Thank you for considering SettingsMag.com (the “Site”) for your online needs. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our users and have created this privacy policy (the “Policy”) to demonstrate our commitment to fair information practices and the protection of privacy. This Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the Site and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to this Policy. This Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of the Site after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Policy periodically for updates.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following information from and about you:

  • Personal information that you provide to us, such as your name, email address, and phone number.
  • Demographic information, such as your age, gender, and interests.
  • Location data, including your IP address and GPS location.
  • Other information you may provide to us, such as feedback or comments.

How We Collect Information

We may collect information from you in a variety of ways, including:

  • When you provide it to us directly. For example, when you create an account, make a purchase, or contact us with a question or comment.
  • Automatically as you navigate through the Site. Information we collect may include device and browser data, such as your IP address, device type, and browser type.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect from you for a variety of purposes, including:

  • To personalize your experience on the Site and to provide content and services that may be of interest to you.
  • To improve the Site and to better understand the needs and interests of our users.
  • To process and fulfill your orders and to communicate with you about your order.
  • To respond to your inquiries and to provide customer service.
  • To send you promotional communications and to personalize the advertising you see.
  • To enforce our policies and to comply with legal obligations.

How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:

  • With service providers and business partners who assist us in operating the Site and providing services to you.
  • With advertisers and marketing partners who may use the information to display personalized advertising to you.
  • In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our business.
  • As required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Site, our users, or others.

Your Choices

You have the following choices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your information:

  • Opt out of promotional communications. You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in those emails. You may also adjust your email preferences by logging into your account and updating your settings. Please note that even if you opt out of promotional communications, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as order confirmation emails or customer service inquiries.

  • Control location data. You may be able to disable location tracking on your device or browser. Please refer to your device or browser settings for more information.

  • Control cookie data. Most browsers allow you to control

Comments

Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help 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.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our 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. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this 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.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: 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.

For users that register on our website (if any), we 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 administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.