Privacy Policy

# Privacy Policy for rekindlethefire.net

 

**Effective Date:** January 17, 2026  

**Last Updated:** January 17, 2026

 

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## Introduction

 

Welcome to rekindlethefire.net ("we," "us," "our," or "the Website"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect, use, and share your information. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our website, how we use it, and your choices regarding your information.

 

By using rekindlethefire.net, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our website.

 

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## Information We Collect

 

### Information You Provide Directly

 

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you use our contact form or subscribe to our services:

 

- **First and Last Name:** To personalize our communications with you

- **Email Address:** To respond to your inquiries and send you newsletters or updates (if you opt in)

- **Message Content:** Any information you choose to include in your contact form submissions

 

### Information Collected Automatically

 

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing behavior through cookies and similar technologies:

 

- **IP Address:** Your device's internet protocol address

- **Browser Type and Version:** Information about the web browser you use

- **Device Information:** Type of device, operating system, and screen resolution

- **Usage Data:** Pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, and navigation paths

- **Referral Source:** The website or link that directed you to our site

- **Cookies and Tracking Technologies:** Small files stored on your device (see Cookies section below)

 

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## How We Use Your Information

 

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

 

### Contact Form Submissions

- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support

- To maintain records of our communications for quality assurance

- To improve our services based on your feedback

 

### Email Marketing

- To send you newsletters, updates, and promotional content (only if you opt in)

- To inform you about new content, features, or services

- You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email

 

### Website Analytics

- To understand how visitors use our website through Google Analytics

- To improve website functionality, content, and user experience

- To identify technical issues and optimize site performance

 

### Advertising

- To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense

- To generate revenue that supports our website operations

- To measure advertising effectiveness and optimize ad placement

 

### Security

- To protect against spam, fraud, and abuse through Google reCAPTCHA

- To verify that interactions with our contact forms are from real users, not bots

- To maintain the security and integrity of our website

 

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## Cookies and Tracking Technologies

 

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information about your visit to our website. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that help us provide and improve our services.

 

### Types of Cookies We Use

 

**Performance and Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)**

- **_ga:** Distinguishes unique users and tracks user sessions (expires after 24 months)

- **_gid:** Distinguishes unique users (expires after 24 hours)

- **_gat:** Used to throttle request rate (expires after 1 minute)

 

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and how we can improve user experience.

 

**Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense and Google Ads)**

- **_gcl_au:** Stores and tracks conversions and ad click information (expires after 3 months)

- **Google Advertising Cookies:** Various cookies used to serve personalized advertisements based on your browsing activity (expire between 6 and 24 months)

 

**Security Cookies (Google reCAPTCHA)**

- **_GRECAPTCHA:** Provides risk analysis to distinguish humans from bots (session cookie, expires when you close your browser)

 

### How to Control Cookies

 

You have several options to control or limit how cookies are used:

 

**Browser Settings:** Most web browsers allow you to refuse cookies or delete existing cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

 

**Google Analytics Opt-Out:** Install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

 

**Advertising Preferences:** Manage your advertising preferences and opt out of personalized ads at https://www.google.com/settings/ads

 

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

 

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## Advertising and Google Services

 

We use Google services to support our website operations and advertising. This section provides required disclosures about how Google and its partners use your information.

 

### Google AdSense

 

Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.

 

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

 

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads.

 

You may also opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

 

### Google Analytics

 

We use Google Analytics to analyze how visitors use our website and to improve our content and user experience. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit our site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site.

 

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information. 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 and other countries.

 

For more information about how Google uses data when you use our website, please visit: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/

 

You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits by disabling cookies in your browser or by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

 

### Google Ads

 

We use Google Ads for remarketing and conversion tracking. This allows us to show you relevant advertisements on other websites you visit across the Internet. Google uses cookies to track your visits to our website and serve you personalized ads based on your browsing activity.

 

You can opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting the Google Ads Settings page at https://www.google.com/settings/ads.

 

### Google reCAPTCHA

 

We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect our contact forms from spam and abuse. reCAPTCHA collects hardware and software information, such as device and application data, and sends it to Google for analysis. This information is used to distinguish humans from bots and protect our website security.

 

The information collected by reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy and Google Terms of Service at https://policies.google.com/terms.

 

### Google Fonts

 

We use Google Fonts to display web fonts on our website. When you visit our site, your browser may download these fonts from Google's servers. This may result in Google receiving your IP address, browser information, and the pages you visit on our site.

 

For more information about how Google Fonts collects and uses data, please visit: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq/privacy

 

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## How We Share Your Information

 

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. However, we share information with the following third-party service providers who help us operate our website:

 

### Google Analytics

**Purpose:** Website analytics and performance tracking  

**Data Shared:** Browsing behavior, device information, IP addresses, page views, and user interactions  

**Privacy Policy:** https://policies.google.com/privacy

 

### Google AdSense and Advertising Partners

**Purpose:** Display personalized advertisements and generate revenue  

**Data Shared:** Browsing history, ad interaction data, device information, IP addresses, and cookie identifiers  

**Privacy Policy:** https://policies.google.com/privacy  

**Opt-Out:** https://www.google.com/settings/ads

 

### Google Ads

**Purpose:** Remarketing and conversion tracking  

**Data Shared:** Website visits, browsing behavior, device information, and cookie data  

**Privacy Policy:** https://policies.google.com/privacy  

**Opt-Out:** https://www.google.com/settings/ads

 

### Google reCAPTCHA

**Purpose:** Security verification and bot detection  

**Data Shared:** IP addresses, browser information, device data, and user interaction patterns  

**Privacy Policy:** https://policies.google.com/privacy

 

### Legal Requirements

 

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or subpoena), or to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property.

