Terms and Conditions

“THE WEBSITE” https://alifeinlabor.com, https://programs.alifeinlabor.com AND ITS CONTENTS ARE OWNED BY A Life In Labor LLC.

These terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access this website and any and all content that created by A Life In Labor LLC including but not limited to written content, audio content, images, and graphics. These terms and conditions or use are subject to change at any time and without notice.

By viewing this website or anything made available on or through this website, including but not limited to programs, products, services, opt-in gifts, e-books, videos, webinars, YouTube videos, educational videos, blog posts, email newsletters, consultations, e-mails, social media, and/or other communication (collectively referred to as “Website”), you are agreeing to accept all parts of this Terms of Use Policy and Medical Disclaimer. Thus, if you do not agree to the Disclaimer below, STOP now, and do not access or use this Website.

By viewing this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the following:

Medical Disclosure

The “Website”, including all information, text, images, audio, video, or other formats (collectively, the “Website”) is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for the medical advice of your physician or other medical professional, nor is it intended to diagnose or treat any health or medical condition. You should not rely on any information, instructions, opinions, or other statements included in the Website for medical purposes without first consulting with your physician or other medical professional.

IN NO EVENT SHOULD YOU DELAY, POSTPONE OR DISREGARD ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT OR ADVICE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF ANY OF THE CONTENT INCLUDED IN THE WEBSITE.

The Website may include topics that are sensitive in nature and which are not appropriate for minors.

THE WEBSITE AND ALL THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY TYPE. YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY OF THE CONTENT INCLUDED IN THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, A LIFE IN LABBOR LLC, ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS, AND OTHER AGENTS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE AS A RESULT OF YOUR RELIANCE ON THE WEBSITE.

Although I write posts on health and my opinions on the medical field in which I work, I am not a doctor or medical expert. All content provided by or on A Life In Labor, including medical opinion and any other health related information, is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not meant to be taken as medical advice. The information you find on this site should not be considered to be a specific diagnosis or treatment plan for any individual situation. While all attempts are made to present accurate information, it may not be appropriate for your specific circumstances and information may become outdated over time. The access and use of any content on this website does not guarantee any specific results and any reliance you place on information found on this blog is strictly at your own risk.

I make no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. I will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information. In no event will I be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages whatsoever from the display, or in connection with, the use of this information.

Any health or medical related articles or episodes found on this website are documentation of my own experiences and not suggestions for you to follow. The views on this website are personal opinions only and do not represent the opinions or policies of any provider or institution that I am affiliated with. Furthermore, advertisers, commenters, and linked sites are solely responsible for their own views and content — which do not necessarily represent the views of A Life In Labor or it's members.

Use of this site and the information within it does not substitute a provider-patient relationship. Always do your own due diligence and seek the direct advice of your own trusted medical provider for the diagnosis or treatment of any concerns you have concerning your own health or the health of others.

Disclaimer

All stories told on the Website, on The Labor Room Podcast and through social media posts are in compliance with HIPAA regulation. Details have been changed to protect patient privacy. If my stories closely resemble your experiences in labor or birth, it is by mere coincidence. I am not writing about you or your family.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
You aim to accurately represent the information provided to us on or through our Website. You acknowledge that you are participating voluntarily in using our Website and that you are solely and personally responsible for your choices, actions and results, now and in the future. You accept full responsibility for the consequences of your use, or non-use, of any information provided on or through this Website, and you agree to use your own judgment and due diligence before implementing any idea, suggestion or recommendation from my Website to your life, family or business.

NO GUARANTEES.
My role is to provide support, education tools, knowledge and counseling throughout pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and taking care of your baby, but your success depends primarily on your own involvement, motivation, commitment and follow-through. I cannot predict and I do not guarantee that you will attain a particular result, and you accept and understand that results differ for each individual. Each individual’s results depend on his or her unique background, dedication, desire, motivation, actions, and numerous other factors. You fully agree that there are no guarantees as to the specific outcome or results you can expect from using the information you receive on or through this Website.

