Thank you for visiting reviewboe.com. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website reviewboe.com. We are committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring your rights are respected in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
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, and any other information you voluntarily provide when you subscribe to our newsletter, leave comments, or contact us through our website.
- Non-Personal Information: This includes information that does not directly identify you, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits. We collect this information automatically as you navigate through our website.
- Usage Data: We collect data about how you use the website, including the pages you visit, the links you click, and the content you interact with. This data helps us improve the website’s functionality and user experience.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as web beacons) to collect information about your browsing activities. You can control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website. More details are in the “Cookies & Web Beacons” section below.
- Information from Third Parties: We may receive information about you from third-party sources, such as social media platforms if you interact with our website through those platforms. We will handle such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We collect information when you:
- Visit our website.
- Register an account.
- Subscribe to our newsletter.
- Leave comments on articles.
- Participate in surveys or contests.
- Contact us through our contact form or email.
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide and improve our website and services.
- Personalize your experience.
- Send you newsletters and promotional materials (if you have subscribed).
- Respond to your inquiries and requests.
- Analyze website usage and trends.
- Protect against fraud and abuse.
- Comply with legal obligations.
Cookies & Web Beacons
Like many websites, reviewboe.com uses cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs) are small electronic images that are embedded in web pages or emails.
We use cookies and web beacons for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable you to navigate the website and use its features.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit most often and if you receive any error messages. This information helps us improve the performance of our website.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember your preferences, such as your language or region. This enables us to provide you with a more personalized experience.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We might use Google Adsense which also employs cookies for these purposes.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. You can also opt-out of targeted advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page or the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out page.
Third-Party Cookies
We may also use third-party cookies from our partners to provide services on our website. These cookies are subject to the privacy policies of the respective third parties. We use Google Analytics to help analyze how users use the site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.
Amazon Associates Program Disclosure
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We only recommend products that we believe will be of value to our readers. Our reviews are based on our own research and opinions.
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
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. reviewboe.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
We use Google Adsense for advertising on our website. Google’s advertising principles can be viewed at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.
Other advertising partners may include, but are not limited to:
- Commission Junction
- ShareASale
- Awin
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these advertising partners for more information on their data collection and usage practices.
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. These rights may include:
- The 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 the information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share the information.
- The Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- The Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. We do not currently sell your personal information.
- The Right to Correct: Under GDPR you have the right to rectify inaccurate personal data.
- The Right to Restrict Processing: Under GDPR, you have the right to restrict the processing of your data under certain circumstances.
- The Right to Data Portability: Under GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided.
- The Right to Object: Under GDPR you have the right to object to processing of your personal data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by the CCPA and GDPR.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA or GDPR rights.
If you are a California resident, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. To do so, you must provide the authorized agent with written permission and verify your own identity with us.
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that we have violated your rights under the GDPR.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].