Privacy Policy

Last Updated: February 15th, 2021

I am committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should I ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

The Important Stuff: I will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless I have your explicit permission or am required by law to do so. I may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which I think you may find interesting if you tell me that you wish for this.

More Important Stuff: If you believe that any information I am holding about you is incorrect, incomplete, or wish for it to be deleted, please email me as soon as possible at the above email address. I will promptly correct or remove any information you request to be changed or deleted.

Collection of Information

Information You Provide

I collect any information you provide directly to me via this website. For example, I’ll collect your info when you create an account, participate in any interactive features, subscribe to a newsletter or email list, participate in an event, survey, contest or promotion, make a purchase, request customer support, or otherwise communicate with me.

The types of information I may collect include your:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Password
  • Postal address
  • Phone number
  • Occupation
  • Employer information
  • Photo
  • Securely stored payment information (such as your credit or debit card and billing address)
  • Preference or interest data
  • Any other information you choose to provide.

Comments

When you leave comments on the site I collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your 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.

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.

Information Collected Automatically

When you cruise around this site, it automatically collects information about you, including:

Log Information: This site collects log information, including your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, web request, access times, pages viewed, web browser, and links clicked.

Mobile Device Information: I collect information about the mobile device you use to access this site, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, mobile network information, and information about your use of my mobile applications.

Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: My service providers use various technologies to collect information, including cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help me improve your experience by seeing which areas and features of the site are popular.

Web beacons are electronic images that may be used in emails and help deliver cookies, count visits, and understand usage and campaign effectiveness. For more information about cookies, and how to disable them, please see “Your Choices” below.

Use of Information

I may use information about you for various purposes, including to:

  • Provide, maintain, improve and promote my products and services
  • Provide and deliver the information, products and services you request, process transactions and send you related information, including confirmations and receipts
  • Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages
  • Respond to your comments, questions and requests, and provide customer service
  • Communicate with you about products, services, surveys, offers, promotions, rewards, and events offered by chasegalatro.com, and provide news and information I think will be of interest to you
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities in connection with my site
  • Personalize and improve my content or features that match user profiles or interests
  • Facilitate contests, sweepstakes and promotions, and process and deliver entries and rewards
  • Link or combine with the information I get from others to help understand your needs and provide you with better service
  • Carry out any other purpose for which the information was collected

I am based in the United States and the information I collect is governed by U.S. law. By providing information to me, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to the U.S. and other countries.

Sharing of Information

I may share information about you as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

  • With vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work or perform services on my behalf
  • In response to a request for information if I believe disclosure is in accordance with or required by, any applicable law, regulation, or legal process
  • If I believe your actions are inconsistent with my user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of chasegalatro.com or others
  • With your consent or at your direction

Social Sharing Features

My posts may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools which let you share actions you take on here with other media, and vice versa. Your use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the entity that provides the social sharing feature. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these features.

Advertising and Analytics Services Provided by Others

I may allow others to serve advertisements on my behalf across the Internet and to provide analytics services. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect information about you, including your IP address, web browser, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and conversion information. This information may be used by chasegalatro.com to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests, and better understand your online activity. For more information about interest-based ads, or to opt-out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes by companies that participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices.

Affiliate Disclosure

I am an affiliate of some online tools, services, and products. I can therefore make millions of dollars when you buy books that I recommend off Amazon, for example.

Security

WordPress takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

Your Choices

Account Information

You may review, correct or modify information maintained in your online account at any time by logging into your account and updating your profile information or by emailing me at chasegalatro@gmail.com. If you wish to delete or deactivate your account, please email me at chasegalatro@gmail.com, but note that some information you provide may continue to be accessible (like comments) and that I may continue to store information about you as required by law or for legitimate business purposes. I may also retain cached or archived copies of information about you for a certain period of time.

Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect your enjoyment of my site.

Promotional Communications

You may opt-out of receiving promotional communications from me by following the instructions in those communications or by sending an email to chasegalatro@gmail.com. If you opt-out, I may still send you non-promotional communications, such as those about your account or my ongoing business relations.