Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes PeachPits’s policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of users (“User”) information when users use PeachPitting.com (“Site”). Your use of PeachPits and any personal information you provide through the Site remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms (“peachpitting.com/terms-of-service”). PeachPits’s website and services are not intended for, nor designed to attract, individuals under the age of eighteen. PeachPits does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from any person under the age of eighteen.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, registering, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. Usage Data may include information such as Users Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. When Users access the Site by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google is one of a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to www.peachpitting.com and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Some of advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below. Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of PeachPits.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on PeachPits, which are sent directly to users’ browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note that PeachPits has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Third Parties
Third Party websites may collect information from users of PeachPits, this information will include your IP address, hostname, and information about your system to help us serve you better. These are purely used for statistical reasons, and will not be used in any way other then that. PeachPits has no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services. Users may also find advertising, other content on our Site that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licencors and other third parties. PeachPits does not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.
Use of Your Personal Data
PeachPits may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To run and maintain our Site
We may need your information display content on the Site correctly. - To improve customer service
Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently. - To personalize user experience
We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site. - To improve our Site
We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services. - To run a promotion, contest, survey or other Site feature
To send Users information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them. - To send periodic emails
We may use the email address to send User information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests.
We may share your personal data in the following situations:
- Service Providers. We may share Your personal data with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
- For Business transfers. We may share or transfer Your personal data in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- With Affiliates. We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
- With Business partners. We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
- With other users. When You share personal data or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside. If You interact with other users or register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on the Third-Party Social Media Service may see Your name, profile, pictures and description of Your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of Your activity, communicate with You and view Your profile.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal data they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Links to Other Websites
PeachPitting.com may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If Users click on a third party link, Users will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise Users to review the Privacy Policy of every site Users visit.
Children’s Privacy
PeachPitting.com does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided PeachPits with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
If PeachPits need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Users information and Users country requires consent from a parent, PeachPits may require Users parent’s consent before we collect and use that information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
PeachPits has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. We will let Users know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
You understand and agree that we may transfer your information to and process it outside your country of residence, including in the United States. Your consent to this Privacy Policy by accessing or using our Services represents your consent to such transfer and processing.
The transfer of personal data to recipients outside the EU/EEA is generally prohibited unless:
- The jurisdiction in which the recipient is located is deemed to provide an adequate level of data protection;
- The data exporter puts in place appropriate safeguards (e.g. binding corporate rules; contractual arrangements with the recipient of the personal data, using, for example, the standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, adherence to a code of conduct or certification mechanism together with obtaining binding and enforceable commitments from the recipient); or
- A derogation or exemption exists as justification.
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at [email protected]
This document was last updated on February 26, 2021.