TESTIMONIALS.
I present real world experiences, testimonials, and insights about other people’s experiences with my Website for purposes of illustration only. The testimonials, examples, and photos used are of actual clients and results they personally achieved, or they are comments from individuals who can speak to my character and/or the quality of my work. They are not intended to represent or guarantee that current or future clients will achieve the same or similar results; rather, these testimonials represent what is possible for illustrative purposes only.

ASSUMPTION OF RISK.
As with all situations, there are sometimes unknown individual risks and circumstances that can arise during use of my Website that cannot be foreseen that can influence or reduce results. You understand that any mention of any suggestion or recommendation on or through my Website is to be taken at your own risk, with no liability on my part, recognizing that there is a rare chance that illness, injury or even death could result, and you agree to assume all risks.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
By using this Website, you agree to absolve me of any liability or loss that you or any other person may incur from use of the information, products or materials that you request or receive through or on my Website. You agree that I will not be liable to you, or to any other individual, company or entity, for any type of damages, including direct, indirect, special, incidental, equitable or consequential loss or damages, for use of or reliance on my Website. You agree that I do not assume liability for accidents, delays, injuries, harm, loss, damage, death, lost profits, personal or business interruptions, misapplication of information, physical or mental disease or condition or issue, or any other type of loss or damage due to any act or default by me or anyone acting as our agent, consultant, affiliate, joint venture partner, employee, shareholder, director, staff, team member, or anyone otherwise affiliated with my business or me, who is engaged in delivering content on or through this Website.

INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS.
You hereby fully and completely hold harmless, indemnify and release me and any of my agents, consultants, affiliates, joint venture partners, employees, shareholders, directors, staff, team members, or anyone otherwise affiliated with my business or me from any and all causes of action, allegations, suits, claims, damages, or demands whatsoever, in law or equity, that may arise in the past, present or future that is in any way related to my Website.

NO WARRANTIES.
I MAKE NO WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OR OPERATION OF MY WEBSITE. I MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PROGRAMS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, I DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

ERRORS AND OMISSIONS.
Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information shared on or through this Website, the information may inadvertently contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. You agree that I am not responsible for the views, opinions, or accuracy of facts referenced on or through my Website, or of those of any other individual or company affiliated with my business or me in any way. Because scientific, technology and business practices are constantly evolving, you agree that I am not responsible for the accuracy of my Website, or for any errors or omissions that may occur.

NO ENDORSEMENT.
References or links in my Website to the information, opinions, advice, programs, products or services of any other individual, business or entity does not constitute my formal endorsement. I am merely sharing information for your own self-help only. I am not responsible for the website content, blogs, e-mails, videos, social media, programs, products and/or services of any other person, business or entity that may be linked or referenced in my Website. Conversely, should my Website link appear in any other individual’s, business’s or entity’s website, program, product or services, it does not constitute my formal endorsement of them, their business or their website either.

Privacy Policy

All web servers track basic information about their visitors. This information includes but is not limited to, IP addresses, browser details, timestamps and referring pages. None of this information can personally identify specific visitors to this site. The information is tracked for routine administration and maintenance purposes.

A Life In Labor only has access to collect information that you voluntarily give us via email, contact forms, comments, purchase transactions or other direct contact from you such as name, email address, personal account preferences, and transactional data. We will not sell this information to anyone unless required by law. We will not share your information with any third-party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?

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 a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.

Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources. You may link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile. If you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile, we will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account.

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.

Social Media

I do not give professional or medical advice via any social media channel. The content I post is for entertainment and informational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose, or prevent any disease, illness, or medical complication during pregnancy, labor, birth, or postpartum period including breastfeeding.

The views posted to my social media accounts are personal opinions only and do not represent the opinions or policies of any provider or institution that I am affiliated with. Furthermore, advertisers, commenters, and linked sites are solely responsible for their own views and content — which do not necessarily represent the views of A Life In Labor or it's members.

Facebook

I do not provide professional or medical advice on my Facebook page or within any Facebook groups that I own, run, or moderate. I do not take responsibility for any post, comment or response that does not come directly from me.

