At Difference Journal, we recognize that privacy is important. This Privacy Policy applies to Difference Journal and governs data collection and usage. By using Difference Journal, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Use of Personal Information
Any of the information we collect from you may be used to personalize your experience; improve our website; run and operate our website and services. Non-personal information may be used to track how often certain content is accessed and reacted to. This allows us to analyze and improve our site.
We may process personal information related to you if one of the following applies:
- You have given your consent for one or more specific purposes. Note that under some legislations we may be allowed to process information until you object to such processing.
- Provision of information is necessary for the performance of an agreement with you and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof.
- Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which you are subject.
- Processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.
- Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party.
Sharing of Personal Information
We may share personal information with:
- Vendors working on our behalf: We may rely on third party vendors to provide services including site operations, information technology, delivery fulfillment, customer service, email delivery, marketing, and analytics. We may share information about you with such vendors so they can perform services on our behalf.
- Business partners: When you make purchases, reservations, or engage in promotions offered through our site, we may share personal information with the businesses with which we partner to offer you those products, services, promotions, contests and/or sweepstakes.
- Advertisers: We partner with third party advertisers and use services provided by them to serve ads on our behalf across the Internet. These third parties may associate personal information collected by us with other information they have independently collected from other sources. We do not share any personally identifiable information with third party advertisers but they may collect browsing data and online activities over time and across different sites when you use our website.
- As required by law: We may disclose your information to law enforcement, government officials, or other third parties when 1) required to do so by law, regulation or legal process 2) requested to do so by a law enforcement agency or other government officials in their official capacity or 3) we believe in good faith after considering your interests and other factors that such action is necessary to: a) protect our property or rights b) protect the safety of any person c) prevent a crime or protect national security.
Social Sharing Features
Our website includes social sharing features, such as the Facebook Like button and other widgets. These features may collect your IP address and the page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social sharing features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our site. We also maintain presences on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram that allow you to connect with us and share content. Any content or information you share with us through social media platforms is governed by the terms and conditions of those platforms and not this Privacy Policy.
Collection of Personal Information
We collect personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and demographic information when you create an account and voluntarily submit such information on our site. Additionally, as you browse our site, we collect information about your browsing behavior, including the URL you just came from, which URL you go to next, what browser you’re using, and your IP address.
Analytics
We may use third party web analytics services on our website, such as those of Google Analytics. These service providers help us analyze how users use the site. The information collected for this purpose (including your IP address and other information collected passively) will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers.
Cookies
Our site uses cookies (small files stored on your hard drive by a website) to distinguish you from other users, improve your experience on our site, and help us better understand site usage. We do not use cookies to collect or store personally identifiable information. The cookies we use track behaviors such as web pages visited, links clicked, non-sensitive text entered, and advertisements viewed. This allows us to measure and improve performance, customize content and improve the site experience. Users can control the use of cookies at the browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site but functionality may be limited.
Do Not Track
Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature that lets you indicate that you do not wish to have your online activity tracked. At this time, we do not respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals. We adhere to the standards outlined in this Privacy Policy with respect to the collection and use of your personal information.
Data Storage and Retention
We retain personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When assessing the data retention period, we take into account various criteria, such as the type of services provided, the nature and length of our relationship with you, possible re-enrolment with our services, the impact on the services we provide to you if we delete some information from or about you, mandatory retention periods provided by law and the statute of limitations.
Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to help protect information about you from accidental loss, unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers behind firewalls. Payment transactions are encrypted.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted through our website. Any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we have procedures and security features in place to help prevent unauthorized access.
Links to Other Sites
Our website may contain links to sites operated by third parties. This privacy policy applies only to the personal information collected through this site. We are not responsible for the actions of third party site operators or content on those sites. Please read the privacy policies carefully before submitting any information to other websites.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes here so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. The updated privacy policy will apply to all information collected by us previously and in the future. If we make material changes to how we treat personal information, we will notify you through the website or by other communication channels.
Conclusion
Thank you for taking the time to read our privacy policy. We take your privacy seriously and make every effort to secure your personal information while providing a valuable service. We hope this policy provides helpful information about your privacy rights and how we fulfill our commitment to protect your personal data. If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.