Effective date: September 29, 2026 Website owner: Jamie Sanders, doing business as Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom Website: https://www.scatteredthoughtsofacraftymom.com
Overview
This Privacy Policy explains how Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom and its owner or operator (collectively, “we,” “us,” or “our”) collect, use, disclose, and retain information when you visit or interact with this website, subscribe to emails, leave comments, submit forms, download materials, click affiliate links, or otherwise use our services. It also describes the privacy choices and rights that may be available to you.
This policy applies to this website and services controlled by us. It does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites, platforms, advertisers, retailers, or services that you may reach through a link or embedded feature.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
Contact information, such as your name and email address, when you subscribe, contact us, enter a promotion, or request a download.
Comment and form information, including the content you submit and technical information used to prevent spam or abuse.
Purchase or transaction information if you buy a product or service through a store or checkout that we operate. Payment card information may be processed directly by a payment provider and may not be stored by us.
Any other information you voluntarily send to us.
Information Collected Automatically
When you use the website, we and our service providers may automatically collect information through cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, log files, software development tools, and similar technologies. This information may include:
IP address, approximate location, browser type, operating system, device type, device identifiers, language, and network information.
Pages viewed, links clicked, searches, referring and exit pages, dates and times, scrolling or interaction information, and other website activity.
Advertising identifiers, cookie identifiers, pseudonymous identifiers, audience segments, ad impressions, ad interactions, and information used to measure or personalize advertising.
Information about email delivery, opens, and clicks where permitted by applicable law and supported by your email settings.
Diagnostic, security, fraud-prevention, and performance information.
Some information may be considered personal information under applicable law even when it does not directly identify you by name.
How We Use Information
Operate, maintain, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the website.
Provide requested content, patterns, downloads, newsletters, communications, products, or services.
Respond to questions, comments, requests, and support needs.
Understand website use, measure traffic and content performance, and develop new content.
Display, personalize, deliver, and measure advertising.
Track affiliate referrals and commissions.
Prevent fraud, spam, abuse, security incidents, and unlawful activity.
Comply with legal obligations, enforce our terms, and protect our rights and the rights of others.
Carry out other purposes disclosed when information is collected or with your consent.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We and our service providers use cookies and similar technologies for site operation, preferences, analytics, security, advertising, audience measurement, affiliate tracking, and email measurement. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function. Others support analytics, personalization, or advertising.
You may be able to manage cookies through your browser, the privacy choices provided on this website, or industry opt-out tools. Blocking cookies may affect website functionality and may not prevent all forms of tracking that do not rely on cookies.
We do not promise to respond to the older “Do Not Track” browser setting. Where required, we recognize supported opt-out preference signals such as Global Privacy Control through our applicable consent and advertising systems.
Advertising
CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”) is a service provider of this Site for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive’s data usage, click here: Raptive Advertising Privacy Statement.
Raptive and its advertising partners may use cookies, pixels, identifiers, and related technologies to deliver and measure advertisements, create or use audience segments, prevent fraud, limit repeated ads, and personalize advertising where permitted. Advertising data may include device and browser information, IP address, approximate location, website activity, ad interactions, and pseudonymous or hashed identifiers.
Certain U.S. state laws may characterize some advertising disclosures as a “sale,” “sharing,” or use for targeted advertising even when no money is exchanged for an individual’s information. You may exercise applicable opt-out rights through the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” or similar privacy link provided on this website. After opting out, you may still see non-personalized or contextual advertising.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics and may use other analytics services to understand how visitors use the website. These services may collect device, browser, IP address, approximate location, referring source, page-view, interaction, and similar usage information. Google’s handling of information is described in the Google Privacy Policy. You may also review the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Email Newsletters
If you subscribe, we use BirdSend, operated by XooGuu, LLC, or another email service provider to store subscriber information and send emails. Our email provider may process your name, email address, subscription status, delivery information, and engagement information such as opens and clicks. You may unsubscribe through the link in any marketing email. We may retain limited suppression-list information to honor an unsubscribe request and maintain records required by law.
Comments Forms Downloads and User Accounts
If you comment, submit a form, request a pattern or download, or create an account where available, we and the providers supporting those features may process the information you submit along with IP address, browser, timestamp, security, and anti-spam information. Comments and any name, profile, avatar, or website link you choose to make public may be visible to other visitors.
Do not submit sensitive personal information through comments or ordinary contact forms.
