Privacy Policy
Welcome to Beard and the Braid. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our blog beardandthebraid.com.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
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 collect in Beard and the Braid. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website. Our Privacy Policy was created with the help of the Free Privacy Policy Generator.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
Information we collect
We collect information from you in several ways:
Personal Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, comment on a post, or contact us directly, you may provide us with personal information such as your name, email address, and any other details you choose to share.
Non-Personal Information: We automatically collect certain non-personal information when you visit our blog, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and the pages you access on our site.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including:
To Provide and Improve Our Services: We use your information to deliver the content and services you request and to enhance your experience on our blog.
To Communicate with You: We may use your email address to send you newsletters, updates, and other communications you have requested.
To Analyze and Understand Our Audience: We use non-personal information to analyze trends, track user movements, and gather demographic information to better understand our audience and improve our blog.
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties. We may share your information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our blog, conducting our business, or servicing you, as long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.
Log Files
Beard and the Braid follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies
Like any other website, our blog uses cookies to enhance your experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us understand how you interact with our content and improve your experience. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of Beard and the Braid.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Beard and the Braid, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note that Beard and the Braid has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
Third Party Privacy Policies
We may use third-party services such as Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our blog. These third parties may collect information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, including cookies and your IP address. These third-party services have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.
Securities
We take reasonable measures to protect the information you provide to us from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Links to Other Websites
Our blog may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any linked websites you visit.
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.
Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.
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. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
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.
Beard and the Braid 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.