Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://hootingowl.co.

What information do we collect?

Our website may obtain the information you provide (name and email address) when you subscribe to the website.
Subscription with us is optional. However, please keep in mind that you may not be able to use some of the features offered by the website unless you subscribe with us.

What do we use the information for?

To improve customer service, your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
To send periodic emails.
The email address provided may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your usage in addition to receiving occasional company news, updates, related products or service information etc.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Pub Trivia uses cookies to personalize content and ads to make our blog easier for you to use. We do also consume that information for advertising & analytics. By continuing to use this website you consent to this. You can turn off the use of cookies at anytime by changing your specific browser settings.

We are not responsible for republished content from this website on other blogs or websites without our permission.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Data Retention Policy, Managing Your Information

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
We retain User Provided data for as long as you use the website and for a reasonable time thereafter.
We retain Automatically Collected information for up to 24 months and thereafter may store it in aggregate.

Data Deletion Instructions

If you would like us to delete User Provided Data that you have provided via the website, please contact us via the contact form on the Contact Us Page or email admin@hootingowl.co with the subject line: Data Deletion Request. We will execute your request and/or respond at a reasonable time. Please note that some or all of the User Provided Data may be required in order for the website to function properly.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting business or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our application policies or protect ours or others rights, property or safety.

Security

We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information.
We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our website.
Please be aware that, although we endeavor to provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.

Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy here. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as your continued use is deemed approval of all changes. This policy was last updated on 17/06/2023.

Your Consent

By using the Website, you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us in future.
“Processing,” means using cookies on a computer/hand held device or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, or have questions about our practices,
please contact us via the contact form on the Contact Us page or email admin@hootingowl.co.