Posts within a Facebook group may come from any individual inside the group and should not be considered medical advice no matter who the party claims to be or what credentials they claim to have. Always talk to the medical professional overseeing your care before making medical decisions for yourself and for your baby.

Not all posts or comments will have a response from me and not all questions will be answered.

Do not use Facebook groups to seek medical advice. If you are having a medical emergency or need advice or assistance from a medical professional please call 911 or seek care from your primary care provider.

The views posted to my Facebook accounts and groups are personal opinions only and do not represent the opinions or policies of any provider or institution that I am affiliated with. Furthermore, advertisers, commenters, and linked sites are solely responsible for their own views and content — which do not necessarily represent the views of A Life In Labor or it's members.

Instagram

I do not provided professional or medical advice on my Instagram account @alifeinlabor.

The views posted to my instagram accounts are personal opinions only and do not represent the opinions or policies of any provider or institution that I am affiliated with. Furthermore, advertisers, commenters, and linked sites are solely responsible for their own views and content — which do not necessarily represent the views of A Life In Labor or it's members.

Direct messages:

Not all direct messages will be answered. When a response is given via direct message, it is not medical or professional advice. Although I am a registered nurse, I am not your nurse and our communication via social media does not represent a nurse-patient relationship or a professional-client relationship. I do not know your full history or your medical needs and do not take any responsibility for the information given via direct messages. Always consult your own provider before making decisions for yourself or your children.

Comments:

Not all comments will receive a response.

I do not take responsibility for the information that come in the form of comments on my posts, my reels, my IGTVs, or posts that I am tagged in.

Advertisers, commenters, and linked sites are solely responsible for their own views and content — which do not necessarily represent the views of A Life In Labor or it's members.

Stories and question boxes:

If you submit a question or response to an Instagram Story, it may or not receive a response from me. Not all questions, comments, responses, or submissions will receive acknowledgement from A Life In Labor or it's members. Please do not submit time-sensitive, critical, or emergent questions via IG Stories. Contact your personal health care provider.

Responses that are given via Instagram stories are not medical advice and are not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any illness, disease, or complication. They are personal opinions only and are not to be taken as professional or medical advice.

Responses given via instagram stories may be delayed. Time-sensitive questions may not get a response in time for it to be useful.

Any response to an instagram story or question box may be shared publicly for my entire audience to see. Please do not submit a response or question if you want it to remain private. Private information should be reserved for your health care provider.

TikTok

I do not provide professional or medical advice via posts or comments on TikTok. Any information you find there is for entertainment or informational purposes only. My content is never medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any illness, disease, or complication. Talk to your primary care provider before making medical decisions for yourself or your children.

The views posted to my TikTok accounts are personal opinions only and do not represent the opinions or policies of any provider or institution that I am affiliated with. Furthermore, advertisers, commenters, and linked sites are solely responsible for their own views and content — which do not necessarily represent the views of A Life In Labor or it's members.

Comments:

Not all comments will receive a response.

I do not take responsibility for the information that come in the form of comments on my posts or posts that I am tagged in.

Advertisers, commenters, and linked sites are solely responsible for their own views and content — which do not necessarily represent the views of A Life In Labor or it's members.

Display Ads

This Website uses Mediavine to manage all third-party advertising on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies. Mediavine may collect IP addresses and location to serve personalized ads. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising

The Website uses Mediavine to manage all third-party advertising on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website. The cookie may collect information relating to your use of the Website, information about your device such as the device’s IP address and browser type, demographic data and, if you arrived at the Website via a link from a third-party site, the URL of the linking page.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site.

