At ReviewMatee.com, we are deeply committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you visit and use our website. We are dedicated to complying with all applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This policy is designed to be transparent and easy to understand, ensuring you are fully informed about your rights and how we handle your data.
Information We Collect
We collect several types of information to provide and improve our services. The data we collect can be broadly categorized as follows:
- Personal Information: This may include your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide when you subscribe to our newsletter, create an account, or contact us through our website.
- Log Files: Like many websites, ReviewMatee.com utilizes log files. These files automatically collect data such as your IP address, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user 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 by your web browser. We use cookies to personalize your experience on our website, remember your preferences, and gather information about how you use our site. This helps us to improve our website and tailor it to your needs. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your computer for a set period of time).
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages they visit most often and if they receive error messages.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced features.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. You can choose to accept or reject cookies, or to be notified each time a cookie is set. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.
- Web Beacons: We may also use web beacons (also known as clear GIFs or pixel tags) on our website and in our email communications. Web beacons are tiny graphic images that are used to collect information about website usage and email response rates. They allow us to monitor the activity of users on our website and to understand how users interact with our email content.
DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on ReviewMatee.com. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our site’s visitors based upon their visit to ReviewMatee.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
ReviewMatee.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, Amazon uses cookies to track referrals from our website to Amazon.com. These cookies help Amazon determine whether a sale originated from a link on our site and compensate us accordingly. This tracking is essential for the operation and maintenance of our website. We receive a commission for purchases made through these links, which helps us to continue providing valuable content to our readers. Please be aware that by clicking on these affiliate links and making a purchase on Amazon.com, you are agreeing to Amazon’s own privacy policy.
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of ReviewMatee.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 ReviewMatee.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 ReviewMatee.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
Third Party Privacy Policies
ReviewMatee.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 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 consumers have the following rights:
- The right to know: You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
- The right to delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information that we have collected.
- The right to opt-out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. ReviewMatee.com does not sell your personal information. However, to ensure compliance, we provide the option for you to express this right.
- The right to non-discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through the contact information provided at the end of this policy.
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. We will respond to your request within one month.
Children’s Information
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. ReviewMatee.com does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of [DATE] and may be updated from time to time. We will post any changes to this policy on our website, so please check back periodically. Your continued use of ReviewMatee.com constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.