Welcome to ReviewSlate.com! Your privacy is of utmost importance to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, ReviewSlate.com, including any media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). This policy is designed to be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Site, including:
- Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, postal address, and phone number. We collect this information when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when you subscribe to our newsletter, create an account, participate in a survey, or contact us through our contact form.
- Non-Personal Information: This includes information that cannot be used to directly identify you, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited on our Site, and the dates and times of your visits. We collect this information automatically through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.
- Comments and Reviews: If you post comments or reviews on our Site, the information you provide, including your name or username and the content of your post, will be publicly visible. Please be mindful of the information you share in these areas.
- Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access our Site, including the device model, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
- Location Information: With your consent, we may collect information about your precise location through your device’s location services. You can disable location services at any time in your device’s settings.
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our Site.
- Personalize your experience on our Site.
- Send you newsletters and other communications, provided you have opted in to receive them.
- Respond to your inquiries and requests.
- Analyze trends and usage of our Site.
- Prevent fraud and abuse.
- Comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Cookies & Web Beacons
Like many websites, we use “cookies” and similar technologies (web beacons, pixels, tags) to collect information about your activity on our Site. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow us to recognize your browser and remember certain information about your preferences and past activities.
- Types of Cookies:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the Site to function properly. They enable you to navigate the Site and use its features.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, such as which pages you visit most often and if you encounter any errors. This information helps us improve the performance of our Site.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow us to remember your preferences and personalize your experience on our Site. For example, we may use a functionality cookie to remember your language preference.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We partner with third-party advertising networks that use these cookies.
- Web Beacons: Web beacons (also known as clear gifs, pixel tags, or web bugs) are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user’s computer hard drive, web beacons are embedded invisibly on web pages. Web beacons allow us to track things like how many users have visited particular pages on the site or opened an email.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our Site may not function properly.
We use Google Analytics to collect and analyze information about how users interact with our Site. Google Analytics uses cookies to track your activity on our Site. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Amazon Associates Program Disclosure
ReviewSlate.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that when you click on a link to Amazon.com from our Site and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. These commissions help support the operation of our Site.
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Site. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. Our advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your activity on our Site. We do not have control over these technologies or the information collected by them. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these advertising partners for more information about their practices.
Some of our advertising partners include:
- Google AdSense: You can review Google’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can also opt out of personalized advertising from Google by visiting https://adssettings.google.com/.
- Other advertising networks may be used, and their individual privacy policies should be consulted on their respective websites.
CCPA & GDPR Rights
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have certain rights regarding your personal information:
CCPA Rights (California Residents)
- Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of the information, the purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
- Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. We do not currently sell your personal information, but if we do so in the future, we will provide you with a clear and conspicuous notice and the opportunity to opt-out.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.
GDPR Rights (EU Residents)
- Right to Access: You have the right to access your personal information that we hold.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to have your personal information corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to have your personal information deleted, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances, including for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise your CCPA or GDPR rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law.
If you believe that we have not complied with your rights under the CCPA or GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy. Your continued use of our Site after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].