The Website may collect IP addresses and location information to serve personalized ads and pass it to Mediavine. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp. You may also visit https://optout.aboutads.info/#/ and https://optout.networkadvertising.org/# to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at https://www.aboutads.info/appchoices to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

Mediavine partners with the following data processors:

Pubmatic. You may find Pubmatic’s privacy policy through this link. The data collected on the Website may be transferred to Pubmatic and its demand partners for interest-based advertising. Statistical information and other non-cookie technologies (such as eTags and web or browser cache) may be used by third parties on this Website. Browser settings that block cookies may have no effect on these technologies, but you may clear your cache to delete such trackers. Data collected from a particular browser or device may be used with another computer or device that is linked to the browser or device on which such data was collected.
Criteo. You may find Criteo’s privacy policy through this link. The data collected on the Website may be transferred to Criteo and its demand partners for interest-based advertising. Criteo may collect, access, and use non-identifying data to improve the Criteo Technology and other Criteo products, programs, and/or services. This non-identifying data may include on-site user behavior and user/page content data, URLs, statistics, or internal search queries. The non-identifying data are collected through the ad call and stored with a Criteo cookie for a maximum period of 13 months.
Pulsepoint. You may find Pulsepoint’s privacy policy through this link.
LiveRamp. You may find LiveRamp’s privacy policy through this link. When you use the Website, we share information that we may collect from you, such as your email (in hashed, de-identified form), IP address or information about your browser or operating system, with LiveRamp Inc, and its group companies (‘LiveRamp’). LiveRamp may use a cookie on your browser and match your shared information to their on- and offline marketing databases and those of its advertising partners to create a link between your browser and information in those other databases. This link may be shared by our partners globally for the purpose of enabling interest-based content or advertising throughout your online experience (e.g. cross device, web, email, in-app, etc.) by third parties unaffiliated with our website. These third parties may in turn link further demographic or interest-based information to your browser. To opt out of LiveRamp’s targeted advertising, please go here: https://liveramp.com/opt_out/
RhythmOne. You may view RhythmOne’s privacy policy through this link. RhythmOne uses cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as mobile device identifiers and digital fingerprinting) to provide its services. RhythmOne may use aggregated information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please visit the following webpage: https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
District M. You may find District M’s privacy policy through this link.
YieldMo. You may find YieldMo’s privacy policy through this link. If you want to opt out of receiving interest based ads from Yieldmo or exercise your right under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to opt-out of the sale of your personal information, you may do so through this link.
The Rubicon Project. You may find Rubicon’s privacy policy through this link. If you want to opt out of receiving interest based ads from Rubicon or exercise your right under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to opt-out of the sale of your personal information, you may do so through this link. You may also utilize the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page, the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page, or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page.
Amazon Publisher Services. You may find Amazon Publisher Services’ privacy policy through this link.
AppNexus. You may find the AppNexus privacy policy through this link.
OpenX. You may find OpenX’s privacy policy through this link.
Verizon Media formerly known as Oath. You may find Verizon Media’s privacy policy through this link. You may also utilize the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page, the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page, or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page to opt-out of the use of cookies for interest-based advertising.
TripleLift. You may find TripleLift’s privacy policy through this link. To opt out of receiving interest-based advertising (including retargeting) from TripleLift’s services through the use of cookies in your current browser and for more information on what it means to opt-out, please go to www.triplelift.com/consumer-opt-out.
Index Exchange. You may find Index Exchange’s privacy policy through this link. You may also utilize the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page, the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page, or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page to opt-out of the use of cookies for interest-based advertising.
Sovrn. You may find Sovrn’s privacy policy through this link.
GumGum. You may find GumGum’s privacy policy through this link. GumGum may (i) use place and use cookies on end users’ browsers or use web beacons to collect information about end users who visit such Publisher Websites and (ii) link such collected end user information to other end user information provided by third parties in order to deliver targeted Advertisements to such end users.
Digital Remedy. You may find Digital Remedy’s privacy policy through this link.
MediaGrid. You may find MediaGrid’s privacy policy through this link. MediaGrid may collect and store information about end-user interactions with this website through cookies, advertising IDS, pixels and server-to-server connections. MediaGrid was receive the following information: the page an End-User has requested and the referring/exit pages; Timestamp information (i.e., the date and time the End-User has visited the page); IP address; mobile device identifier; device model; device operating system; browser type; carrier; gender; age; geolocation (including GPS coordinates); clickstream data; cookie information; first-party identifiers'; and hashed email addresses; demographic and inferred interest information; and post-conversion data (from both online and offline behaviour). Some of this data is gathered from this website and others is gathered from advertisers. MediaGrid uses this data to provide its services. You may also utilize the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page, the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page, or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page to opt-out of the use of cookies for interest-based advertising or review their privacy policy for more information.
RevContent – You may find RevContent’s privacy policy through this link. RevContent may collect information about your browser or device, including browser type, IP Address, device type, user agent string, and operating system. RevContent also collects information about the websites you visit through their services, such as date and time of access and specific pages accessed and the content and ads you click on. You may opt-out of any personalization track by opting-out of RevContent’s data collection.
Centro, Inc. – You may find Centro’s privacy policy through this link. You may find opt-out information for Centro’s services through the privacy policy link.
33Across, Inc. – You may find 33Across’s privacy policy through this link. To opt-out of personalized advertising, please visit https://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1.
Conversant. LLC – You may find Conversant’s privacy policy through this link. Conversant uses information that does not directly identify you, such as information about your browser type, time and date of visit, your browsing or transaction activity, the subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over, and a unique identifier (such as a cookie string, or a unique advertising identifier provided by your mobile device) during your visits to this and other websites and apps in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. Conversant may use technologies such as cookies and other tracking technologies to collect this information. To learn more about interest-based advertising, or to opt-out, you can visit www.youronlinechoices.eu or https://www.networkadvertising.org/.

