Welcome to ReviewShien.com. We understand the importance of your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. We adhere to the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and provide you with the rights afforded under these laws.
Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:
- Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, postal address, and phone number. We collect this information when you voluntarily provide it to us, for example, when you subscribe to our newsletter, participate in a survey, or contact us through our website’s contact form.
- Non-Personal Information: This includes information that does not directly identify you. This type of data encompasses aggregated and anonymized data, such as demographic information, usage data, and device information.
- Log Data and Usage Data: We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits. This data helps us analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
- Comments and Content: When you post comments or other content on our website, that information, along with your name or username, may be visible to other users. Please exercise caution when sharing personal information in public areas of our site.
We utilize various technologies to collect this information, as further described in the “Cookies & Web Beacons” section below.
Cookies & Web Beacons
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website and to collect information about your browsing activities.
- Cookies: Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. We use cookies to remember your preferences, track your usage of our website, and personalize your experience. Cookies may be “session” cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) or “persistent” cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them).
- Web Beacons: Web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs) are small electronic images that may be used on our website or in our emails. We use web beacons to track your interactions with our website and emails, such as whether you opened an email or clicked on a link.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website. To manage your cookie preferences, please refer to your browser’s help documentation.
We may also use third-party services that employ cookies and web beacons to provide services on our website, such as analytics and advertising. These third parties may have access to your information and are subject to their own privacy policies. You should review the privacy policies of these third parties to understand how they collect, use, and share your information.
Amazon Associates Program Disclosure
ReviewShien.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This means that when you click on an Amazon link on our website and make a purchase, we may earn a commission. This commission comes at no extra cost to you.
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Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.
Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include, but are not limited to:
- Google AdSense
- Mediavine
- Amazon Associates (for advertising purposes)
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology in their respective advertisements and links that appear on ReviewShien.com and which are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by our site’s third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on the site.
ReviewShien.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers. Thus, you should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. ReviewShien.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
CCPA & GDPR Rights
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have certain rights regarding your personal information. We are committed to honoring those rights.
CCPA Rights (California Residents):
- Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of the information, the purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
- Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. We do not currently sell your personal information, but if we do so in the future, we will provide you with a clear way to opt-out.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.
GDPR Rights (European Union Residents):
- Right to Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to have inaccurate personal information about you corrected.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to have your personal information erased under certain circumstances.
- Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances, including for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Exercising Your Rights: To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law. We may require you to verify your identity before processing your request.
Contact Information: If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: [email protected].
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post any changes on this page, and the revised policy will be effective when posted. Please review this policy periodically for any updates.