Your privacy is very important to me
HowToGuide, the Cross Border Blog’s privacy policy describes the kinds of personally identifiable informations collected and what I do with them. This blog does not store any non personally identifying information other than to analyze and optimize your content and reading experience.
I may collect, use, store, and transfer following personal informations:
- Identity data (first and last name) and contact data (email address)
I don’t ask you for personal information unless we really need it. And I don’t store this information unless required for the ongoing operation of HowToGuide, the Cross Border Blog. For example, I need your email address in order to send you the newsletter you have subscribed to, or in order to answer to your comment. - Technical data (IP address (Internet Protocol), browser type and version, timezone setting, language, location, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to accept this website)
HowToGuide also collects potentially personally identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for users leaving comments. The blog commenter IP address is visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog. - Usage data are informations about how you use the website
How do I collect the data?
- Identify data and contact data: When you subscribe to HowToGuide, the Cross Border Blog, or when you leave a comment, you fill in a form providing me with your name and email.
- Technical data: When you visit the website, I may gather data about your browsing actions and devices. I collect them by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies.
- Third-party cookies: I work with third-party service providers for sending the newsletter (Mailchimp), collecting analytics data (Google Analytics), for making it easy to share the articles in social media (Sumo), commenting an article with your Facebook account (Facebook), and advertising (Amazon Associates).
Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
Which cookies are used in HowToGuide, the Cross Border Blog?
A cookie is a small piece of data that a website stores on a visitor’s computer. The cookie allows the website to “remember” your actions or preferences over time. Many cookies are used only for the time of your visit and expire when you close your browser. Other cookies are there to “remember” you when you return. They last for a longer period.
HowToGuide, the Cross Border Blog uses:
- analytical cookies to count the number of visitors and to see how they move around the blog when they are using it
- functionality cookies to recognize you when you return to the website
- targeting cookies to record your visit to the website, the articles you’ve read, and the links you’ve clicked.
They help me to develop better content for you and to improve the way the website works.
You can turn off the use of cookies at anytime by changing your browser settings. You can also delete them whenever you like.
How do I use your personal data?
I use your personal data to send you the newsletter you have subscribed to, or to answer a comment.
Disclosure of personal data
This blog does not store any non personally identifying information other than to analyze and optimize your content and reading experience. I will not rent or sell personally identifying information to anyone.
I do not store personal informations unless required for the on-going operation.
If you have subscribed to the blog HowToGuide, I may occasionally send you an email to solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with the blog.
Affiliate Links: I believe in full disclosure. I only recommend companies that I trust. Links to partner websites are affiliate links. That means that at no cost to you, I get a small commission if you decide to take advantage of their offers. All Amazon links are affiliate links.
Accessing, correcting, and changing your information
You have the right to request access to your personal data or to request that your personal data be rectified, or updated.
You can also unsubscribe anytime from the blog by following the unsubscribe link in the newsletter.
You may also notify me at rochereul@rochereulandfriends.com to be removed from the mailing list.
Privacy Policy Changes
HowToGuide, the Cross Border Blog may change its Privacy Policy from time to time and encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
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Last update: May 24, 2018
If you have any questions, please write me an email at rochereul@rochereulandfriends.com
