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DeathWise, Inc. (“DeathWise”) operates the website www.deathwise.org. It is DeathWise’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, DeathWise® collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. DeathWise’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how DeathWise’s visitors use its website. From time to time, DeathWise® may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
DeathWise also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on DeathWise® blogs. DeathWise® only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that blog commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to DeathWise’s websites choose to interact with DeathWise® in ways that require DeathWise® to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that DeathWise® gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up to comment on a blog at DeathWise® to provide a username and email address. Those who are interested in using our tools such as the Map Tool are asked to provide additional information. In each case, DeathWise® collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with DeathWise. DeathWise® does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
DeathWise may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, DeathWise® may monitor the most popular blogs on the DeathWise.org site or collect data from polling and preferences. DeathWise® may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, DeathWise® does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
DeathWise discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on DeathWise’s behalf or to provide services available at DeathWise’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. DeathWise® will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, DeathWise® discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when DeathWise® believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of DeathWise, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an DeathWise® website and have supplied your email address, DeathWise® may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with DeathWise® and our services. We primarily use our blogs to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. DeathWise® takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. DeathWise® uses cookies to help DeathWise® identify and track visitors, their usage of DeathWise® website, and their website access preferences. DeathWise® visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using DeathWise’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of DeathWise’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Sponsorships/Ads
Sponsorships or Ads appearing on DeathWise.org may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by DeathWise® and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, DeathWise® may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in DeathWise’s sole discretion. DeathWise® encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.