We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. By accessing this Website, you agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Website.
This statement applies to this Website only. Once you click any links that take you offsite, Biological Clockie is not responsible for the content or data collection practices. Please refer to each site’s privacy policy for more information.
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy, at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised version of this Privacy Policy on our Site. Each time you use the Website, the current version of the Privacy Policy will apply. Accordingly, when you use the Website, you should check the date of this Privacy Policy (which appears at the top) and review any changes since the last version. This statement only applies to this Website.
Who we are
Our website address is: http://biologicalclockie.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Information You Voluntarily Submit: You may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, subscribing to comments on a post, entering a contest or submitting a contact form. This information may include your name, email address and IP address. 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. This website uses Akismet for 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 and Akismet 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.
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.
Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources. You may link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile. If you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and/or Google accounts to your user profile, we will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account. The Website utilizes the Facebook commenting system, so if you choose to comment on a Website post, your profile picture will appear.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about the device with which you access the Website and what actions you take while using the site. We log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked, how much of the page was viewed and if you took any other actions.
Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. 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.
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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How we use your information
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email communication will provide information on how to opt-out of future newsletters;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
- To track and measure advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third party use of information
We only share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
However, we do use third-party service providers to create and maintain various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
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 no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties in the following circumstances: (i) to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on us; (ii) to investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; (iii) in connection with the merger, consolidation, sale, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or a reorganization, liquidation, or dissolution of our company; or (iv) when we believe it is appropriate to do so to protect the rights, property, or safety of our company or other persons.
Anonymous data
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you individually, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
Publicly Visible Information
If you leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible. If you choose to leave a comment using the Facebook comments widget, your name and profile picture will be publicly visible with a clickable link to your Facebook profile. Your Facebook profile settings will determine if any data is visible to people who click on that link. To leave a comment using the WordPress comment system, you must enter your name and password and input your email address for profile confirmation. Your email address will never be available publicly. At your option, you may also add an avatar and a link to your website.
Users may see your username, avatar, profile description and website information.
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information which websites transfer to your computer’s web browser for storage on your computer’s hard drive. The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.
Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.
Rights related to your personal information
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at wantmorepuppies@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to biologicalclockie@gmail.com.
Amend – You may contact us at biologicalclockie@gmail.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to biologicalclockie@gmail.com.
Please note that such requests may take up to ten (10) days to become effective, and that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Sensitive personal information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Children’s information
The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at biologicalclockie@gmail.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Links to other websites
The Website contains links to websites operated by other people or companies. Those websites may have their own privacy policy or no privacy policy at all. Biological Clockie does not control the content of those websites and takes no responsibility for their content, nor should it be implied that Biological Clockie endorses or otherwise recommends such sites or the products or services offered. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of use of all third party sites and services before providing them with any of your personally identifiable information.
Contact information
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the information collection and dissemination practices of this Site, please contact Want More Puppies, LLC at biologicalclockie@gmail.com.
Last updated May 30, 2018.
