Welcome to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service page for MatteaAndMike.com. This page outlines the terms and conditions governing your use of our website, as well as our privacy practices and other important policies. By accessing or using MatteaAndMike.com, you agree to abide by these terms and policies.

Privacy Policy

At MatteaAndMike.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information when you use our website.

Information We Collect

When you visit MatteaAndMike.com, we may collect certain information automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing behavior on our site. We may also collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, and other contact details, when you sign up for our email newsletter, participate in surveys or contests, make a donation, or interact with our website in other ways.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our website
• To personalize your experience on our website
• To analyze traffic and trends on our website, including through the use of Google Analytics
• To display personalized advertisements through Google AdSense
• To send you promotional emails and newsletters if you have subscribed to our email list
• To process donations and communicate with donors
• To conduct surveys or contests, if you choose to participate
• To comply with legal obligations

Disclosure of Information

We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and providing services to you. These may include website hosting providers, email service providers, payment processors, and analytics services. We may also disclose your information if required by law or to protect our rights or the rights of others.

Google Analytics and Google AdSense

MatteaAndMike.com uses Google Analytics to analyze traffic and user behavior on our website. Google Analytics may collect information about your use of our site, including your IP address and browsing behavior, which may be transmitted to and stored by Google. This information is used to analyze trends, generate reports, and improve our website. By using our website, you consent to the processing of data by Google Analytics in the manner and for the purposes set out in Google’s Privacy Policy.

MatteaAndMike.com also uses Google AdSense to display personalized advertisements on our website. Google AdSense may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide targeted advertisements. For more information about how Google uses data from websites that use its services, please see Google’s Privacy & Terms.

Intellectual Property Rights

All content on MatteaAndMike.com, including text, images, graphics, videos, and other materials, is the property of MatteaAndMike.com or its content suppliers and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, modify, distribute, or republish any content from our website without prior written permission.

Email Subscription List

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will collect and store your email address for the purpose of sending you promotional emails and newsletters. You may unsubscribe from our email list at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in our emails.

Donations

If you make a donation to MatteaAndMike.com, we may collect personal information such as your name, address, and payment details in order to process your donation and provide you with a receipt. We may also publicly acknowledge donors anonymously.

Your License to Us

By submitting content to MatteaAndMike.com, such as comments, reviews, or other user-generated content, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.

Limitations on Linking and Framing

You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information of MatteaAndMike.com without our express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing our name or trademarks without our express written consent.

Accuracy of Information

We strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information on MatteaAndMike.com, but we make no warranties or representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information on our website. You acknowledge that any reliance on such information is at your own risk.

Non-Guarantee of Results

We do not guarantee any specific results from the use of our website or the products and services offered on our website.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, MatteaAndMike.com and its affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

• Your access to or use of or inability to access or use our website
• Any conduct or content of any third party on our website
• Any content obtained from our website
• Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.

DMCA Notices

MatteaAndMike.com respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on this site, you may notify us at hello@MatteaAndMike.com with:

Your address, telephone number, and email address

– A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed

– Location of where the alleged infringing material is

and we will happily remove the content as set forth in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA).

Governing Law

These Terms of Service and any disputes arising out of or related to these Terms of Service or our website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Maine, USA, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect the security of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Links to Other Websites

MatteaAndMike.com may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You acknowledge and agree that MatteaAndMike.com shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.

Surveys & Contests

From time to time, MatteaAndMike.com may offer surveys, contests, or other promotions. Participation in these activities is completely voluntary, and you may choose whether or not to participate and disclose information. Information collected may include contact information and demographic information. Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

Changes to this Privacy Policy and Terms of Service

We reserve the right to update or change this Privacy Policy and Terms of Service at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Service on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or Terms of Service, please contact Mattea and Mike at hello@MatteaAndMike.com.

Thank you for visiting and reviewing our policies.