Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Effective as of November 22, 2024
- Introduction
In the digital age, safeguarding personal data is of paramount importance. At longcovidland.com (the “Website”), we are dedicated to upholding your privacy and protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we gather, utilize, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you access and use our Website and is a legally binding agreement between you, the user, and longcovidland.com, its agents, employees, representatives, successors and assigns. By accessing and using our Website you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement.
- Information We Collect
- 2.1. Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you willingly provide when you make a submission to our Website, including but not limited to:
- First and Last Name or Pseudonym: To personalize your experience.
- Email Address: To communicate with you and send updates.
- Postal Address: When necessary for specific services.
- Phone Number: To contact you, if required.
- Any other data: You may provide voluntarily, such as preferences or user-generated content.
This information might be collected when you make a story submission or subscription to newsletters, or when you contact us. If you do not provide the information that we request, we may not be able to post your story, subscribe you to our newsletters or correspond with you in any capacity.
- 2.2. Automatically Collected Information
When you access our Website, certain information is automatically collected and recorded by our servers, including:
- IP Address: For security and analytics.
- Browser Type and Version: To optimize your browsing experience.
- Operating System Type and Version: To ensure compatibility.
- Referring URLs: To understand how you found our website.
- Pages Visited: For site improvement and analytics.
- Information Searched: To understand with needs of site visitors.
- Access Times and Dates and Other Statistics.
This data helps us enhance our Website and improve your user experience.
- How We Use Your Information
We may use your Personal Information and Automatically Collected Data for various purposes, including:
- 3.1. Providing and Enhancing Services: To deliver the services you request and continually enhance your experience on our Website.
- 3.2. Personalization: To personalize your Website experience to make your interactions more relevant and enjoyable.
- 3.3. Communication: To respond to your inquiries, provide updates, and engage with you when necessary.
- 3.4. Analytics and Security: To monitor and analyze usage patterns to bolster our Website’s functionality and security and enforce our Terms and Conditions.
- Data Security Measures
The security of your Personal Information is a top priority. We implement robust security measures to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments.
- Disclosure of Information
We will only disclose Personal Information we collect, use or receive if required to be disclosed by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process. We do not sell, trade, or transfer your Personal Information to third parties without your consent except if we go through a business transition, such as a sale, merger or amalgamation with any other website of similar purpose, your contact information such as an email address as a subscriber to our Website will be among the assets and information transferred.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our Website may utilize cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing behaviour. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit internetcookies.org
- Retention of Information
We will retain your Personal Information for the period of time as required by us to provide you with the services you have requested. Should you subscribe to email updates or newsletters we will retain your contact information: name and email address, until you unsubscribe from the same. All Personal Information will be archived and retained for a period of two (2) years from the date of last service/contact with you, after which it will be destroyed (the “Retention Period”).
- Privacy of Children
We do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, please do not submit any Personal Information through the Website. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to help enforce this Policy by instructing their children never to provide Personal Information through the Website without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 18 has provided Personal Information to us through the Website, please contact us. You must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your Personal Information in your jurisdiction.
- Information Security
We secure information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We maintain reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards in an effort to protect against unauthorized access, use, modification, and disclosure of Personal Information in its control and custody. However, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed. Therefore, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, you acknowledge that:
- there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond our control;
- the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and the Website cannot be guaranteed; and
- any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party, despite best efforts.
- Your Rights
- 7.1. Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you. Feel free to contact us for a copy of your data.
- 7.2. Correction: If you believe the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you can request corrections.
- 7.3. Deletion: You can request the deletion of your personal information.
- 7.4. Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.
- 7.5. Data Portability: You can request your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify and update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. When we do we will revised the updated date at the bottom of this page. Any updated version of this Privacy Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Privacy Policy on our Website unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Website and services after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes.
- Acceptance of this policy
You acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the Website and the services you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Privacy Policy, you are not authorized to access or use the Website and services.
- Terms and Conditions
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website at https://longcovidland.com/terms-and-conditions/
- Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at pr*****@lo***********.com.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on November 22, 2024.