Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using our website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Information We Collect
Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Fill out a form
- Leave a comment
- Contact us directly
This information may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Website URL (if provided)
- Any other information you choose to provide
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages viewed
- Time and date of your visit
- Time spent on those pages
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.
Types of cookies we use:
- Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
- Analytical/performance cookies: Allow us to recognize and count visitors and analyze website usage
- Functionality cookies: Remember choices you make to improve your experience
- Targeting cookies: Record your visit, pages visited, and links followed for delivering targeted advertising
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our website
- Improve, personalize, and expand our website
- Understand and analyze how you use our website
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicate with you for customer service and marketing purposes
- Send you emails and newsletters (if you’ve subscribed)
- Find and prevent fraud
- Monitor the effectiveness of our affiliate marketing program
Third-Party Data Processors
We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our website, such as:
Analytics
- Google Analytics: Tracks and reports website traffic
- Hotjar: Analyzes user behavior on the website
Affiliate Marketing
- Amazon Associates
- ShareASale, Commission Junction, and other affiliate networks
- Individual merchant affiliate programs
Email Marketing
- [Your Email Service Provider, e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit]
Each of these third parties has their own privacy policies governing how they use this information.
Data Retention
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.
Your Data Protection Rights
For EU Residents (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Union, you have the following data protection rights:
- The right to access, update, or delete your personal information
- The right to rectification if your information is inaccurate or incomplete
- The right to object to our processing of your personal data
- The right to request restriction of processing your personal data
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent
For California Residents (CCPA)
California residents have the right to:
- Know what personal information is being collected
- Know whether personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
- Opt-out of the sale of personal information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Not be discriminated against for exercising their privacy rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this policy.
Do Not Track Signals
We honor Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track browser mechanism is in place.
Children’s Information
Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will promptly delete that information.
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.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@pickrguide.com.