Privacy Policy

Last modified: 02/01/2024

Introduction

I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.

This policy describes the types of information I may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website 8gr.net (my “Website”) and my practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to information I collect:

• • On this Website.
• • In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
• • Through mobile and desktop applications you download from this Website, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and this Website.
• • When you interact with my third-party websites and services, including but not limited to those related to sales and subscription.

It does not apply to information collected by:

• • Any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through the Website.

Please read this policy carefully to understand my policies and practices regarding your information and how I will treat it. If you do not agree with my policies and practices, your choice is not to use the Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after I make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

Children Under the Age of 16

The Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any information to or on the Website. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16 or provide any information about yourself to me, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, I will delete that information. If you believe I might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact me at qrivacy@8gr.net

Residents of certain states under 13, 16, or 18 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal information. Please see Your State Privacy Rights for more information.

Information I Collect About You and How I Collect It

I collect several types of information from and about users of my Website, including information:

• • By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline (”personal information”);
• • That is about you but individually does not identify you; and/or
• • About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details.

I collect this information:

• • Directly from you when you provide it to me.
• • Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies.
• • From third parties, for example, Patreon, BigCartel, Stripe
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Information You Provide To Me

The information I collect on or through my Website may include:

• • Information that you provide by filling in forms on my Website. This includes information provided at the time of making a purchase, subscribing to my service or requesting further services. I may also ask you for information when you report a problem with my Website.
• • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact me.
• • Details of transactions you carry out through my Website and of the fulfillment of your orders. You may be required to provide financial information before placing an order through my Website.
• • Your search queries on the Website.

Information I Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies

As you navigate through and interact with my Website, I may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

• • Details of your visits to my Website, including traffic data, location data, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
• • Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The information I collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include personal information, but I may maintain it or associate it with personal information I collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps me to improve the Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling me to:

• • Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
• • Store information about your preferences, allowing me to customize the Website according to your individual interests.
• • Speed up your searches.
• • Recognize you when you return to my Website.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection include:

• • Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of my Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, my system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to my Website.

I do not collect personal information automatically, but I may tie non-personal information collected automatically to personal information about you that I collect from other sources or that you provide to me.

Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Some content or applications, on the Website are served by third-parties, including content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.

I do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (”NAI”) on the NAI’s website.

How I Use Your Information

I use information that I collect about you or that you provide to me, including any personal information:

• • To present my Website and its contents to you.
• • To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from me.
• • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
• • To provide you with notices about your account/subscription, including expiration and renewal notices.
• • To carry out my obligations and enforce my rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and me, including for billing and collection.
• • To notify you about changes to my Website or any products or services I offer or provide through it.
• • In any other way I may describe when you provide the information.
• • For any other purpose with your consent.

Disclosure of Your Information

I may disclose aggregated information about my Website’s users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

I may disclose personal information that I collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

• • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties I use to support my business.
• • To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Website’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by me about my Website users is among the assets transferred.
• • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
• • To enforce or apply our terms of use, terms of sale, and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
• • If I believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of myself, my customers, or others.

Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You may send me an email at qrivacy@8gr.net to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. I cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your user account. I may not accommodate a request to change information if I believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

Your State Privacy Rights

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• • State consumer privacy laws may provide their residents with additional rights regarding our use of their personal information.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia provide (now or in the future) their state residents with rights to:

• • Confirm whether I process their personal information.
• • Access and delete certain personal information.
• • Correct inaccuracies in their personal information, taking into account the information’s nature processing purpose (excluding Iowa and Utah).
• • Data portability.
• • Opt-out of personal data processing for:

• • targeted advertising (excluding Iowa);
• • sales; or
• • profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects (excluding Iowa and Utah).

• • Either limit (opt-out of) or require consent to process sensitive personal data.

The exact scope of these rights may vary by state. To exercise any of these rights or appeal a decision please email me at qrivacy@8gr.net

Data Security

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although I protect your personal information, I cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to my Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. I am not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

It is my policy to post any changes I make to my privacy policy on this page. If I make material changes to how I treat my users’ personal information, I will notify you through a notice on the Website home page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring I have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting my Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact me at: qrivacy@8gr.net