The Wild Hunt (“TWH”) places a very high priority on protecting your privacy. This privacy policy was created in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to the privacy our of website users. This policy explains what types of information is collected by TWH and how that information is used.
COLLECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
Individuals who sign up to receive TWH e-communications, as well as those who submit story ideas or articles, or who participate in our comments and forums boards, voluntarially provide us with contact information, such as name and email address. We do not collect personally identifiable information other than what is supplied to us on a voluntary basis.
COLLECTION OF NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
As you navigate TWH’s website, we and our service providers automatically collect a variety of information about your interactions with our services. The information collected automatically may include:
- The Internet Protocol Address (IP Address) of the computer or device you used to access TWH’s Services and information about your Internet Service Provider
- The website, application, platform, or service you visited before and after visiting TWH
- Information about your computer or mobile device and itss browser, operating system, settings, and software
- Your approximate geographic location (derived from information such as your IP Address)
- The dates, times, duration, and frequency of your interactions with TWH’s Services, any search terms you enter at our site, and your navigation path through our site
If you do consent to the automatic collection, use, or sharing of this type of information in the manner described, please do not use TWH Services. By using TWH Services, you are “opting in” to the automatically collection, use, and sharing of this information.
USE OF THIS INFORMATION
We, and our service providers, may use the information collected from you (whether provided directly or automatically collected) to:
- Manage, administer, promote, analyze, and improve our Services
- Respond to your questions
- Customize the content you see on our services, including offering other content that may be of interest to you
- Recognize you as the same user as you access TWH Services using different computers, devices, and browsers
- Send you email newsletters and marketing, fundraising, membership, and other communications
- Publish stories or information you submit to us
- Generate aggregate or other information that does not directly identify you as an individual or the devices you use across TWH Services, and use and share that information for TWH’s purposes
We may also use the information collected from you in other ways, and for other purposes, that are described to you at the point of collection or for which we otherwise have obtained your consent.
EXTERNAL LINKS
TWH includes links to external websites. These links do not fall under the www.wildhunt.org domain, and TWH is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites. Your use of any linked website is solely at your own risk.
YOUR RIGHTS
- If you do not consent to the collection, use or sharing of information as described above, please do not use TWH services or provide us with information. By using TWH services or providing information through our site, you are “opting in” to the collection, use, and sharing of that information as described above.
- You can stop the delivery of marketing emails or email newsletters by TWH by following the unsubscribe instructions included in any such email you receive
- If you grant your consent to our collection of your information, you can revoke consent at any time by using the privacy settings of your device/browser
A WORD ABOUT COOKIES
TWH may use automatically collected data about your visits and browser habits in remarketing campaigns. This allows third-party vendors, such as Google, to show you ads on sites across the internet (including on TWH) based on your browsing interests. This data is not personally identifiable and does not contain your name, email address, or other personally identifiable information. You may opt out of interest-based advertising at any time. Visit the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page for more information and instructions on how to update the use of your browser/mobile device cookies.
MODIFICATIONS
TWH may amend this privacy policy from time to time; please review it periodically. We maintain the option to modify this privacy policy at any time by electronic notice posted on our website. Your continued use of TWH Services after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.
NOTICE TO USERS OUTSIDE THE U.S.
Our services are controlled and operated within the United States. If you access our services outside the United States, we may transfer information collected from you to data centers outside of your home country or jurisdiction. In particular, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States and other jurisdictions where we or our service providers operate. By using TWH Services, you agree that your information can be transferred to and used in the United States and in other jurisdictions where we or our service providers operate.
NOTICE TO EU RESIDENTS
Our handling of information about EU residents is governed by TWH Privacy Policy for EU Residents (link, to be determined)
(Note for Manny, example of EU Privacy Policy: https://www.npr.org/about-npr/609131973/npr-privacy-notice-for-eu-residents)