Privacy Policy
This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how the personally
identifiable information (“Personal Information”) you may provide on the wisdomlocus.blogspot.com website
(“Website” or “Service”) and any of its related products and services
(collectively, “Services”) is collected, protected and used. It also describes
the choices available to you regarding our use of your Personal Information and
how you can access and update this information. This Policy is a legally
binding agreement between you (“User”, “you” or “your”) and this Website
operator (“Operator”, “we”, “us” or “our”). By accessing and using the Website
and Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be
bound by the terms of this Policy. This Policy does not apply to the practices
of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals that we do not
employ or manage.
Cache
This site utilizes caching to facilitate a faster response
time and better user experience. Caching potentially stores a duplicate copy of
every web page that is on display on this site. All cache files are temporary
and are never accessed by any third party, except as necessary to obtain
technical support from the cache plugin vendor. Cache files expire on a
schedule set by the site administrator, but may easily be purged by the admin
before their natural expiration, if necessary.
Automatic collection of information
When you open the Website, our servers automatically record
information that your browser sends. This data may include information such as
your device’s IP address, browser type, and version, operating system type and
version, language preferences, pages of the Website and Services that you
visit, the time spent on those pages, the information you search for on the
Website, access times and dates, and other statistics.
Information collected automatically is used only to identify
potential cases of abuse and establish statistical information regarding the
usage and traffic of the Website and Services. This statistical information is
not otherwise aggregated in such a way that would identify any particular user
of the system.
Collection of personal information
You can access and use the Website and Services without
telling us who you are or revealing any information by which someone could
identify you as a specific, identifiable individual. If, however, you wish to
use some of the features on the Website, you may be asked to provide certain
Personal Information (for example, your name and e-mail address). We receive
and store any information you knowingly provide to us when you fill any online
forms on the Website. When required, this information may include the
following:
- Personal
details such as name, country of residence, etc.
- Contact
information such as email address, address, etc.
Some of the information we collect is directly from you via
the Website and Services. However, we may also collect Personal Information
about you from other sources such as public databases and our joint marketing
partners. You can choose not to provide us with your Personal Information, but
then you may not be able to take advantage of some of the features on the
Website. Users who are uncertain about what information is mandatory are
welcome to contact us.
Use and processing of collected information
To make the Website and Services available to you, or to
meet a legal obligation, we may need to collect and use certain Personal
Information. If you do not provide the information that we request, we may not
be able to provide you with the requested products or services. Any of the
information we collect from you may be used for the following purposes:
- Send
administrative information
- Respond
to inquiries and offer support
- Request
user feedback
- Improve
user experience
- Protect
from abuse and malicious users
- Respond
to legal requests and prevent harm
- Run
and operate the Website and Services
Processing your Personal Information depends on how you
interact with the Website and Services, where you are located in the world and
if one of the following applies: (i) you have given your consent for one or
more specific purposes; this, however, does not apply, whenever the processing
of Personal Information is subject to California Consumer Privacy Act or
European data protection law; (ii) provision of information is necessary for
the performance of an agreement with you and/or for any pre-contractual
obligations thereof; (iii) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal
obligation to which you are subject; (iv) processing is related to a task that
is carried out in the public interest or the exercise of official authority
vested in us; (v) processing is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued
by us or by a third party.
Note that under some legislations we may be allowed to
process information until you object to such processing (by opting out),
without having to rely on consent or any other of the following legal bases
below. In any case, we will be happy to clarify the specific legal basis that
applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal
Information is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement
necessary to enter into a contract.
Disclosure of information
Depending on the requested Services or as necessary to
complete any transaction or provide any service you have requested, we may
share your information with your consent with our trusted third parties that
work with us, any other affiliates and subsidiaries we rely upon to assist in
the operation of the Website and Services available to you. We do not share
Personal Information with unaffiliated third parties. These service providers
are not authorized to use or disclose your information except as necessary to
perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.
We may share your Personal Information for these purposes
only with third parties whose privacy policies are consistent with ours or who
agree to abide by our policies concerning Personal Information. These third
parties are given Personal Information they need only to perform their
designated functions, and we do not authorize them to use or disclose Personal
Information for their marketing or other purposes.
We will disclose any Personal Information we collect, use or
receive if required or permitted by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or
similar legal process, and when we believe in good faith that disclosure is
necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others,
investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
Retention of information
We will retain and use your Personal Information for the
period necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and
enforce our agreements unless a longer retention period is required or
permitted by law. We may use any aggregated data derived from or incorporating
your Personal Information after you update or delete it, but not in a manner
that would identify you personally. Once the retention period expires, Personal
Information shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, the right to
erasure, the right to rectification, and the right to data portability cannot
be enforced after the expiration of the retention period.
Transfer of information
Depending on your location, data transfers may involve
transferring and storing your information in a country other than your own. You
are entitled to learn about the legal basis of information transfers to a
country outside the European Union or to any international organization
governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such
as the UN, and about the security measures taken by us to safeguard your
information. If any such transfer takes place, you can find out more by checking
the relevant sections of this Policy or inquire with us using the information
provided in the contact section.
The rights of users
You may exercise certain rights regarding your information
processed by us. In particular, you have the right to do the following: (i) you
have the right to withdraw consent where you have previously given your consent
to the processing of your information; (ii) you have the right to object to the
processing of your information if the processing is carried out on a legal basis
other than consent; (iii) you have the right to learn if information is being
processed by us, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing
and obtain a copy of the information undergoing processing; (iv) you have the
right to verify the accuracy of your information and ask for it to be updated
or corrected; (v) you have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict
the processing of your information, in which case, we will not process your
information for any purpose other than storing it; (vi) you have the right,
under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of your Personal Information
from us; (vii) you have the right to receive your information in a structured,
commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have
it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance.
