PRIVACY POLICY PREAMBLE

We respect your privacy and have assembled this Privacy Policy to explain what information may be collected on our website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT FROM THE PEOPLE THAT VISIT OUR BLOG?

We do not currently require you register or provide your name or e-mail address for use of our services. The site may be used anonymously, or users may create an account requiring a name and e-mail address. Our system may also be indirectly be aware of other identifying information.

WHEN DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION?

We collect information from you and the environment of your device when you view or interact with the Website and when signing up for an account. For support or sales purposes, we may receive information when you fill out a form or enter information on our site.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:

• To administer surveys, promotions, or other site features
• To ask for ratings and reviews of content
• To collect opinions and comments based on content we post

HOW DO WE PROTECT VISITOR INFORMATION?

We only provide blog content. We do not sell products or services, we do not process payments, and will never ask for credit card numbers or other financial details.

Any personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. We implement a variety of enterprise-level security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.

While no system can guarantee absolute security, and we are not responsible for the illegal acts of third parties outside of our direct control, we have employed security measures that are generally recognized within our industry as reasonable practices for this information classification.

DO WE USE ‘COOKIES’?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

WE USE COOKIES TO:

• Understand and save user’s preferences for future visits.
• Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. Disabling cookies may cause some of our services may not function properly.

THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURE

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting and content partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

USE OF DE-IDENTIFIED DATA

We may also de-identify your Identifying Information and aggregate it with de-identified data from other users of the services in accordance with federal and state law. This de-identified data may be used to provide general demographic and opinion data within our own service and to third parties.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website, and/or promotions involving third parties. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

GOOGLE

Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en

We have implemented the following:

• Google Display Network Impression Reporting
• Demographics and Interests Reporting

We along with third-party vendors (such as Google) use first-party cookies and other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions as they relate to our website.

Opting out: Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising initiative opt out page or permanently using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.

CALIFORNIA ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

The California Online Privacy Protection Act requires a person or company that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared.

Pursuant to CalOPPA we agree to the following:

• Users can visit our site anonymously.
• Our Privacy Policy link is on the home page of our site and in the footer and help box of any first-party survey.
• Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page.

HOW DOES OUR SITE HANDLE DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS?

As an edge provider, we do not currently enforce, and are not required to enforce, DNT requests. We hope to support this is the future.

DOES OUR SITE ALLOW THIRD-PARTY BEHAVIORAL TRACKING?

We allow first and third-party behavioral tracking.

COPPA (CHILDREN ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT)

Our web-based services are intended for a general audience, but are not designed to attract children under the age of 13 without full parental control, in compliance with federal and state law. We do not knowingly collect information from any person under the age of 13.

FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe.

Pursuant to the Practices, should a data breach occur, we will notify users with a notice in the News section of the site, and notify users via e-mail within 7 days, provided we have collected an e-mail address to notify.

We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

CAN SPAM ACT

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:
• Send information, respond to inquiries, support, and/or other requests or questions.

To be in accordance with CANSPAM we agree to the following:
• NOT use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
• Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
• Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
• Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
• Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

We do not routinely send e-mail as part of our service; however, if at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can follow the instructions at the bottom of each email and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

CONTACTING US

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.

info@sikernitsky.com

Last Edited on 2018-01-17