This Privacy Policy is incorporated into the Terms and Conditions.
I don't collect any personal information (such as names and emails) from visitors to this website (the "Website." My web hosting provider may collect some information via technology. I'm an unsophisticated academic, so you can assume that I won't know how to access or use that information, but just in case, here's some disclosures.
1. Information Collected via Technology.
1.1 Information Collected by Our Servers. To make the Website more useful to you, our third-party servers may collect information from you, including your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (“IP“) address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet, which may vary from session to session), domain name, and/or a date/time stamp for your visit.
1.2 Log Files. As is true of most websites, I and my hosting provider ("We") gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes IP addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (“ISP“), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. I don't currently use this information (I don't know how!), but it might be used to help me provide the Website at some point.
1.3. Cookies. For the most part, the only cookies on this Website are an occasional picture of my favorite chocolate chip treats. I have no interest in tracking my users, other than to gain basic analytics, such as the number of visitors to the website and the pages you visited. This information is not associated with you personally. “Cookies” are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or mobile application. Cookies are then sent back to the originating site on each subsequent visit, or to another site that recognizes those cookies. You can find out more information about cookies at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/. Cookies are widely used in order to make sites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the platform. I use cookies to better understand how our site is used. Cookies may tell me, for example, whether you have visited our site before or whether you are a new visitor. I may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on the Website. I use the following types of cookies:
Cookies necessary for essential purposes (if any): These cookies are essential to provide you with the Website and to use some of its features.
Analytics Cookies: These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use the Website.
The information gathered does not identify any individual visitor and is aggregated. It includes the number of visitors to the Website, the sites that referred them to the Website and the pages that they visited on the Website. I use this information to help operate the Website more efficiently and to monitor the level of activity on our site.
Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the Website so that I can analyze traffic and understand how the Website is performing.
If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to accept Cookies from the Website for any of the purposes described above, then you can instruct your browser, by changing its settings, to stop accepting Cookies or to prompt you before accepting a Cookie from the websites you visit. Consult your browser’s technical information. If you do not accept Cookies, however, you may not be able to use all portions, or all functionality, of the Website. If you have any questions about how to disable or modify Cookies, please let us know at the contact information provided above.
1.4. Do Not Track Browser Setting. I do not currently respond to “do not track” signals from web browsers.
1.5. Collection of Data by Advertisers. I do not use third parties to serve ads on the Website or collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across different websites.
2. Use of Your Personal Data
2.1. General Use. In general, you won't be able to submit any personal information to me on this Website. I will only use technical information in the following ways: (i) to provide improved administration of the Website, and (ii) to improve the quality of experience when you interact with the Website.
2.2. Creation of Anonymous Data. I might create aggregated, anonymous data sets to analyze request and usage patterns so that I may enhance the content of, and improve navigation on, the Website. I reserve the right to use this aggregated, anonymized data for any purpose consistent with my goals for this Website (which are personal in nature) and disclose it to third parties.
2.3. Disclosure of Data. I may need to share some of your technical information with third-party service providers in order to provide you with the Website, to conduct quality assurance testing, and to provide technical support. This third-party service providers will only use technical information to provide the services I request.
2.4. Legal Requirements. If I believe, in good faith, that disclosure of any data is required (i) in connection with any legal investigation; (ii) to comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on me; (iii) to protect or defend my rights or property; and/or (iv) to investigate or assist in preventing any violation or potential violation of the law, this Privacy Policy, or my Terms of Use, then I will.
2.5. Third Party Websites. The Website contains links to third-party websites. When you click on a link to any other website or location, you will leave my Website and go to another site, and another entity may collect personal information from you. I have no control over, do not review, and cannot be responsible for, these outside websites or their content. Please be aware that the terms of this Privacy Policy do not apply to these outside websites or content, or to any collection of your personal information after you click on links to such outside websites. I encourage you to read the privacy policies of every website you visit.
3. Your Choices Regarding Information. You have choices regarding the use of information on the Website:
3.1. Cookies. If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to accept Cookies from the Website for any of the purposes described above, then you can instruct your browser, by changing its settings, to stop accepting Cookies or to prompt you before accepting a Cookie from the websites you visit. Consult your browser’s technical information. If you do not accept Cookies, however, you may not be able to use all portions, or all functionality, of the Website. If you have any questions about how to disable or modify Cookies, please let us know at the contact information provided above.
3.2. Changing or Deleting Your Information. Any information we collect will be retained for such period as may be required to fulfill the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or such other period as may be required by law. You may request deletion of your personal information by us, and I will use commercially reasonable efforts to honor your request, but please note that I may be required by law to keep such information and not delete it (or to keep this information for a certain time, in which case I will comply with your deletion request only after we have fulfilled such requirements). When I delete any information, it will be deleted from the active database, but may remain in our archives. If you reside in the EEA, in the event that such personal information remains in my archives, I will ensure that this data is put beyond use. If you reside in Singapore, I will take commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that your personal information in my possession or under my control is destroyed and/or anonymized as soon as it is reasonable to assume that the purpose for which your personal information was collected is no longer being served by the retention of such personal information.
4. Changes to This Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. I'll be sure the posted Privacy Policy is up-to-date.