Cookie Policy

Where necessary, A Life In Labor uses cookies to store information about a visitor's preferences and history in order to better serve the visitor and/or present the visitor with customized content. Advertising partners and other third parties may also use cookies, scripts and/or web beacons to track visitors to our site in order to display advertisements and other useful information. Such tracking is done directly by the third parties through their own servers and is subject to their own privacy policies.

You may change your browser settings to disable cookies if you have any privacy concerns.

Cookies are small text files are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping baskets, and provide anonymized tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics.

Google analytics is a site which allows me to see how well my website is performing in terms of audience. It tells me things like how many people have visited my site, how many of those people are coming back, and where they are in the world. All of this information helps me to continue to create content that is relevant to the people reading it.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

To operate and maintain the Website;
To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account;
To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
To respond to your comments or inquiries;
To provide you with user support;
To track and measure advertising on the Website;
To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

Cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser.

To disable cookies in Chrome, click the 3 dots at the time right of your browser. This will open a menu where you should choose ‘settings'. The settings will open in a new window. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Advanced”. In the ‘privacy and security' section, find the option for ‘content settings'. Here you can turn on or off several features. Cookies is usually the first option.

For other browsers, you can take a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers.

Purchases

When you purchase a product from us, we'll ask you to provide information including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, credit card/payment details and optional account information like username and password. We'll use this information for purposes such as to:

send you information about your account and order
respond to your requests, including refunds and complaints
process payments and prevent fraud
set up your account for our store
comply with any legal obligations we have such as calculating taxes
improve our store offerings
send you marketing messages, if you choose to receive them.

We accept payments through PayPal and Stripe. When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to these third-parties, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information.

“Lifetime” access to products refers to the lifetime of the product itself. Not your lifetime. Your access to the product will end when the product no longer exists or is taken down from it's hosting platform for any reason.

Copyright

Readers are welcome to link to content found on A Life In Labor. Please do share! Pinning to Pinterest is welcomed and appreciated. Please credit A Life In Labor and any sources credited in the original post when sharing content and keep in mind that all images and text on this site are property of A Life In Labor or used with permission from the respective photographer. Photos used on A Life In Labor are used with the knowledge and permission of the respective photographer or are believed to be readily available in the public domain and used under protection of the US. Copyright Fair Use Act.

If you own the copyright to a photo used on my website and it is not properly credited, please contact me at heather@alifeinlabor.com so that I can give proper credit or remove it.

