The McLean Gazette (“we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services (collectively, the “Services”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Services.
Information We Collect
- Personal Information: We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the website, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to surveys, fill out forms, or otherwise enter information on our site. This information may include your name, email address, phone number, and any other details you provide.
- Non-Personal Information: We may collect non-personal information about you whenever you interact with our site. This may include your browser type, operating system, IP address, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the site.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your interaction with our website and services. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some parts of our site may not function properly if you disable cookies.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:
- To personalize your experience and to deliver content and product offerings that you are most interested in.
- To improve our website to better serve you.
- To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
- To administer a contest, promotion, survey, or other site feature.
- To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others’ rights, property, or safety.
Third-Party Services
We may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other types of misuse.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information from our files as soon as possible.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect.