Short version: user data (cookies) are being used on this website in two ways: 1. via Google Analytics, like every other site, and 2. via the information you provide voluntarily by using the ‘Subscribe’ and ‘Contact’ forms within the website.
1. Data collected via Google Analytics is secured and confidential. The data is being used in a confidential, aggregated manner in order to understand the preferences of the users of this site and to offer them a better experience while on the website.
2. When choosing to subscribe and to contact me, it is understood that you do want to receive information, hence it makes sense to provide some data otherwise I won’t be able to reply to your request.
Full version and more information below:
Cookies
Cookies enable us to serve secure pages to users without asking them to sign in repeatedly. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them. If a user’s system is idle for a defined time, the cookie will expire, forcing the user to sign in again to continue their session. This prevents unauthorized access to the user’s information while they are away from their computer. There are no user accounts on this site, so there is no need to worry about this piece of information but nevertheless here it is. You may set most browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies with your browser, but please note that if you choose to erase or block your cookies, you will need to re-accept the initial pop-up to access the site.
Google Analytics and certain industry-standard trusted third parties track usage, analyze data such as the source address that a page request is coming from, your IP address or domain name, the date and time of the page request, the referring website (if any) and other parameters in the URL. This is collected in order to better understand the website usage, and enhance the performance of services to maintain and operate the site and certain features on the site. Third parties may be used to host the site, operate various features available on the site, send emails, analyse data, provide search results and links and assist in fulfilling your request.
Storing Email Addresses
This site does not share your personal information with anyone, nor use it to send any other communication besides the information that you explicitly requested. Your personal information will not be sold or otherwise transferred to any third parties without your approval at the time of collection. Recipients of emails may contact rahau.ro at any time to request removal of their information from the database.
Personal Information
Personally identifiable information is collected when you choose to use certain other features of the site, including: i) consenting to receive email about upcoming news or events, ii) consenting to receive email, iii) contacting me via the Contact form, iv) commenting on articles, and others. When you choose to use these additional features, your contact information is needed in addition to other personal information that you may wish to provide in order for your request to be fulfilled.
We use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our website and for business and administrative purposes. We may also use or share with third parties for any purpose aggregated data that contains no personally identifiable information.
We may disclose contact information in special cases where we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating the terms and conditions of use or may be causing injury or interference with our rights, property, our customers or anyone who could be harmed by such activities.
WE ARE NOT LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE OR OTHER INFORMATION YOU CHOOSE TO SUBMIT IN PUBLIC SECTIONS SUCH AS COMMENT SECTIONS OR ANY OTHER PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AREA OF THE SITE.