Who I am
I am the author of “Become Whole”, and provide advice to excel in many areas of your personal and professional life. As such, the advice provided on this site is very broad. Please carefully weigh any advice provided to ensure that it is applicable to your unique situation and circumstances. I invite and encourage you to question anything you read on this site or elsewhere.
The decision to use the advice provided in any way, shape, or form is that of the person deciding to use that advice, and as such, any adverse results and conditions of said advice are the sole responsibility of the user of the advice. I provide the tools to improve yourself, it’s up to you to use them in ways that will benefit you. As such, I disclaim any liability for any adverse results and conditions of the use of the tools/advice provided.
Lastly, any advice rendered in blog post content and/or comments is not intended to replace any advice of a licensed professional. This is a website intended to provide advice and insights into various self-improvement topics, and is not a replacement for any sort of therapy. I encourage you to seek out the assistance of a licensed professional if you need that in any way.
What personal data 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.
Contact forms
The site collects e-mail information from visitors who are interested in receiving my newsletter that provides free resources and site updates. Any collection of e-mail information (opt-in) is voluntary on the part of the user. Any e-mail addresses or other identifying information is used for this sole purpose. Users may opt-out at any time at their discretion.
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 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.
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.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
If you leave a comment on my blog, we will not use any information provided to contact you in any way. We will only do so in the event that you opt-in to my newsletter. If you receive any e-mail correspondence from this site for any other purpose, please let me know at brettb@brettbirdbiz.com
How we protect your data
We will never sell any info you give us to any third-party for any reason. We will do what we can to protect your privacy. As such, we will not be held responsible for any outside use of that information. If you believe we can help in any way, please reach out at brettb@brettbirdbiz.com.