The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what information may be collected and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this website, modandmint.com.
Mod and Mint may contain third-party links to other websites which are not governed by this policy. By using this website you consent to the privacy policy, whether or not you have read it.
1. Mod and Mint may receive and store information that you voluntarily submit through the website for the purpose of subscribing to receive newsletters, or for the purpose of leaving comments on blog posts. Examples of information collected for this purpose are your name and email address. This is only collected when you voluntarily enter or opt-in this information.
2. Mod and Mint uses Google Analytics to track statistics regarding audience and website traffic. No personally identifiable information is transferred from the website to Google Analytics.
3. Mod and Mint uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described above, and Mediavine described later. Cookies can be turned off at any time by modifying your Internet browser’s settings.
4. Mod and Mint is involved with several affiliate programs, and the website may contain affiliate links, which means Mod and Mint receives a small commission if you click a link and purchase something. Read the full Affiliate Disclosure here.
5. Mod and Mint may provide personal information to applicable third parties in order to provide services. Mod and Mint uses Mediavine Grow for the delivery of email newsletters. The use of your personal information is subject to their privacy policies. Mod and Mint makes every effort to protect your information. However, we cannot be held personally liable if that third-party site is hacked or infiltrated and the email addresses are exposed. You may opt-out of the newsletter at any time through the unsubscribe link which can be found in the footer of any of our emails.
6. Mod and Mint does not sell, distribute, or reveal users’ email addresses or other personal information without their consent.
7. Mod and Mint is not responsible for the republishing of the content found on this blog on other Web sites or media without permission.
8. Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
This privacy policy was last updated in October 2023 and is subject to change without notice.
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