Please note that all content found on A Life In Labor is my unique work. No portion of the site may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, or sold for any purpose without expressed written consent from me. Whenever sharing from my site, please do not remove any watermarks, crop, or edit images for any reason. All printables offered are for personal use only.

Affiliate and Advertisement Disclosure

The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

I promise to hold myself to the highest standard and always strive to provide you with interesting, helpful, encouraging, and hopefully entertaining content related to life as a mother. I deeply appreciate your interest in my blog and I hope you enjoy!

Please note that A Life In Labor may have financial relationships with some of the merchants mentioned on this website. This means that some posts on this website may contain affiliate links for which I may receive a small commission if my viewers choose to utilize the links within my content. You will never pay more when buying a product through my link. Not all links are affiliate links, but some of them are. I only promote products and services that I have used myself and would recommend to my family and friends. I am very selective in choosing affiliates and I only promote products or services that I truly respect. I sincerely appreciate your support!

This blog may be compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and other various topics. Any product, claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party in question.

A Life In Labor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Even though I may receive compensation for posts or advertisements, I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own.

Third-Party Sites

We may provide links to third-party sites. When you click on links to third-party sites, you may leave the services.

This policy does not cover any collection, use, or disclosure by third parties through any applications, Websites, products, or services that we do not control or own.

The inclusion of a link or accessibility of third-party sites does not imply the endorsement of such third-party site by us. All trademarks, trade names, and logos of third parties belong to their respective owners.

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.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.

Access to Personal Data

If you would like to review, correct, delete, or update personal data that you have previously disclosed to us, please email me at heather@alifeinlabor.com. We may limit or deny access to personal data where providing such access is unreasonably burdensome, expensive, or as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Shield Principles.

Surveys & Contests

Our site may request information via surveys, contests, or giveaways. Participation is completely voluntary. Information requested may include contact information and demographic information. Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. We are not responsible for any issues with the survey, contest, or giveaway, any prizes not received, or any damage that resulted due to the receipt of a prize.

Product Reviews

If I receive an item for free, I will not be responsible to share or post about the product or brand unless explicitly agreed upon via email correspondence. If I choose to share about an item that I have received for free, it will be plainly stated on the review. I will provide my honest opinion of all items and service providers featured. I will only work with and accept items from companies that I feel my followers will benefit from or enjoy.

Comment Policy

The purpose of my platforms is to create a safe space where we can feel comfortable with the decisions we make as a mother and learn from each other as a community raising little ones together. As mothers especially, we need not to tear each other down and focus on building each other up.

Your ideas and comments whether or not you agree with the content provided are welcome and appreciated. I love when you start conversation on my site. I just ask that your thoughts be expressed with respect for your fellow reader. Just be nice.

I, as the owner of this blog, reserve the right to edit or delete any comments submitted to this blog without notice due to:

Comments deemed to be spam or questionable spam
Comments including profanity
Comments containing language or concepts that could be deemed offensive
Comments that attack a person individually
Comments with items unrelated to the post

We reserve the right to remove any content that we determine to be unlawful, inappropriate, offensive, or otherwise objectionable or violates any party's intellectual property or these Terms. By posting or submitting any material or information on this website, you agree to grant us an unlimited license so that this content can be shared on this website. If any user-generated content is found to be copyright infringement, we will respond and comply with any DMCA take Down Notices.

An anonymized string created from your email address 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.

Users Under 13 Years of Age

In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, our website is not directed to and do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that a child under the age of 13 has provided us with personal data, we will take steps to remove such data.

If you become aware that your child has provided us with personal data without your consent, please contact me at heather@alifeinlabor.com.

Any comments believed to be posted by a person 13 years of age or younger will be removed.

By using this website, you are representing to us that you are not under the age of 13.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

A Life In Labor may change this Privacy Policy at any time.

Last Updated: July 2023

Your Acceptance Of These Terms

By using the Website and any platform associated with A Life In Labor including social media, you signify your acceptance of this policy and terms of service. Your continued use of this site following the posting of this policy will be deemed your acceptance of these terms.

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact me at heather @ alifeinlabor.com