Version Date: January 11, 2021
Introduction
We are dedicated to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy regarding your personal information, please contact us at contact@thepostmillennialguide.com.
The Post Millennial Guide (or “we,” “us,” “our”) respects the privacy of its website users (i.e., “user” or “you”) that use our website located at https://www.thepostmillennialguide.com. The Post Millennial Guide includes the mobile website and media channels related to or connected to it (collectively, the “website”).
We created our privacy policy (“privacy policy”) to inform you as a website user about the types of information we may collect from you regarding your website’s use.
We also care to explain the conditions under which we use and disclose the collected information and your rights concerning that information.
Changes to this privacy policy are indicated as the updated date at the beginning of this document. Thus, each time you use the website, you should check the privacy policy’s date and review any changes since the last time you used the website. The current version of the privacy policy will apply each time you use the website.
Using our website, you consent to the transfer and usage of your information per this privacy policy. You also agree to abide by all applicable laws concerning your use of the website and your agreements with us. Any person accessing our website from any jurisdiction with laws or regulations governing the use of the Internet, including personal data collection, use, and disclosure, may only use the website in a manner lawful in their jurisdiction. Please do not use the website if that use would be unlawful in your jurisdiction.
By using or accessing the website, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy.
Since our website’s content is available to anyone who has access to the Internet no matter where they live, we must have a privacy policy to comply with applicable laws.
Types of information we collect
We collect two types of information called anonymous and personal information.
We gather from our users’ non-personally-identifying information (i.e., anonymous) of the sort that Web browsers may make available. This depends on Web browsers setting, and that information includes the user’s:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address,
- the operating system, browser type, and
- the locations of the Web pages the user views immediately before arriving at while navigating and right after leaving the website
It may be possible for us to ascertain a user’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the geographic location of the visitor’s point of connectivity and other statistical usage data from an IP address. However, such information is not personally identifiable.
We analyze anonymous information gathered from users of the website to help us gain more understanding of how users utilize the website.
By identifying patterns and trends in usage, we can adequately alter the website to improve users’ experience, both in terms of content and ease of use. On some occasions, we may release the anonymous information gathered from the website users in the aggregate form, such as a report on trends in the website’s usage.
We may collect the following personal data:
- Name,
- Email,
- Telephone number
- Any other information that is identified as personal.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer’s hard drive by your web browser when you visit any website. Some cookies may last for a defined period of time, usually until you close your browser, one day, or 30 days. Others last indefinitely. Your web browser should allow you to delete any cookie you choose. It should allow you to prevent or limit their use as well.
Our website uses cookies. They are placed by software that operates on our servers, and by software operated by third parties whose services we use.
When you first visit our website, we ask you whether you wish us to use cookies. If you choose not to accept them, we shall not use them for your visit except to record that you have not consented to their use for any other purpose.
If you choose not to use cookies or you prevent their use through your browser settings, you may not be able to use all the functionality of our website.
We use cookies to track how you use our website and to record whether you have seen specific messages we display on our website
Will your information be shared?
We may share your personal data with certain third parties as set forth below:
Legal requirements: The Post Millennial Guide may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith judgment that such action is necessary.
We will take that action to comply with a legal duty or to respond to requests from law enforcement or other government officials relating to inquiries or alleged illegal activity. And additionally, where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected fraud, potential violations of our policies, situations involving potential threats to any person’s safety, and illegal activities. Or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved. We may (and you hereby authorize us to) disclose information without subpoenas or warrants served on us in these cases.
Legitimate interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
Third-parties: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf. They require access to such data to do specific work. Examples include but are not limited to hosting service, data analysis, email delivery.
The Post Millennial Guide may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
Furthermore, the website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Their respective privacy policies dictate each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information.
The Post Millennial Guide neither owns nor controls the third-party websites and applications that are accessible through the website. Thus, this privacy policy does not apply to information provided to or gathered by the third parties that manage them. Users should acquaint themselves with the privacy policies (and potential practices) of the third-party responsible for the visited website or application and should take the steps needed to, in those users’ discretion, protect their privacy.
Third-party service providers:
The website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
- MailChimp: We use this service for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address to deliver the before-mentioned communications.
At this period, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. We may revise this from time to time at our sole discretion.
Children information policy
Any person who provides personal information through the website expresses to us that they are 18 years of age or older.
We do not intentionally collect any personal data from children under the age of 18. If you as a parent or guardian believe that the website holds personally identifiable information of a child under 18 in its database, please contact us immediately at contact@thepostmillennialguide.com. We will use our best efforts to remove such information from our records promptly.
If we learn that we possess personal data from a person under 18 years old, we will take the necessary action to delete such records as soon as possible.
Encryption of data sent between you and us
We use Secure Sockets Layer (more familiar as SSL) certificates to verify our identity to your browser and to encrypt any data you give us.
You can verify this by looking for a closed padlock symbol or other trust marks in your browser’s URL bar or toolbar.
Affiliate Disclosure
Our website recommends products and services for which we receive a commission (i.e., compensation) if you purchase them after clicking (immediately or after a specific number of days, which varies among affiliate partners) on provided links.
We receive those compensations based on our affiliate agreements, and at no additional cost to you, i.e., you will buy a product or purchase service at a price marketed by that company or shop.
We obtain a “cut” from the company’s earnings from that purchase.
Access to, verification, and removal of your personal information
To obtain a copy of any information that is not provided on our website, you may send a request at contact@thepostmillennialguide.com.
Additionally, if you wish us to remove personally identifiable information from our website, send us an email at contact@thepostmillennialguide.com.
When you send a request to edit (also access or delete) personally identifiable information, we shall first take reasonable steps to validate your identity before granting you access or taking other action. We do this with the sole intention of safeguarding your information.
After receiving the request, we will tell you when we expect to provide you with the information and whether we require any fee for providing it to you.
