Overview

Thank you for visiting https://www.boxturtleworld.com (our “Website” or “Site”) and reading our Privacy Policy.

Our privacy policy applies only to the Site. It cannot and does not apply to any other sites, including any linked to or from our Website.

Information We Collect

No personal information is required to use our Site.

When you leave comments on the site we collect:

• The data shown in the comments form
• Your IP address
• Your browser user agent string

 

The last 2 things help  in spam detection.

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.

Your comments may also be checked through an automated spam detection service.

The server on which our Site is located may collect default information commonly logged by server software. This may include the date of your visit, your IP address and the pages you visited.

Third-party partners and/or advertisers may collect additional non-personally identifiable information, as described below.

How We Use Your Information

Any information you provide to us (name, email, additional information you may include in your comment) may be used in the following ways:

• To improve our Website
• To improve customer service
• To answer any questions you may have asked

Third-party partners and/or advertisers may provide customized content or advertising, based on non-personally identifiable information they may collect.

Our Use of Cookies

Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider places on your computer hard drive if you have set your web browser to accept them. They allow sites’ or service providers’ systems to recognize you and remember some information about your previous visit. They do not personally identify you.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. This is not required to leave a comment. It is only for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

We have partnered with third-party service providers that use cookies to help keep track of advertisements, serve customized ads and compile data about site traffic and engagement to help us better understand our visitors and provide better experiences for them. We do not use this information in any other way.

You may be able to opt out of some customized ads from some of these partners. To learn more, visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page or the Digital Advertising Alliance. In the EU, visit youronlinechoices.eu.

Additional information on managing cookies

Most browsers allow you to opt out of cookies completely or control their behavior. Your browser may have this option built in or there may be plugins available to help you with this.

You can learn more about managing and deleting cookies at AboutCookies.org.

If you disable cookies completely, some parts of the Site may not work right.

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, install Google’s opt-out browser add-on.

You may also be able to adjust the settings on your mobile device to limit ad tracking.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. This content acts in the exact same way as if you were visiting the other website.

So, these other websites may:

• Collect data about you
• Use cookies
• Embed additional third-party tracking
• Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Protecting Your Information/Disclosure to Outside Parties

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our Website, conducting our business, or servicing you.

Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

We may release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect others rights, property, or safety.

Your Rights to Control Your Data

If you have left comments on this site, you can ask for an exported file of the personal data we have about you.

You can also ask that we erase any personal data we have about you. This does not include any data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Third Party Links

Our Site links out to other, third-party sites that we believe may offer valuable information, services or products. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies that we do not and cannot control. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.

Nonetheless, we welcome any feedback about these sites that may help us to protect the integrity of our Site.

Compliance With The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

To comply with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not knowingly collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our Website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.

This Policy Applies Online Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our Website. It does not apply to information that may be collected offline. We do not currently collect information offline.

Your Consent to Our Policies

By using our site, you are consenting to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Occasionally, changes to this Privacy Policy may be necessary. Should we make changes in the future, we will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below.

This policy was last modified on 05/25/2018

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