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Privacy Policy

At OVENTales we highly respect your privacy of our  visitors. This privacy policy describes the kind of information we receive and how it is used.

Log Files

As a standard practice in the internet world, Oventales.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site etc. Essentially it is information related to the performance of our Web Site. It helps us understand how the user interacts with our site and provide a better user experience.  Data collected in this manner is not personally identifiable.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your computer by websites when you visit. The purpose is to tailor content and marketing messages to better suit your needs. They help us understand which areas of the web site are useful and which areas need improvement. If you prefer not to allow the use of cookies, you can change the configuration of your browser to warn you when you receive a cookie or automatically reject them.

If you would like to find out more about cookies please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org.

Cookies do not give us access to your device.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website usage by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Comments

OvenTales.com has interactive forms such as comments. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in comments becomes publicly accessible as always one should exercise caution when disclosing Personally Identifiable Information.

We use gravatar for which a hash string may be provided to the Gravatar service (based on the email address provided) 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  (if there is a publicly available one) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Remember you have the ability to leave a comment as an anonymous user. We do not use collect or use any information in comments for any purpose other than to improve the Web Site and its content.

Visitor comments are checked through an automated spam detection service.

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. Remember you have the ability to leave comments without providing any other information.

Currently we do not allow user registration other than for the purpose or collaboration. In the future if it changes we will update this privacy policy to reflect the changes.

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.Advertisers 

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.

Third Party Websites & External Links 

OvenTales.com may contain links to other websites that we might consider to be relevant to the articles. If you choose to visit other websites, please understand that we do not have control over their privacy practices or content. It is your responsibility to review the privacy policies at those websites to confirm that you understand and agree with their policies.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

What Can You Control 

There are a few things you can do to restrict the collection or use of your personal information

  • whenever asked to fill in a form on the website, you can indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
  • If you have previously agreed to the use of personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by contacting us.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information, if you have explicitly given us permission to do so, to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

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.

Policy Changes

We reserve the right, at any time, to add to, change, update, or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such change, update, or modification on the Web Site, without any other notice to you. Any such modifications will be posted on the Privacy Policy page and will become effective immediately upon posting.

 Contact 

If you require any more information about the privacy policy , or have any other questions about it please feel free to contact us at syama@oventales.com.  

This privacy Policy was last updated on May 30, 2020.