Policies

The policies described below outline this website’s Terms Of Use, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy. They describe how we gather, use, and treat your personal information. We respect your privacy and only use very basic gathering and tracking technologies for the normal running of this website. We do not implement advertising on this website. We do not pass on personal information to third parties.

​

1. Terms of Use

Introduction

The terms and conditions below govern your use of www.coltonlazars.com. By continuing to access the website you accept these terms and conditions in full. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use this website.

The term www.coltonlazars.com or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website.

The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.

​

Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise stated, the intellectual property rights of this website and the material on it belong to Colton Lazars.

​

Licence To Use This Website

When using the www.coltonlazars.com website you can view, download for caching purposes, and print pages. However, the following conditions apply:

• material from the website must not be republished in any form or be reproduced or stored on any other website or retrieval system without our express permission

• You must not copy, sell, resell or otherwise exploit the website for commercial purposes

• Material on the website must not be edited or modified in any way.

Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

​

Limitations Of Liability

All information on this website is given freely and without charge. We will make every effort to ensure that the information on the website is correct; however, we do not guarantee its accuracy, timeliness, completeness, or suitability. The content on this website is subject to change without notice. We cannot be held liable in respect to any of the information provided. Your use of any information on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. We will do our best to ensure that the website is available, however we do not guarantee uptime or publish uptime targets.

From time to time, this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience. They do not signify that we endorse those websites. We have no responsibility, and cannot be held liable, for the content of the linked websites.

​

Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

​

Believing that the theological content of certain articles published on this website may reflect reality can possibly seriously damage your chances of getting into Heaven (which probably does not exist). Furthermore, if you recommend these articles to others (this includes posting, re-posting or liking on this or other websites), on the basis of it offering possible insights into the true nature of the universe, without plausible acknowledgment of ironic intention, you can, possibly, seriously increase your chances of spending eternity in Hell (which probably does not exist) for committing the possibly heinous crime of promoting belief in God (who probably does not exist).

​

2. Privacy Policy

Introduction To Privacy & GDPR

We are committed to security and to protecting your privacy. Whenever you provide us with personal information, we will treat that information with care and in accordance with this policy, current UK Data Protection legislation, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and best practices. The following policy applies to the www.coltonlazars.com website.

​

What Information We Collect

You can use most of the features of this website without disclosing any personal information. A few optional features of this site, such as the news and updates subscription service, ask you to provide some personal information (e.g. name, email address). This service alerts subscribers by email when new articles are published on this website and/or provides subscribers with news, updates, thoughts and insights from Colton. Use of the service is optional, at your discretion, and solely for your convenience. The only data collected is your name and email address.

By providing us with your personal data you consent to our holding and processing of it by us as described in this Privacy Policy.

We also collect Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet for internal research about the website visitor numbers and the effectiveness of our marketing and reach. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page.

​

How This Information Is Collected

Personal information (email address) is collected if you sign up for the news and updates subscription service. Email address (and any further information you supply in the subject line and/or content) is collected if you use our contact form. Your personal information will only be used for the specific reasons stated.

When you visit the website, as part of the process, we collect the IP address that was used to connect. Information on session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page are collected via the communications between your browser and the web site.

​

Why This Information Is Collected

Personal information (email address) is collected if you sign up for the news and updates subscription service in order that we may be able to send you the news and updates.

​

Email address (and any further information you supply in the subject line and/or content) is collected, if you use our contact form, so that we are able to reply to you in a meaningful way.

​

Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, and session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page is used for internal research about the website visitor numbers and the effectiveness of our marketing and reach.

​

How We Use Your Personal Information

We primarily use the information we collect on www.coltonlazars.com to communicate with you. We also accept communications via our contact form. We also use automation to provide a news and updates subscription service to anyone who signs up for it. By entering/supplying your information through either of these, you consent for us to contact you and use the details you provide for the purposes we have outlined in this document. You can request that your information be removed from either of these services at any time. Please see the section on ‘Managing Your Information That We Hold’ for details about how to withdraw your consent for us to hold and use your information.

In addition to using your information to communicate with you directly, we also use the information collected on this website for internal research about the website visitor numbers and the effectiveness of our marketing and reach.

Your information may also be used in accordance with legal obligations, for example, in the prevention of fraud or other crimes.

​

How Information Collected Is Stored

The site is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to provide the service to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.

​

How We Communicate With Site Visitors

We may contact you, via email, to respond to a message you have sent us via our contact form.

If you have signed up for the news and updates subscription service, we will email you news and updates as appropriate.

​

Disclosure And Retention Of Your Data

We will not sell or give your data to any third party. We will retain your personal data for as long as deemed necessary to provide legitimate services to you. Personal information sent to us may be withdrawn at any time. Please see the section on ‘Managing Your Information That We Hold’ for further information and how to withdraw consent.

​

Links To External Sites and Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include links to third-party sites or embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) from other third-party websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and utilize additional third-party tracking systems to monitor your interaction with that embedded content. We are not responsible for the data that these websites collect. We are not responsible for how these websites make use of your data. If you have any concerns about the collection and treatment of your data by these websites, please consult their Terms Of Service and/or Privacy Policies for further information.

​

Managing Your Information That We Hold

You are entitled to see copies of all personal data held by us and to amend, correct, or delete such data. You can withdraw your consent for us to hold and use your information at any time. If you have any queries or concerns or wish to withdraw consent to your data please contact us via the contact form, with 'Information Consent' in the subject field.

​

We will respond to all ‘Information Consent’ requests as soon as possible. We will do our best to deal with your enquiry, however, there may be exceptions where we are required by law to retain some data or information.

​

Complaints

If you wish to complain about our use of your personal data please contact us via our contact form, with 'Complaint' in the subject field. In addition to complaining directly to us, you are entitled to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (https://ico.org.uk/). This is the body responsible for the protection of personal data in the UK.

​

Policy Amendments

We occasionally update this policy via posting a new version here. It is in your interest to check this page regularly to ensure that you are comfortable with any changes made.

​

This Privacy Policy, together with our Terms Of Use and Cookie Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your use of our website. These policies supersede all previous agreements in respect to your use of this website.

​

3. Cookie Policy

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a site visitor's browser. They are typically used to keep track of the settings users have selected and actions they have taken on a site. They are widely used to ‘remember’ you and your preferences, either for a single visit (with a ‘session cookie’) or for multiple repeat visits (with a ‘persistent cookie’). They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for visitors to websites, and perform essential functions. Cookies may be set by the site that you are visiting (known as ‘first party cookies’), or by other parties other than the website owner, such as those that serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on the website (known as ‘third party cookies’).

​

Most browsers will allow you to control how cookies are handled, whether to accept or deny them, and how long to store them on your computer. All browsers do this differently, but if you have concerns about your privacy and security, then please look for the ‘help’ documentation for your particular browser.

​

The following links explain how to access cookie settings in various browsers:

• Cookie settings in Firefox

• Cookie settings in Internet Explorer

• Cookie settings in Google Chrome

• Cookie settings in Safari (OS X)

• Cookie settings in Safari (iOS)

• Cookie settings in Android

This website uses cookies that are necessary for the normal functioning of the website. Disabling cookies may affect the way that the website works and prevent you from accessing it or parts of it. These cookies are not used to identify you or track you. We do not use cookies for advertising purposes.

​

This website also utilizes cookies to analyse visitor numbers and performance statistics. Performance cookies collect information on how users interact with our website, including what pages are visited most, as well as other analytical data. We this data to improve how our website functions and to understand how users interact with it. We do not use this data to personally identify visitors.

​

For in-depth information and further reading on cookies, we recommend visiting https://allaboutcookies.org/

​