Who we are
We at taleofbirds.com prioritize the privacy of our users and are fully committed to safeguarding their personal information. By using our Services, you are agreeing to the collection, usage and sharing of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, we advise that you refrain from using our services.
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 save 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.
Cache
This site utilizes caching in order to facilitate a faster response time and better user experience. Caching potentially stores a duplicate copy of every web page that is on display on this site. All cache files are temporary, and are never accessed by any third party, except as necessary to obtain technical support from the cache plugin vendor. Cache files expire on a schedule set by the site administrator, but may easily be purged by the admin before their natural expiration, if necessary. We may use QUIC.cloud services to process & cache your data temporarily.Please see https://quic.cloud/privacy-policy/ for more details.
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.
We use Google Analytics to analyze the traffic on our website. Google Analytics may collect the following information when you visit our website, read an article, or leave a comment:
- Device information: Google Analytics collects information about the device you use to access our Services, including the class of the device (smartphone, laptop, tablet, etc.), operating system, and your city-level geographical location.
- Behavioral Information: Google Analytics collects information about the pages visited by visitors on our website, including the time spent on a page, as well as navigational behavior through the website. However, this information is aggregated, and can’t be used to identify you, individually.
What personal data do we collect and why?
When visitors or users submit a form, we capture the IP Address for spam protection. We also capture the email address and might capture other personal data included in the Form fields.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
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.
When visitors or users submit a form, we retain the data for 30 days.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information 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 your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Data Protection & Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure and do our best to keep your personal data safe. We utilize safe protocols for communication and transferring data (such as HTTPS). We monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Even though we try our best, we cannot guarantee the security of information. However, we promise to notify suitable authorities of data breaches. We will also notify you if there is a threat to your rights or interests. We will do everything we reasonably can to prevent security breaches and to assist authorities should any breaches occur.
GDPR & CCPA Compliance
At TaleOfBirds, we take the privacy of our users very seriously and are fully committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
As an EU citizen, you have the right to access, correct, and erase your personal data, as well as the right to data portability and the right to object to processing under the GDPR. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. Our team will usually respond to your request within 30 days.
Under the CCPA, California residents have the right to request information about the personal data collected, used, disclosed, and sold by our business. They also have the right to request deletion of their personal information. Rest assured, we do not sell any personal information and are transparent about the information we collect.
If you are a California resident and would like to make a request under the CCPA, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Our dedicated team is committed to fulfilling all requests and ensuring the protection of your personal information.
Editorial Policy
TaleOfBirds abides by a strict Editorial Policy for the content posted on our website. Any products, software, and/or services recommended by us go through a thorough testing and are, to the best of our knowledge, worth recommending.
Advertising
Ads appearing on our site may be delivered to Users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile non personal identification information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our information practices, you can contact us through our contact page or contact me directly via e-mail at:
This document was last updated on September 13, 2023