Techie Avenue takes your privacy very seriously. This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit https://techieavenue.com/ or any web property of Techie Avenue (the “Site”).
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
Additionally, when creating an account/profile with the Site or submitting information to the Site such as submitting an article for review, we collect certain information from you, including your name, email address, your website/blog, social profiles, information regarding your ideas, and your portfolio. We refer to this information as “Profile Information.”
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information, Profile Information, and any other information provided to us by means of any forms on the Site.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We use the Profile Information that we collect generally to gather and refine user experience on our Site, review your credentials for a possible publication on the Site and it’s affiliated platforms, process your contact form submission to track issue(s) and get in touch with you for more information. Additionally, we use this Profile Information to: Communicate with you;
Screen our systems for potential risk or fraud; and
When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our content, products or services.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our readers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site — you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
Google – https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
Bing – https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at http://optout.aboutads.info/.
DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not alter our Site‘s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
CONTROLLING YOUR PRIVACY
Note that you can change your browser settings to disable cookies if you have privacy concerns. Disabling cookies for the Site may affect the original intended functionality and experience. The best option is to disable or enable cookies on a per-site basis. Consult your browser documentation for instructions on how to block cookies and other tracking mechanisms. This list of web browser privacy management links may also be useful.
EMAIL LISTS
Your email address and other subscription information is used for providing the latest news and services that we provide. We will never share your contact info with others without your explicit permission, except where we are legally compelled to do so. You may unsubscribe from any or all of our lists at any time from the link in the footer of our emails.
YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to ask that the said information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
DATA RETENTION
When you make an account or are assigned an account through the Site, we will maintain your Profile Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us through our contact form or by e-mail at support@techieavenue.com.