Policies, Site, and Contact Information

Copyright Policy

This website is a personal blog, written and edited by Sarah at Ruffles and Rain Boots .com. All images and content are protected by copyright. If you are going to link to us, an email notification is greatly appreciated (so we can help promote your page), but not necessary.

Live-streaming (Facebook LIVE, Instagram, YouTube, etc.) content posted by Ruffles and Rain Boots posts to those platforms are included in this policy. All content (although made public) is NOT free to use unless permission is expressly granted.

How you can use our material: We love it when others share our fun and creations, and encourage you to share on your blog, website, and social media accounts. We must however, advise that you follow the usage parameters listed below. We will protect our brand and issue DMCA takedown and copyright infringement notices. We will not be compliant concerning the theft of our work.

• Please use one (1) image only and source the image as Ruffles and Rain Boots.com. You must not alter the image or remove the watermark.
• You must link back directly to the post from which you selected the image. This link must be within the body of the post / article and must be visible. Please note: do not use any of the text that appears on Ruffles and Rain Boots – if you would like to, contact me for a guest post.
• If you are linking to a printable, you must link to the post and not directly to the printable link.
• Any live-streaming material should not be used unless you have been given express permission and have been provided a link by Ruffles and Rain Boots.

Comment Policy and “The Right to Be Forgotten”

Ultimately, I have one rule: be nice or leave. I won’t publish hate speech in any form, so please treat others how you would like to be treated.

Additionally, Ruffles and Rain Boots is compliant with the GDPR (general data protection regulation) for all European Union citizens. You have “the right to be forgotten” and can have all comments and personal data removed by emailing Sarah @ RufflesandRainBoots.com directly.

Disclosure Policy

In 2009, the Federal Trade Commission {FTC} revised their guidelines regarding endorsements and testimonials in order to protect the public from any intentionally errant or misleading advertising (that has been paid for by a group or company). Rarely, Ruffles and Rain Boots incorporates endorsements or testimonials, and we felt we should say:

• I am very selective in which companies I work with and only select those that I believe will resonate with you, my readers.
• No matter the compensation, any review will be honest and I will give my true opinion.
• I will never compromise this platform (or your faith in it) to make a buck.
• This blog is a source of income for my family and sometimes I mention affiliate links – these are at no additional cost to you and often come with a discount. It is safe to click on them.

Affiliate and Advertising Policy

Some of the links on this site will be affiliate links. They will always be disclosed, per FTC guidelines. It’s my personal policy (so I can like myself in the morning) to only provide links to services and products I use and would recommend to a client or friend.

Sarah Nenni-Daher 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 linking to amazon.com.

This site might choose to display advertisements for which we receive compensation. This practice, along with affiliate links, helps to keep this site free of charge to you.

The views, advice, and opinions on this site are purely my own. Any product, claim, statistic or representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, service provider, or party in question.

Google Analytics, Third Party, and Cookie Disclosures

This site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service, which uses “cookies.” These are text files placed on your computer to understand and analyze how you use this site and the Internet. To read about each of the Google cookies, please see this article under the heading, “About the Google Analytics Cookies.”

The information is transmitted to Google (not the owners of this site). Google may issue reports or transmit the information to third parties who process the information on Google’s behalf.  

You may refuse the use of cookies by opting out here. By using this website, you consent to the data usage by Google. Because this issue is complex, please note that you can read about safeguarding your data here. 

Some content might be delivered by third parties – this site does not access or use this data directly. Third party-delivered content includes:

1. advertising networks (should we ever implement them on this site)
2. audience measurement (see above Google Analytics statement)
3. social networks (you login and share content; this owners of this site can access nothing).

Additionally, in compliance with the GDPR for the EU, you have the right to have all data removed from any non-aggregate compilation. In order to request to be forgotten, please email Sarah at RufflesandRainBoots.com directly.

European Union Cookie Law

Although this site does not have a significant audience located in the European Union, you agree to consent by accessing and using this site’s resources. You also have the right to be forgotten. For all information to be removed from this site, please contact me at Sarah {@} RufflesandRainBoots.com

That was a lot of information – let’s get back to the fun!