This Privacy Policy describes how your “Personal Information” is collected, used, and shared when you visit www.theeguest.com (the “Site”).
PERSONAL INFORMATION I COLLECT
When you visit the “Site”, I 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. Additionally, as you browse the “Site”, I collect information about the individual web pages that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the “Site”, and information about how you interact with the “Site”. I refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”
I collect “Device Information” using the following technologies:
– “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
– “Log files” track actions occurring on the “Site”, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
– “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the “Site”.
When I talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, I am talking both about Device Information.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the “Site”, I collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
If you leave a comment on the “Site”, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the “Gravatar” service to see if you are using it. The “Gravatar” service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
I use the “Device Information” that I collect to help me screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize the “Site” (for example, by generating analytics about how customers browse and interact with the “Site”, and to assess the success of the marketing and advertising campaigns).
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
I share your “Personal Information” with third-parties to help me use your “Personal Information” :
- Google Analytics to help me understand how customers use the “Site”. You can read more about how Google uses your “Personal Information” here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
- Mail Chimp – to help me deliver email updates and newsletters. I store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.
Finally, I may also share your “Personal Information” to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on the “Site” may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
ADVERTISING
As described above, I use your “Personal Information” to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications I believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
Additionally, you can opt-out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
Newsletters
On the Website, you may subscribe to the newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. The 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, I 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.
Affiliate Program Participation
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 may be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
Some posts on this site contain affiliate links. If you book or buy something through these links, this website may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you).
Do not track
Please note that I do not alter Site’s data collection and use practices when I see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
YOUR RIGHTS
If you have an account on this “Site” or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data I hold about you, including any data you have provided to me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information I hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact me by e-mail at hello@theeguest.com.
Additionally, if you are a European resident I note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts I might have with you (for example if you make an order through the “Site”), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
DATA RETENTION
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so I can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on the website (if any), I also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrator can also see and edit that information.
CHANGES
I may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
CONTACT US
For more information about privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact me by e-mail at hello@theeguest.com.
