At ReadersPick, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
- Information you provide: We may collect personal information that you provide when you contact us, comment on posts, or subscribe to our newsletter, including your name and email address.
- Automatically collected information: When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.
- Log data: Our servers may automatically record information including your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamps, and clickstream data.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our website
- Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our website
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
- Personalize your experience on our website
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.
Types of Cookies We Use
- Necessary Cookies: Essential for the website to function properly. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information and cannot be disabled.
- Functional Cookies: Allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference) and provide enhanced features.
- Performance/Analytics Cookies: Collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages they visit most often. All information collected is aggregated and anonymous.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Cookie Duration
The cookies we use may be:
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that remain in your browser's cookie file until you leave the site.
- Persistent Cookies: Remain in your browser for a set period (usually 1 year or less) or until you delete them manually.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer.
Here's how to disable cookies in common browsers:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and many other websites you visit. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies unless you are certain you do not need them.
4. Google AdSense & Advertising
This website uses Google AdSense, a service for including advertisements from Google Inc. ("Google"). Google AdSense uses "cookies" (text files placed on your computer) to analyze how users use the site. Google AdSense also uses web beacons (invisible graphics). Through web beacons, simple information such as visitor traffic on this website can be collected.
Information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including your IP address) and delivery of ad formats are transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. This information can be passed on by Google to its contractual partners. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by you.
Google uses the DoubleClick DART cookie on AdSense partner websites. This cookie enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
As a third-party vendor, Google uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google uses the DART cookie, which enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting Google's advertising opt-out page.
We have implemented the following Google Analytics Advertising Features:
- Remarketing with Google AdSense
- Google Display Network Impression Reporting
- Demographics and Interests Reporting
You can opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
5. Third-Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties except as described here. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
6. Data Security
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, the security of information transmitted through the internet can never be guaranteed. We are not responsible for any interception or interruption of any communications through the internet or for changes to or losses of data.
7. Children's Information
Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
9. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: We will ask for your explicit consent before processing your data for specific purposes.
- Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you.
- Legitimate Interests: We may process your data for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services or preventing fraud.
- Legal Obligation: We may need to process your data to comply with a legal obligation.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
For European Economic Area (GDPR) Users:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of any inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer your personal information to another service provider in certain circumstances.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
For California Residents (CCPA):
- Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the personal information we collect about you and how we use and disclose that information.
- Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sales: You have the right to opt-out of the "sale" of your personal information as defined by the CCPA.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.
11. Data Retention and International Transfers
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to the United States and process it there. Your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
12. Your Consent
By using our website, you consent to our Privacy Policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the information provided on our Contact page.
Last Updated: July 29 2024