Welcome to ReviewZang! We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, reviewzang.com. This policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), ensuring your rights are respected and protected regardless of your location.
Information We Collect
We collect several types of information to provide and improve our services to you. The information we collect can be broadly categorized as follows:
Information You Provide Directly
- Account Information: When you create an account on ReviewZang, we collect information such as your name, email address, username, and password. This information is necessary to identify you and provide you with access to our services.
- Profile Information: You may choose to provide additional information to your profile, such as a profile picture, biography, and interests. This information helps personalize your experience on ReviewZang.
- Content You Submit: We collect the content you submit to ReviewZang, including product reviews, comments, ratings, and any other information you choose to share on our platform.
- Communication Data: When you contact us for support or inquiries, we collect your email address and any other information you provide in your communication.
- Subscription Information: If you subscribe to our newsletter or other promotional materials, we collect your email address.
Information We Collect Automatically
- Log Data: We automatically collect log data when you access and use ReviewZang. This data includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages you visited, and the dates/times of your visits. This information helps us understand how users interact with our website and improve its performance.
- Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access ReviewZang, including the device type, model, and operating system.
- Usage Data: We collect information about your activity on ReviewZang, such as the reviews you read, the products you search for, and the links you click. This data helps us personalize your experience and provide relevant content.
Cookies & Web Beacons
We use cookies and web beacons to enhance your experience on ReviewZang. These technologies help us understand how you use our website, personalize content, and serve targeted advertisements.
- Cookies: Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period) to provide you with a more personalized and efficient experience. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies, and to delete cookies. Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including ours.
- Web Beacons: Web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs) are small graphic images embedded in webpages and emails. We use web beacons to track user activity on our website and to measure the effectiveness of our email campaigns.
Specifically, we may use cookies for the following purposes:
- Authentication: To recognize you when you return to our website.
- Personalization: To remember your preferences and personalize your experience.
- Analytics: To track user activity and understand how our website is used.
- Advertising: To serve targeted advertisements based on your interests.
Amazon Associates Program Disclosure
ReviewZang participates 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. This means that when you click on a link to Amazon from our website and make a purchase, we may earn a commission. This helps us to maintain and improve our website.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
ReviewZang may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. Our advertising partners have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them. Some of our advertising partners may include:
- Google AdSense: Google’s advertising principles can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting https://adssettings.google.com/.
- Other Ad Networks: We may work with other ad networks from time to time. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information about their data collection practices.
We do not provide any personally identifiable information to these advertising partners without your explicit consent.
CCPA & GDPR Rights
ReviewZang is committed to respecting your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These rights include:
CCPA Rights (California Residents)
- 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.
- Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete the personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. ReviewZang does not sell your personal information.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.
GDPR Rights (European Residents)
- Right to Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances, including for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
How to Exercise Your Rights: To exercise your rights under the CCPA or GDPR, please contact us at [Insert Contact Email Here]. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law.
Verification: To protect your privacy, we may need to verify your identity before processing your request. This may involve asking you to provide additional information to confirm your identity.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled responsibly. If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us.