Privacy Policy & Other Legalities

Hi! Welcome to Also Mom's super exciting privacy policy.

Apparently this is the section where I tell you the website address is: https://www.alsomom.com.

This is the personal data Also Mom collects and why.

Your Personal Information

Also Mom takes your privacy very seriously and I do not share personal information, including email addresses, with anyone other than third party service providers—all of whom keep a tight lid on this information too. (See next section for details.)

Email List

When you subscribe to Also Mom's mailing list, MailChimp collects your email address, your name (optional), and your baby's due date or birthdate (also optional but particularly useful). This allows Also Mom to send you emails tailored to your baby's life stage and what you're likely to be going through as a mama right now.

You may opt out of the newsletter at anytime by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of any email Also Mom sends. I'll be sad to see you go but I get it. A clean inbox is a beautiful inbox.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site Also Mom collects 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. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. (Why you would be uploading media to the site, I don't know, but apparently this is a thing I'm supposed to tell you in the privacy policy.)

Contact Form

If you reach out via the contact form, I'll obviously get whatever information you provide in that contact form. I will never ever use that information for any reason other than to reply to your note.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on Also Mom 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.

Also Mom may also use cookies to show you the occasional pop-up, to encourage you to sign up for a newsletter or to remind you about something upcoming and important. Personally, I find pop-ups annoying, so I use them sparingly. If cookies freak you out in general, you can always turn them off by changing your specific browser settings.

Analytics

Also Mom also uses cookies to track general user data through Google Analytics (privacy policy here) to learn which articles and pages you seem to be enjoying most. This helps Also Mom create and deliver great content.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Links to Outside Sites

Also Mom contains links to external pages, subject to their own privacy policies and terms. Once you have clicked on our links to leave the site, I have no control over what you experience and am not responsible for the protection of any information you provide while visiting these sites. That said, I only link to legit sites, so if something looks terribly amiss, it is definitely an accident and please notify me ASAP!

These are the giants with whom we share your data.

Also Mom uses a few third party platforms to help make this site run. If you're a person on the internet, chances are you've already shared your data with these service providers. These are those companies and these are their privacy policies:

• Google – For analytics and email/workspace tools.
• MailChimp – To send you delightful emails.
• Interact – To create fun quizzes (and collect email addresses to send you emails.)

Also, if you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

This is how long your data is saved.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so Also Mom's backend can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

If you register on the website, Also Mom stores the personal information you provide in your user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

These are your rights.

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data Also Mom holds about you, including any data you have provided. (Omg please don't do this I have no idea how to do this and will have to go down one helluva Google rabbit hole.) You can also request that Also Mom erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data Also Mom is obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

This is where your data is sent.

No where. I have no interest in your data other than as a tool to help me deliver better content. Your data remains contained within the platforms we use, all of which have v solid privacy policies.

This is some other information you need to know.

Affiliate Marketing Disclosure

Also Mom participates in affiliate marketing programs, which give Also Mom a small commission when you purchase a product through one of Also Mom's links. This does not cost you anything additional, and I only link to products I truly love and believe you will love too.

Product Recommendations & Reviews

I do the research so you don't have to. Also Mom's product recommendations and reviews are based on a combination of my own experiences, conversations with other parents who use these products on a regular basis, and a deep dive into third party online reviews found on e-commerce and brand product pages.

I only link to products I truly love and believe you will love too. I never accept compensation, be it money, products, or other incentives, in exchange for favorable reviews.

My recommendations are not all encompassing, because there are a lot of great products out there. If you do not see a review of a product you believe merits a privileged place among Also Mom's product picks, send me a note!

Pricing

All prices listed on this website, in our emails, and on social media are approximate. Check online or in stores for specific details.

General Disclaimer

I share the things I love and have found to work for myself and for my community. That said, always trust your gut and instincts. If something I'm saying feels off to you, ignore it. I am not a doctor, and my recommendations should never be used in place of advice from a trusted medical professional. (I'm not sure how helpful a medical professional will be when it comes to stroller recommendations, but you know what I mean.)