We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect the information you provide when subscribing to our newsletter or creating an account.
Information We Collect
Personal Information
To set up a free account, we require basic information from you, such as your email address.
When you create an account with us, we collect the details you provide for your public profile.
You may share information about yourself through the content you create and publish on our platform, such as articles or comments.
When you interact with us—whether responding to surveys, asking support questions, commenting, or signing up for events—we collect the information you provide. We store copies of our communications, whether through forms, emails, or other methods, to maintain records of our interactions.
Non-Personal Information
We may also collect non-personal information such as:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referral source
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
Links to Other Websites and Services
Our website may include integrations with or links to third-party sites and services, such as embedded social media posts or hosted videos. We are not responsible for the practices employed by these third-party websites or services that are embedded in, linked to, or linked from our website. Your interactions with any third-party website or service are governed by the rules and policies of those third parties.
How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- Newsletter subscription: To send you newsletters, updates, promotional materials, and other information related to our publication.
- Improving our services: To understand our audience better and enhance our content and user experience.
Data Protection
Security Measures
We implement a variety of security measures to ensure the safety of your personal information. These include:
- Secure servers
- Data encryption
- Regular security audits
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. If you unsubscribe, your email address will be removed from our database.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties, except when required by law or as described below:
Third-party vendors: We may share information with third-party vendors necessary for providing their services to us or to you. This includes cloud storage providers, postal and email delivery services, customer support services, marketing assistance, analytics providers, task management tools, and other operational tools. We ensure that these vendors agree to similar privacy commitments before sharing information with them.
Subsidiaries and independent contractors: We may disclose information to our subsidiaries and independent contractors who need it to help us provide our services or process information on our behalf. These parties are required to follow this Privacy Policy for any personal information we share with them.
Legal and regulatory requirements: We may disclose information in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request.
Business transfers: In the event of a merger, sale of company assets, acquisition of all or a portion of our business, or bankruptcy, user information may be transferred or acquired by a third party. If this occurs, this Privacy Policy will continue to apply to your information, and the acquiring party may only use your information in accordance with this policy.
Published support requests: If you send us a support request (e.g., via email or other feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish that request (without your name or identifying information) to clarify or respond to your request or to help support other users.
Pitches and tips: If you send us a pitch (e.g., via email or in our social media private messages), we may publish that information without disclosing your name, email, social media account handle, or other identifying information.
Information You Publicly Share
Information that you choose to make public is disclosed publicly. This includes content such as your comments, which are visible to others and can be widely viewed and shared.
While you have the option to delete your comment from our website, this does not guarantee that it has been removed from all other platforms where it may have been shared or re-posted.
Your Rights
Access and Correction
You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to request corrections to any inaccuracies.
Unsubscribing
You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of our emails or by contacting us directly. Upon unsubscribing, your email address will be promptly removed from our mailing list.
Limit the Information You Provide
If you have an account with us, you can choose not to provide optional account information, profile information, and transaction and billing information. Please note that if you do not provide this information, certain features of our services, such as access to paid subscriber-only posts, may not be available.
Close Your Account
You can close your account if you no longer wish to use our services by requesting us to delete it.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at editors@killthedj.com.