Site Policies
Privacy Policy
Read our full Privacy Policy here. Updated January 1, 2021.
Review Policy
All reviews are non-compensated so that we can be as honest as possible with our readers.
If you are a local business with a product that you’d like our site to review please contact editor(at)rivercitymom.com. If we decide this is something of interest to our readers and a good fit for the site, we are happy to write a review for free. When appropriate, we’ll make arrangements to give said product away to one of our readers.
However, we won’t say we love something we don’t. Since we’re all good southerners, that means if we can’t say something nice, we won’t say anything at all. If you send us a product and we don’t feel it meets Rocket City Mom standards, we simply won’t review it. If you want, we’ll even send it back (but you’ll have to pay for shipping).
Guest Contributors
At this time we are only accepting posts from guest writers that are parents or experts living in the Huntsville, Alabama metro area. If that’s you, let’s chat.
If you do not fit these requirements, we will pass – RCM is an extremely hyperlocal site that provides hyperlocal content.
Website Comment Policy
- This site is family friendly and comments which include offensive or inappropriate language, or considered by the blog owner and administrator to be rude and offensive, will be edited or deleted. Play nice.
- No Anonymous comments will be published on RCM. If you have something to share, you should feel comfortable putting your name on it.
- Email addresses are required for commenting, and they are not published on RCM, nor shared. They may be used by the blog owner to privately contact the commenter if necessary.
- All comments within this blog are the responsibility of the commenter, not the blog owner, administrator, contributor, editor, or author. By submitting a comment on our blog, you agree that the comment content is your own, and to hold this site, Rocket City Mom, and all subsidiaries and representatives harmless from any and all repercussions, damages, or liability.
- Any comment assumed to be possible comment spam will be deleted and marked as spam.
Social Media Comment Policy
Posted comments and images do not necessarily represent the views of Rocket City Mom.
External, non-Rocket City Mom links on this site do not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the RCM. While we encourage fans to share thoughts and opinions on this Facebook page, we expect that this will be done in a respectful manner. RCM does not agree with or endorse every comment that individuals post on our page. Our goal is to share ideas and information with as many individuals as possible and our policy is to accept the majority of comments made to our profile.
A comment will be deleted if it contains:
• Hate speech
• Profanity, obscenity or vulgarity
• Nudity in profile pictures
• Defamation to a person or people
• Name calling and/or personal attacks
• Comments whose main purpose are to sell a product, and
• Comments that infringe on copyrights,
• Spam comments, such as the same comment posted repeatedly on a profile, and
• Other comments that RCM Editors deem inappropriate.
All links posted as comments on the Rocket City Mom Facebook Page will be reviewed and may be deleted.
Repeated violations of the RCM comment policy may cause the author to be blocked from the Rocket City Mom social media pages. We understand that social media is a 24/7 medium; however, our moderation capabilities are not. We may not see every inappropriate comment right away, and we are trusting in the maturity of our community to ignore personal attacks and negative speech or respond politely.
Disclaimer
Any references that Rocket City Mom makes to commercial entities, products, services, or other organizations or individuals is solely for the information of RCM readers. Such references are not an official or personal endorsement of any product, person, or service, and may not be quoted or reproduced for the purpose of stating or implying Rocket City Mom endorsement or approval of any product, person, or service. In other words, please use this information to help make an educated decision, and follow up with your own research before engaging with businesses or organizations.
Last Updated January 1, 2021.
Rocket City Mom Media Group doing business as Rocket City Mom found at https://www.rivercitymom.com (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
What Information We Collect
We collect information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form or enter information on our site or when you provide us with feedback on our products or services.
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to an email newsletter, submitting a contact form or entering a giveaway.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
How Your Information May Be Used
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
• To operate and maintain the Website;
• To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
• To respond to your comments or inquiries;
• To administer a giveaway or survey;
• To track and measure advertising on the Website;
• To process transactions;
• To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third-Party Use of Personal Information
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics: this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. Please refer to Google’s privacy policy for further information.
ConvertKit: this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to ConverKit’s privacy policy for further information.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
Anonymous Data
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
Cookies
The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.
Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.
Advertising
Retargeting Ads: From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.
Newsletters: On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
Rights Related to Your Personal Information
Opt-out: You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at info@rivercitymom.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access: You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to info@rivercitymom.com
Amend: You may contact us at info@rivercitymom.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget: In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to info@rivercitymom.com
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Sensitive Personal Information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Children’s Information
The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 13 in its database, please contact us immediately at info@rivercitymom.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Contact Information
At any time, please contact for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Rocket City Mom Media Group
6275 University Drive
Suite 37, #4755
Huntsville, AL 35806
United States
info@rivercitymom.com