 

### Sharing for Advertising Purposes

 

Please note that sharing your information with advertising partners like Google AdSense may constitute "selling" or "sharing" personal information under certain state privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). You have the right to opt out of this sharing by using the opt-out mechanisms described above.

 

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## Data Security

 

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:

 

- Secure server infrastructure with encryption

- Access controls limiting who can view your information

- Regular security assessments and updates

- Secure data transmission using SSL/HTTPS encryption

 

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You provide information to us at your own risk.

 

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## Data Retention

 

We retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law:

 

- **Contact Form Submissions:** Retained for up to 3 years to maintain customer relationship records and respond to follow-up inquiries, unless you request earlier deletion

- **Email Marketing Lists:** Maintained until you opt out or until email addresses remain inactive for 3+ years without engagement

- **Google Analytics Data:** Retained for 26 months and then automatically deleted by Google

- **Advertising Cookies:** Retained for 6 to 24 months depending on the specific cookie type

- **Security Logs:** Maintained for up to 6 months for breach detection and security purposes

 

When we no longer need your information, we will securely delete or anonymize it. We may retain certain information for longer periods if required by law, to resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, or for legitimate business purposes.

 

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## Your Rights and Choices

 

You have several rights regarding your personal information and how we use it:

 

### Email Marketing Opt-Out

 

If you receive marketing emails from us, you can opt out at any time by:

- Clicking the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any marketing email

- Contacting us at [email protected] with your opt-out request

 

We will honor your opt-out request within 10 business days as required by federal law. Please note that even if you opt out of marketing emails, we may still send you non-promotional emails related to your inquiries or our business relationship.

 

### Access and Correction

 

You have the right to:

- Request access to the personal information we hold about you

- Request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete information

- Ask questions about how we use your information

 

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected] with your request.

 

### Deletion Requests

 

You can request that we delete your personal information by contacting us at [email protected]. We will respond to verified deletion requests within 45 days. Please note that we may need to retain certain information:

- To complete transactions or provide services you requested

- For legal, tax, or regulatory compliance purposes

- To detect and prevent fraud or security incidents

- To exercise free speech or ensure another consumer's right to free speech

- For internal uses reasonably aligned with your expectations

 

### Cookie Controls

 

You can control cookies through:

- **Browser Settings:** Configure your browser to refuse all cookies or notify you when a cookie is set

- **Google Analytics Opt-Out:** Install the browser add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

- **Google Ads Settings:** Manage personalized advertising at https://www.google.com/settings/ads

- **Industry Opt-Out Tools:** Visit https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp or http://www.aboutads.info/choices/

 

### California Residents

 

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

- Right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold

- Right to delete personal information (subject to certain exceptions)

- Right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information

- Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

 

To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].

 

### Non-Discrimination

 

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights, including by:

- Denying you goods or services

- Charging different prices or rates for goods or services

- Providing a different level or quality of goods or services

- Suggesting that you will receive a different price, rate, level, or quality of goods or services

 

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## Children's Privacy

 

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will promptly delete that information from our servers.

 

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at [email protected] so we can take appropriate action.

 

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## Third-Party Links

 

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, services, or resources that are not owned or controlled by rekindlethefire.net. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites.

 

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. When you click on a link to a third-party website, we encourage you to review that website's privacy policy before providing any personal information.

 

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## International Data Transfers

 

Your information may be transferred to and processed on servers located outside of the United States, including countries that may have different data protection laws than your country of residence. 

 

Google, which provides services we use (Analytics, AdSense, reCAPTCHA, Ads, Fonts), operates globally and may transfer and process your information in countries outside the United States. Google maintains appropriate safeguards and security measures to protect your information during these transfers.

 

By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and other countries where we or our service providers operate.

 

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## Changes to This Privacy Policy

 

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or business operations. When we make changes, we will:

 

- Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy

- Post the revised Privacy Policy on our website

- For material changes that significantly affect your rights or how we use your information, we will provide additional notice by email (if we have your email address) or by displaying a prominent notice on our website

 

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information. Your continued use of our website after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

 

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## Contact Us

 

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

 

**Email:** [email protected]

 

**Response Time:** We respond to privacy inquiries within 48 hours and fulfill verified requests within 45 days.

 

For general inquiries about our website or services, you may also use our contact form available on the website.

 

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## Additional Information

 

### Compliance with Laws

 

We comply with all applicable United States federal privacy laws, including:

- **CAN-SPAM Act:** For commercial email communications

- **Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA):** For children's privacy protection

- **Federal Trade Commission Act:** For fair information practices

 

### State-Specific Rights

 

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights beyond those described in this policy. If you are a resident of California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, or other states with comprehensive privacy laws, you may have specific rights regarding your personal information.

 

To learn more about your state-specific rights or to exercise them, please contact us at [email protected].

 

### Your Consent

 

By using rekindlethefire.net, you consent to this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our website.

 

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**Thank you for trusting rekindlethefire.net with your information. We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing transparency about our data practices.**