Effective Date: June 01 2023
Anchored Architects (sometimes referred to herein as “Owner”), the owner and operator of the website located at www.anchoredarchitects.com (the “Site”), recognizes that its customers, visitors, users, and others (sometimes referred to herein collectively or individually as a “User” or “Users”) who use the Site value their privacy. This Privacy Policy details important information regarding the use and disclosure of Users’ information collected on the Site or other websites owned or operated by the Owner (collectively, the “Owner Sites”). The Owner provides this Privacy Policy to help you make an informed decision about whether to use or continue using the Owner Sites. By virtue of User’s accessing and use of any or all of the Owner Sites, User is agreeing to the term of this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions set forth herein. If at any time during or after the User’s use of the applicable Owner Sites User does not agree with this Privacy Policy or the Terms and Conditions set forth below, please contact the Owner via the Site. This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Idaho, U.S.A.
Personal Information Owner Collects
When you visit the Owner Sites, the Owner automatically collects certain information about the User’s device, including information about the User’s web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on the User’s device. As the User browses the Owner Sites, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that the User views, what websites or search terms referred User to the Owner Sites, and information about how the User interacts with the Owner Sites. The owner refers to this automatically collected information as “Device Information.”
The Owner collects Device Information using the following technologies:
“Cookies” are data files that are placed on the User’s device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org
The Owner Sites collects information, which may include personal data, from the User’s browser when Users use the Owner Sites. When you use and access the Owner Sites, we may place a number of cookie files in your web browser.
We use cookies for the following purposes: to recognize your browser or device, to enable certain functions of the Service, to provide marketing analytics, to store your preferences, and to enable the delivery of advertisements, including behavioral advertising.
If you would like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings on each browser and device that you use. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you may not have access to many features that make our Platform more efficient and some of our services will not function properly. There are also general resources for opting out of interest-based advertising available on the websites of the Network Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance.
Similarly, you can adjust your advertising preferences on your mobile device at the device level. For example, to adjust your advertising preferences in iOS, visit Settings > Privacy > Advertising > Limit Ad Tracking. To adjust your advertising preferences in Android, visit Settings > Google > Ads > Opt-out of interest-based ads.
Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information.
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.
Use of Information
The Owner uses the information it collects about a User to provide, maintain, and improve the Owner’s services and the other interactions it has with you as User. For example, the Owner uses the information it collects as follows:
- The owner uses the Device Information that the Owner collects to help screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, User’s IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize Owner Sites (for example, by generating analytics about how Users browse and interact with the Owner Sites, and to assess the success of Owner’s marketing and advertising campaigns).
- comply with the Owner’s legal and financial obligations;
- monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities;
- tailor the content and information that Owner sends or displays to User, offer location customization and personalized recommendations, help, and instructions, and otherwise personalize your experience while using Owner’s Services;
- provide advertising and marketing targeted toward User’s interests;
- Any personal information that the User voluntarily discloses online or otherwise submits for distribution becomes publicly available and can be collected and used by others. User’s Your account name (not email address) and certain other non-confidential information may be displayed to other Users through the Owner.
Sharing of Information
Owner provides personally identifiable information and non-personally-identifiable information to other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on the Owner’s behalf. The Owner requires that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with our Privacy Policy, and we use reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. The Owner does not rent, sell, or share personal information about Users with other people or non-affiliated companies except to provide products or services that the User has requested when Owner has your permission using Owner’s opt in/out option. The Owner provides the information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with the Owner under confidentiality agreements. These companies may use a User’s personal information to help Owner communicate with the User about offers from the Owner and its marketing partners. However, these companies do not have any independent right to share this information.
The Owner will transfer information about Users if the Owner is acquired by or merges with another company.
Owner may share personal information about Users to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful requests for information Owner receives, or to otherwise protect Owner’s rights.
As described above, Owner uses a User’s Personal Information to provide the User with targeted advertisements or marketing communications that the Owner believes may be of interest to the User. For more information about how targeted advertising works, Users can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
User can opt-out of targeted advertising by:
COMMON LINKS INCLUDE:
FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
GOOGLE – https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
BING – https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt-out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at http://optout.aboutads.info/.
Do Not Track
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
International Users
Please be advised that through your continued use of the Owner Sites, which are governed by U.S. law, and these terms, that you are agreeing to be bound by the laws of this territory, and by transferring your personal information to the United States, you consent to that transfer.
Safety Of Minors
Use of Anchored Architects Site is not intended for and may not be used by individuals under the age of 13 located in the United States or under the age of 16 if located outside of the United States (or under a lower age if permitted by the laws of their residence). Anchored Architects does not knowingly collect personal data from minors or allow them to register accounts. If it comes to our attention that we have collected personal data from a minor, we may delete this information without notice. If you have reason to believe this has occurred, please contact us at tonyt@anchoredarch.com.
Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
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.
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.
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.
What rights you have over your data
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.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at tonyt@anchoredarch.com