We hate the legalese mumbo jumbo, but in today’s world, there are Internet Trolls out there who have nothing better to do than read Privacy Policies. So here it is. This is a fun blog about our adventures. If you are that worried about Privacy, you probably should not be using the Internet!
Privacy Policy for https://kissedsomefrogs.com
Date: Last Updated: 2024-04-28
SECTION 1: WHO WE ARE:
Our website address is KissedSomeFrogs.com. Privacy information is controlled by Tom Lahey, who can be reached at “legal at lahey dot me”
SECTION 2: WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us. Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) Address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically
when you visit our website.
EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube, Pinterest, WordPress.org, Amazon, Advertising, 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 monitoring your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged into that website.
TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Our Cookie Notice sets out specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies
SECTION 3: WHO WE SHARE YOUR DATA WITH:
The data collected may be shared with service providers and others who help with our website operations and assist in the delivery of our information and services, including, but not limited to:
- application development
- site hosting
- maintenance
- data analysis
- infrastructure provision
- IT services
- email delivery services
- marketing
- analytics
- enforcement of our Terms of Service Agreement and other agreements;
Other users of the site can identify you to anyone to whom you send messages or make comments through the Services;
Persons or entities with whom you consent to have your Personal Data shared;
Third parties to prevent damage to our property (tangible and intangible) for safety reasons;
Third parties as we believe necessary or appropriate, in any manner permitted under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence.
We do this to comply with legal processes; respond to requests from public and government authorities, including public and government authorities outside your country of residence; enforce our Terms of Service Agreement and other agreements; protect our operations; protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you, or others; and allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
We will never sell, rent, lease, or share your Personal Data to a third party.
SECTION 4: HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA:
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained for one year. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
We store the personal information provided by users who register on our website (if any) in their user profiles. 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.
Analytics data is retained indefinitely.
Contact forms are held for one year.
SECTION 5: WHAT RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA:
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 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.
SECTION 6: WHERE WE SEND YOUR DATA:
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Third parties have access to your data, as noted within this agreement.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
We will retain your Personal Data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.
INFORMATION FROM MINORS
We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
SECTION 7: COOKIES:
This site uses cookies to deliver its services and analyze traffic. We use third parties to assist in the operation of our website; during use, your IP address and user agent are shared with these third parties along with performance and security metrics to ensure the quality of service, generate usage statistics, and detect and address abuse. The use of cookies is mandatory. Should you choose not to accept our cookies, then we ask that you not use our site or deal with any issues that may result. If you do not want to be tracked by the cookies set by our site or our tools, you may delete them from your browser using its Privacy features. Some of the third parties that we utilize and who may set cookies are:
- Google.com – For email, fonts, analytics, and search engine optimization.
- Amazon.com – For product and affiliate links.
- Ionos.com – Our hosting provider.
- AIOSplugin.com – Security and spam prevention.
- Cleantalk.org – Comment moderation and spam prevention.
- Gravatar.com – User avatars.
SECTION 8: AFFILIATE LINKS:
Links on this site may be Affiliate Links. This means we may receive a small commission if you visit one of our affiliates and make a purchase.
SECTION 9: COPYRIGHT & REUSE:
The content on this website is our own. You may quote us if you give a link back to the site. We claim copyright to this website’s content, images, and documents. If you feel something on this site violates your copyright, please get in touch with us, and we will review it.
SECTION 10: LIMIT OF LIABILITY:
Our website’s information, opinions, and recommendations are our own. They may contain errors, be out of date, or not be appropriate for your situation. You are responsible for evaluating the accuracy and appropriateness of any information on our website before you act upon it. Caveat lector!
SECTION 11: COMMENTS:
Comments posted in the comments sections of our site are the opinions of the commenter, not ours. We reserve the right to remove comments without notice for any reason or no reason at our sole discretion. Comments of a commercial, offensive, political, religious, or mean nature are automatically deleted and may result in your being banned from leaving comments in the future.
SECTION 12: ACCEPTANCE:
Your use of our website constitutes your unconditional acceptance of these Terms, Conditions, and Policies. If you do not agree with them or are accessing our website from a location that requires additional legal information or privacy features, please do not access the site.
These terms and conditions are updated from time to time without notice.
Thanks for visiting! –Tom & Brenda