This provision is applicable provided that your information
is processed by automated means and that the processing is based on your
consent, on a contract which you are part of, or on pre-contractual obligations
thereof.
The right to object to processing
Where Personal Information is processed for the public
interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in us or for the
legitimate interests pursued by us, you may object to such processing by
providing a ground related to your particular situation to justify the
objection.
Data protection rights under GDPR
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA),
you have certain data protection rights and the Operator aims to take
reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of
your Personal Information. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information
we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please
contact us. In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
- You
have the right to request access to your Personal Information that we
store and have the ability to access your Personal Information.
- You
have the right to request that we correct any Personal Information you
believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request us to complete
the Personal Information you believe is incomplete.
- You
have the right to request the erase your Personal Information under
certain conditions of this Policy.
- You
have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Information.
- You
have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your Personal
Information. When you restrict the processing of your Personal
Information, we may store it but will not process it further.
- You
have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on
you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format.
- You
also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where the
Operator relied on your consent to process your Personal Information.
Moreover, you have the right to complain to a Data
Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Information.
For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in
the European Economic Area (EEA).
California privacy rights
In addition to the rights as explained in this Policy,
California residents who provide Personal Information (as defined in the
statute) to obtain products or services for personal, family, or household use
are entitled to request and obtain from us, once a calendar year, information
about the Personal Information we shared, if any, with other businesses for
marketing uses. If applicable, this information would include the categories of
Personal Information and the names and addresses of those businesses with which
we shared such personal information for the immediately prior calendar year
(e.g., requests made in the current year will receive information about the
prior year). To obtain this information please contact us.
How to exercise these rights
Any requests to exercise your rights can be directed to the
Operator through the contact details provided in this document. Please note
that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
Your request must provide sufficient information that allows us to verify that
you are the person you are claiming to be or that you are the authorized
representative of such person. You must include sufficient details to allow us
to properly understand the request and respond to it. We cannot respond to your
request or provide you with Personal Information unless we first verify your
identity or authority to make such a request and confirm that the Personal
Information relates to you.
Privacy of children
We do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from
children under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, please do not
submit any Personal Information through the Website and Services. We encourage
parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to
help enforce this Policy by instructing their children never to provide
Personal Information through the Website and Services without their permission.
If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 18 has provided
Personal Information to us through the Website and Services, please contact us.
You must also be at least 16 years of age to consent to the processing of your
Personal Information in your country (in some countries we may allow your parent
or guardian to do so on your behalf).
Cookies
The Website and Services use “cookies” to help personalize
your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard
disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver
viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be
read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
We may use cookies to collect, store, and track information
for statistical purposes to operate the Website and Services. You can accept or
decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can
usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. You may
learn more about cookies and how they work here.
Do Not Track signals
Some browsers incorporate a Do Not Track feature that
signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity
tracked. Tracking is not the same as using or collecting information in
connection with a website. For these purposes, tracking refers to collecting
personally identifiable information from consumers who use or visit a website
or online service as they move across different websites over time. How
browsers communicate the Do Not Track signal is not yet uniform. As a result, the
Website and Services are not yet set up to interpret or respond to Do Not Track
signals communicated by your browser. Even so, as described in more detail
throughout this Policy, we limit our use and collection of your personal
information.
Email marketing
We offer electronic newsletters to which you may voluntarily
subscribe at any time. We are committed to keeping your e-mail address
confidential and will not disclose your email address to any third parties
except as allowed in the information use and processing section. Besides, we
will maintain the information sent via e-mail in accordance with applicable
laws and regulations.
In compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act, all e-mails sent from
us will clearly state who the e-mail is from and provide clear information on
how to contact the sender. You may choose to stop receiving our newsletter or
marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these
emails or by contacting us.
Links to other resources
The Website and Services contain links to other resources
that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not
responsible for the privacy practices of such other resources or third parties.
We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Website and Services and to
read the privacy statements of every resource that may collect Personal
Information.
Information security
We secure information you provide on computer servers in a
controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Moreover, we maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical
safeguards to protect against unauthorized access, use, modification, and
disclosure of Personal Information in its control and custody. However, no data
transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed.
Therefore, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, you
acknowledge that (i) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet
which are beyond our control; (ii) the security, integrity, and privacy of any
information and data exchanged between you and the Website and Services cannot
be guaranteed; and (iii) any such information and data may be viewed or
tampered with in transit by a third party, despite best efforts.
Data breach
In the event we become aware that the security of the
Website and Services has been compromised or users Personal Information has
been disclosed to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity,
including, but not limited to, security attacks or fraud, we reserve the right
to take reasonably appropriate measures, including, but not limited to,
investigation and reporting, as well as notification to and cooperation with
law enforcement authorities. In the event of a data breach, we will make reasonable
efforts to notify affected individuals if we believe that there is a reasonable
risk of harm to the user as a result of the breach or if notice is otherwise
required by law. When we do, we will send you an email.
Changes and amendments
We reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms
relating to the Website and Services from time to time at our discretion and
will notify you of any material changes to how we treat Personal Information.
When we do, we will send you an email to notify you. We may also provide notice
to you in other ways at our discretion, such as through the contact information
you have provided.
Any updated version of this Policy will be effective
immediately upon the posting of the revised Policy unless otherwise specified.
Your continued use of the Website and Services after the effective date of the
revised Policy (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your
consent to those changes. However, we will not, without your consent, use your
Personal Information in a manner materially different than what was stated at
the time your Personal Information was collected.
Acceptance of this policy
You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to
all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the Website and Services
you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms
of this Policy, you are not authorized to access or use the Website and
Services.
Contacting us
If you would like to contact us to understand more about this Policy or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to individual rights and your Personal Information, you may do so via the contact form or send an email to wisdomlocus@gmail.com.