Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions
This privacy policy sets out how Japanified Pete uses and protects any information that you give while using www.japanifiedpete.com
We respect your privacy and are
committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you
what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used.
This statement only applies to this Website.
What information do I collect
and how is it used?
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: I may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We may log
information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by
the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your
browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to
provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED
We may use the information
collected in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To send you administrative communications, such as
administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on
policies, or security alerts;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
- To provide you with user support;
- To track and measure advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against
unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third-party use of personal
information
The Website may use third-party
service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party
service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their
respective privacy policies.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, we
will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal
information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal
information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a
portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or
purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any
bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
ANONYMOUS DATA
From time to time, we may use
anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data
from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other
parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous
data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION
If you leave a comment, certain
information may be publicly visible. Your email address will never be available
publicly.
COOKIES
The Website uses cookies to store
visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users
access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the
same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or
other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by
third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.
Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.
ADVERTISING
Display Ads
We may use third-party advertising
companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which
may use cookies, as noted above.
Retargeting Ads
From time to time, the Website may
engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as
Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies
use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.
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 will be
placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at japanifiedpete@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to japanifiedpete@gmail.com
Amend – You may contact us at japanifiedpete@gmail.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to japanifiedpete@gmail.com
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
At no time should you submit
sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social
security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political
opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade
union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be
subject to this Privacy Policy.
CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
The Website does not knowingly
collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of
16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally
identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please
contact us immediately at japanifiedpete@gmail.com and we will use
our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
CONTACT INFORMATION
At any time, please contact us
at japanifiedpete@gmail.com for questions related to this Privacy
Policy.
GOOGLE ADSENSE ADVERTISING
The Website works with Google
adsense to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the
Website. Google adsense serves content and advertisements when you
visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a
small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in
this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember
some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
