Scribe Digest respects the privacy of our users and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy describes how Scribe Digest handles information collected from users of our website, www.scribedigest.com (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes to the Policy will become effective upon the date of our posting of the revised Policy on the Site. If you use the Site following the effective date of the revised Policy, you will be deemed to have accepted the Policy’s updated terms.
1. What Types of Information Does Scribe Digest Collect?
Scribe Digest gathers different types of information from Site users depending on their interactions with the Site. Some of this information is collected automatically by the Site when you use it; other information you provide at your discretion, as described below.
Information Automatically Collected When You Visit Our Site. The Site automatically collects information from users of the Site, which we refer to here as “Usage Information.” This information is “passively” collected through browser navigational tools, such as cookies, that recognize your IP address – the Internet Protocol address of the computer or device that you use to access the Site. Cookies are small bits of information attached to your browser by a website that you visit. Cookies allow Scribe Digest to facilitate your use of the Site as well as to track your and other Site visitors’ usage patterns, traffic trends, and actions on the Site. To learn more about cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
We also permit some third-party merchants and advertisers to use cookies on our Site to obtain information such as the number of times visitors have viewed an advertisement on our Site. Scribe Digest uses this information to tailor the placement of ads on the Site. Such third parties may track Site visitors’ activities across the Site and other websites over time.
You can set your browser to accept all cookies, to reject all cookies, or to notify you whenever a cookie is offered so that you can decide each time whether to accept it. However, refusing a cookie may in some cases preclude you from using, or negatively affect the display or function of, the Site or certain areas or features of the Site. Currently, the Site does not respond to a “Do-Not-Track” signal from Site users.
Information Actively Provided by Site Users. You also may actively provide the Site with information about yourself, such as when you create an account on the Site, make a donation, sign up to receive a newsletter, or subscribe to Scribe Digest. For these purposes and others on the Site, you may need to provide certain personal information, such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, payment (credit or debit card) information, etc. Scribe Digest refers to this information as Personal Information, as it is directly related to you as an individual.
2. How Does Scribe Digest Use the Information Collected Through the Site?
Usage Information. We use Usage Information to help improve the Site, such as by analyzing Site user trends, including usage of certain pages or functions on the Site.
Personal Information. We may use the Personal Information collected for any or all of the following purposes:
Fulfillment of Requests. We will use Personal Information to fulfill your requests, including to process your donations or subscriptions, send you our newsletters, or otherwise respond to requests you have made.
Communications with You. We may use your Personal Information to inform you of events, programs, services and other opportunities that may be of interest to you. Some of these communications may be promotional in nature. If you no longer wish to receive promotional information from us via email, you may opt-out of receiving such information by following the “unsubscribe” directions provided in email communications.
Internal Business Purposes. We may use Personal Information about you for internal business purposes, such as audits, developing new products and expanding the Site’s services, enhancing the design and functionality of the Site, and determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns. For example, if you sign up for one of our newsletters, Scribe Digest may track whether you open the e-mail transmitting the newsletter and take an action, such as clicking a link in the e-mail. This information is used to improve the content of newsletters.
3. How Does Scribe Digest Share the Information Collected Through the Site?
Service Providers. We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, and email and marketing services. These service providers are not authorized to use your information for any purpose other than to provide services to Scribe Digest.
Legal Requirements. We may disclose your information as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or court order, or in response to a law enforcement agency request.
Business Transfers. In the event that Scribe Digest is acquired by or merged with another company, we may transfer your information to the successor company.
Other Disclosures. We may disclose your information to third parties as disclosed to you at the time the information is collected or with your consent.
4. How Does Scribe Digest Protect the Information Collected Through the Site?
We take reasonable steps to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no security measures are perfect, and we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information. You are also responsible for taking steps to protect your Personal Information, such as by not sharing your login credentials with others and by keeping your browser and operating system up to date with the latest security patches.
5. What Are Your Choices Regarding the Information Collected Through the Site?
You may update or correct your Personal Information by contacting us at [email protected]. You may also request that we delete your Personal Information or that we stop using it for certain purposes by contacting us at the same email address. Please note that we may be required to retain certain information for legal or business purposes, and that we may not be able to fulfill all requests to delete or stop using Personal Information.