Last Updated: November 2021
SECTION 1: WHO WE ARE
Our website address is DuneScholar.com. Privacy information is controlled by the website administrator who can be reached at the contact information listed on the About page.
SECTION 2: WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT
CONTACT FORMS
If you choose to sign up to the email list, we use MailChimp to collect and store your email address. You may opt out of the collection of your data by: unsubscribing and contacting them using their instructions on their Privacy Policy.
COOKIES
We use analytics cookies to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance. Without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable. Cookies in use: _ga, _gat, _gid.
We use preference cookies to remember whether a visitor has minimized or closed the pop-up email list box. Cookie in use: boxzilla_pageviews.
The embedded YouTube videos use cookies to estimate bandwidth and keep statistics on which videos the user has seen. Cookies in use: visitor_info1_live, ysc, yt.innertube::nextId, yt.innertube::requests.
EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES
Articles and pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. YouTube, wordpress.org, 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged into that website.
ANALYTICS
We use Google Analytics to record information about the pages a user has seen, for example the URL of the page, time of day, device used, etc. The information that we collect is anonymized and sent to Google Analytics for analysis. Google Analytics mainly uses first-party cookies to report on visitor interactions on this website. Users may disable cookies or delete any individual cookie. In addition, Google Analytics supports an optional browser add-on that – once installed and enabled – disables measurement by Google Analytics for any site a user visits. Note that this add-on only disables Google Analytics measurement. Google Analytics also collects Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to provide and protect the security of the service, and to give website owners a sense of which country, state, or city in the world their users come from (also known as “IP geolocation”). See Google Analytics security and usage of data page.
SECTION 3: WHO WE SHARE YOUR DATA WITH
We do not sell, rent, or lease your Personal Data to third parties.
SECTION 4: HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA
For users who choose to sign up to the email list, we store the email address with MailChimp until such time as the user unsubscribes. Analytics data is retained indefinitely.
SECTION 5: 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.
SECTION 6: WHERE WE SEND YOUR DATA
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Third parties have access to your data as noted within this agreement.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We will retain your Personal Data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.
USERS UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE
Our Services are not directed to and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that a child under the age of 13 has provided us with Personal Data, we will take steps to remove such data. If you become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data without your consent, please contact us. By using the Services, you are representing to us that you are not under the age of 13.
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
We use reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect personal data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and risks involved in processing that information.
NOTICE AND CHOICE
i. The types of Personal Data we collect and why we collect it, are described in Section 2 of this Privacy Policy. ii. See section 5 to remove your data from this site.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may change this Privacy Policy at any time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy is indicated by the “Last Updated” date at the top of the Privacy Policy. All changes are effective immediately upon posting. Please review this Privacy Policy frequently to stay updated on changes that may affect you. Your continued use of this website signifies your continuing consent to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
