At maikb.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We encourage you to read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.
Information We Collect
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services. This information may include:
- Personal Information: This includes information that identifies you as an individual, such as your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily submit through our website, for example, when subscribing to a newsletter, leaving a comment, or contacting us through a form.
- Log Files: Like many other websites, maikb.com uses log files. These files log visitors when they access the site. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
- Cookies: Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, personalize content, and analyze site traffic. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of our website.
- Web Beacons: We may also use web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs) to collect information about your browsing behavior. Web beacons are small electronic images that are embedded in web pages or emails. We use web beacons to track user activity, measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns, and improve the overall performance of our website.
- Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our website, including the pages you visit, the links you click, and the searches you conduct. This data helps us understand user behavior and improve our website’s design and functionality.
DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on maikb.com. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to maikb.com and other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Amazon Associates Program
maikb.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As part of this program, we may include affiliate links on our website. When you click on these links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission.
Amazon uses cookies to track your activity and attribute sales to our website. This information is used to improve the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and provide you with a better shopping experience. You can learn more about Amazon’s privacy policy on their website.
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of maikb.com.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on maikb.com, which are sent directly to users’ browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note that maikb.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
Third Party Privacy Policies
maikb.com’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options. You can find a comprehensive list of these Privacy Policies and their links here: [Insert Link to List of Privacy Policies].
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, California residents have the following rights:
- The right to know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of the information, the purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
- The right to delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- The right to opt-out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. maikb.com does not sell your personal information. However, to ensure clarity and compliance, we provide you with the option to indicate your preference.
- The right to non-discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.
Exercising Your CCPA Rights
To exercise your CCPA rights, please contact us at [Insert Contact Email Address] with the subject line “CCPA Request.” We will respond to your request within 45 days.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Insert Contact Email Address] with the subject line “GDPR Request.” We will respond to your request within one month.
Children’s Information
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. maikb.com does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.