Affiliate Links Sponsored Content and Third-Party Retailers
We participate in affiliate programs, including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, and may participate in other retailer or advertising programs. When you click an affiliate link, the retailer or affiliate network may place cookies or use similar technologies to attribute a purchase or other action to this website. Those third parties process information under their own privacy policies.
Sponsored content and links to third-party products or services may direct you to websites that we do not control. Review the privacy terms of those third parties before providing information to them.
Social Media Embedded Content and Sharing Tools
Pages may include embedded videos, social posts, sharing buttons, or other content supplied by platforms such as Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or similar services. Those providers may receive information about your device and visit, particularly if you are logged into their service or interact with the feature. Their own privacy policies govern their processing.
Hosting Security and Website Service Providers
We use hosting, content-management, security, optimization, backup, anti-spam, form, download, analytics, email, advertising, and other technical providers to operate the website. These providers may process information on our behalf or for their own permitted purposes, depending on the service and applicable agreement. We disclose only the information reasonably necessary for the relevant service, subject to applicable law and contractual terms.
How We Disclose Information
We may disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients:
Advertising, analytics, measurement, and consent-management providers.
Email, hosting, security, optimization, anti-spam, form, download, customer-support, and other website service providers.
Affiliate networks, retailers, social platforms, and embedded-content providers when you interact with their links or features.
Professional advisers, insurers, auditors, and legal or regulatory authorities where reasonably necessary.
A buyer, successor, or other party involved in a merger, sale, reorganization, financing, or transfer of all or part of the business.
Other parties when you direct us to disclose information or provide consent.
We may also disclose aggregated or de-identified information where permitted by law. We do not represent that all advertising or analytics information is anonymous or incapable of being linked to an individual or device.
Your Privacy Choices
Email: Use the unsubscribe link in a marketing email or contact us.
Advertising: Use the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” or similar privacy link on the website.
Global Privacy Control: Enable a supported GPC signal in your browser or extension where available.
Browser controls: Block or delete cookies using your browser settings, understanding that some features may not work correctly.
Third-party opt-outs: Use privacy controls provided by Google, the Digital Advertising Alliance, the Network Advertising Initiative, or the relevant provider.
U S State Privacy Rights
Depending on your state of residence and whether a particular law applies to us, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a portable copy of certain personal information; to obtain information about categories of information and recipients; and to opt out of certain sales, sharing, targeted advertising, or profiling. You may also have the right to appeal a denial and to receive equal service without unlawful discrimination for exercising a privacy right.
To submit a request, email jamie@scatteredthoughtsofacraftymom.com with the subject line “Privacy Request.” We may need to verify your identity and authority before fulfilling a request. An authorized agent may submit a request where permitted by law, subject to verification. Some information may be exempt from a request or retained as permitted by law.
California Privacy Notice
During the preceding 12 months, we may have collected the categories of personal information described in this policy, including identifiers, internet or electronic-network activity, approximate geolocation, commercial or transaction information, and inferences or audience information used for advertising. We collect this information from you, your device or browser, service providers, advertising and analytics partners, affiliate partners, social platforms, and other sources described above.
We may disclose these categories to the recipient categories described above for operational, analytics, security, advertising, affiliate, legal, and business purposes. Some disclosures for cross-context behavioral advertising may be considered “selling” or “sharing” under California law. You can opt out through the website privacy link or a supported Global Privacy Control signal. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under 16 for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Visitors Outside the United States
If data-protection law in your location applies to our processing, our legal bases may include consent, performance of a requested service, compliance with law, and legitimate interests such as operating, securing, analyzing, and improving the website and supporting advertising. Where required, advertising and nonessential technologies are used according to choices presented through our consent-management system.
You may have rights to access, correct, erase, restrict, object to, or receive a copy of personal data, withdraw consent, or complain to a supervisory authority. Information may be processed in the United States and other countries whose laws may differ from those where you live, using safeguards required by applicable law.
Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including providing requested services, maintaining records, honoring privacy choices, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, protecting the website, and complying with legal obligations. Retention periods vary by the type of information and the provider that processes it.
Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect information. No website, transmission, or storage system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children
The website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in law, technology, providers, or business practices. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Where required, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent.
Contact Us
Privacy questions and requests may be sent to:
Jamie Sanders
Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom
8711 Burnet Road, Suite E50
Austin, Texas 78757
Email: jamie @ scatteredthoughtsofacraftymom.com