Privacy Policy - Gainful Retirement

Who we are

Our website address is: https://gainfulretirement.com/

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.

Cookies

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store non-personal information. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your device by your web browser. They enable us to remember your preferences and track your activity on our website.

One type of cookie we use is called a DoubleClick DART cookie. This cookie is used by Google to serve ads on our website and other websites across the internet. The DART cookie does not identify you personally. It assigns a unique number to your computer or other device and tracks information such as your browsing activity on our website and other websites where DART cookies are served. This information is used to serve ads that are more relevant to your interests.

You can opt out of the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To operate and maintain our website
To personalize your experience on our website
To send you marketing communications (if you opt-in)
To respond to your inquiries and requests
To improve our website and services
To analyze how users interact with our website

Your Choices

You have choices regarding the information we collect and how we use it. You can:

Opt out of receiving marketing communications from us by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in any marketing email we send you.
Manage your cookie preferences through your web browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to block cookies, delete existing cookies, and/or be notified before a cookie is set.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We will not share your personal information with third parties without your consent, except in the following cases:

To comply with legal or regulatory requirements
To protect the security of our website or users
To provide services to you through third-party vendors (these vendors will only be able to use your personal information for the purpose of providing those services)

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the information we collect from you from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website or internet transmission is completely secure.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

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.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

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.