Privacy Policy
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information may be collected on artslanguagecafe.com website and how it may be used. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it.
artslanguagecafe.com does not share personal information with third-parties any information about your visit to this blog other than to analyze and optimize your content and reading experience through the use of cookies. We will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
You can turn off the use of cookies at any time by changing your specific browser settings. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
Other Information Collected by artslanguagecafe.com Website
Your Data Voluntarily Submitted to the Website: You may voluntarily submit your name or email address on this Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
Email Addresses
We may collect your email address, but only if you voluntarily provide it to us. This may occur, for example, if you sign up to receive an email newsletter, or enter a promotion. We will use your email address for the purposes for which you provided it to us, and also from time to time to send you emails regarding the Site or other products or services that we believe may be of interest to you. You may opt out of such email communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” button in the email.
Your email address may also be shared with the technology provider we use in connection with the purposes for which you provided it, and that technology provider may also contact you from time to time.
Third party use of personal data
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but not your name, email address or other personal information.
Mailchimp– this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address which you provide voluntarily, for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mailchimp privacy policy for further information.
This list may be amended from time to time in the website’s sole discretion.
How you Data is Used for Advertising
Display Ads
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above.
Retargeting Ads
To offer you relevant products, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram. Based on your previous visits to the Website, these companies use cookies to serve ads to you on their platforms.
This privacy policy is subject to change without notice and was last updated on January 18, 2021. If you have any questions feel free to contact me directly at artslanguagecafe@gmail.com
You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to us addressed to the following:
Conditions of Use
By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these website Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site.
Use license
Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on The Arts Language Café for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:
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- modify or copy the materials;
- use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
- attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on The Arts Language Café’s web site;
- remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
- transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server
This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by The Arts Language Café at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
Revision and errata
The materials appearing on The Arts Language Café‘s web site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. The Arts Language Café does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. The Arts Language Café may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. The Arts Language Café does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
Site terms of use and modification
The Arts Language Café may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
Governing law
Any claim relating to The Arts Language Café‘s web site shall be governed by the laws of the British Columbia without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Privacy
The Arts Language Café does not provide, sell, or rent email addresses or postal addresses to anyone outside the official operations of the organization. Exceptions would be made only to comply with the law or a request by a law enforcement agency; I may release any and all collected information to the proper authorities. This data will be stored in secured databases and will only be accessible by internal staff members and select agency vendors.
You may ask us to delete any and all information we have about you and we will endeavor to do so quickly. Please contact artslanguagecafe@gmail.com
Parental rights
I seek not to collect information about children under 14 without parental consent. I will be happy to honor a parent’s request to delete any and all information we may have collected on a child age 13 or under. Please contact artslanguagecafe@gmail.com if you would like any data removed.
Comments
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.
Cookies
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
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.
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.
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
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.
