or practices of participating merchants and other third parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those sites. we recommend and encourage that you always review the privacy policies of merchants and other third parties before you provide any personal information or complete any transaction with such parties.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT

grey moss collects certain information from and about its users four ways: using google analytics, directly from our web server logs, the user, and with cookies.

1. google analytics

grey moss uses features of google analytics. google analytics does not store any visitor specific data and we will not use visitor specific data in any way related to google analytics. we use this information to better understand our users and do not at this time use any targeted advertising. statistics such as ip address, pages visited, demographics, location and other basic user information is reported for us to better make informed decisions about how to make our site more relevant and easy to navigate for our users. google offers an opt out installation that works with your browser if you do not want your data reported through google analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/ and we encourage anyone using our site to opt out if they are so inclined.

2. web server logs.

when you visit our website, we may track information to administer the site and analyze its usage. examples of information we may track include:

• your internet protocol address.
• the kind of browser or computer/smartphone/tablet you use.
• number of links you click within the site.
• state or country from which you accessed the site.
• date and time of your visit.
• name of your internet service provider.
• web page you linked to our site from.
• pages you viewed on the site.

3. use of cookies

grey moss may use cookies to personalize or enhance your user experience. a cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

one of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. for example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. hence, this simplifies the process of delivering relevant content and eases site navigation by providing and saving your preferences and login information as well as providing personalized functionality.

grey moss reserves the right to share aggregated site statistics with partner companies, but does not allow other companies to place cookies on our website unless there is a temporary, overriding customer value.

you have the ability to accept or decline cookies. most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. if you reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on our website.

4. personal information users

visitors to our website can register to purchase services. when you register, we will request some personal information such as name, address, email, telephone number or facsimile number, account number and other relevant information. if you are purchasing a service, we will request financial information. any financial information we collect is used only to bill you for the services you purchased. if you purchase by credit card, this information may be forwarded to your credit card provider. for other types of registrations, we will ask for the relevant information. you may also be asked to disclose personal information to us so that we can provide assistance and information to you. for example, such data may be warranted in order to provide online technical support and troubleshooting. we will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary including:

• to fulfill your service requests for services.
• to protect ourselves from liability,
• to respond to legal process or comply with law, or
• in connection with a merger, acquisition, or liquidation of the company.

USE OF WEB BEACONS OR GIF FILES

grey moss web pages may contain electronic images known as web beacons – sometimes also called single-pixel gifs – that allow grey moss to count users who have visited those pages and to deliver co-branded services. grey moss may include web beacons in promotional e-mail messages or newsletters in order to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon.

some of these web beacons may be placed by third party service providers to help determine the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns or email communications. these web beacons may be used by these service providers to place a persistent cookie on your computer. this allows the service provider to recognize your computer each time you visit certain pages or emails and compile anonymous information in relation to those page views, which in turn enables us and our service providers to learn which advertisements and emails bring you to our website and how you use the site. grey moss prohibits web beacons from being used to collect or access your personal information.

WHAT PERSONAL DATAT 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 anonymized 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 our website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (exif gps) included. visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

contact forms

any information that you enter into a contact form that is submitted is saved into our website database and is emailed to our zendesk help desk system in order to communicate with you via email.

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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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.

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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

how long we retain your data

if you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. this is so we can recognize 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.

ACCESSING WEB ACCOUNT INFORMATION

we will provide you with the means to ensure that personally identifiable information in your web account file is correct and current. you may review this information upon request by sending an email us write {at} greymoss {dot} com.

CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT

grey moss has the discretion to occasionally change this privacy statement at any time without notice. when we do, we will also revise the “updated” date at the top of this privacy page; such changes shall then be effective immediately. we encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.