This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information that is collected and recorded by https://jameschatas.blogspot.com/ ("we", "us", or "our") and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us via the contact form or email on our blog.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or is collected by Blogger and Google AdSense. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
Information We Collect
The personal information that you are asked to provide is primarily when you leave a comment on a post. At that time, you may be asked to provide your name and/or website URL. This information is visible to the public. Your email address is required to post a comment but is not published on the blog.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, the contents of the message, and any other information you may choose to provide.
Our website is hosted on the Blogger platform, which is owned by Google. As such, Google automatically collects certain information when you visit, which is standard practice.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
Operate and maintain the website.
Respond to your comments and inquiries.
Communicate with you regarding the blog.
For technical purposes, such as monitoring and analyzing trends related to the website's performance and user interaction.
Log Files
https://jameschatas.blogspot.com/ follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This data is not linked to any information that is personally identifiable for us. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, and gathering demographic information. This data is collected and processed by Google under its own Privacy Policy as part of the Blogger service.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, this blog uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.
Google AdSense and Third-Party Vendors
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our blog.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings (https://www.google.com/settings/ads). Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Third-Party Privacy Policies
Our Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. We advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
We do not directly sell your personal information. However, the advertising services we use (Google AdSense) may collect data for personalized advertising. You can opt-out of this as described above.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Children's Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
This blog does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
