Swamplot values the privacy of its readers and contributors and is committed to protecting that privacy. We do not share readers’ personal information unless the reader specifically authorizes us to do so or we are required to do so by law. The following statement discloses our policies concerning the collection and dissemination of information in greater detail.
Information collected. We collect information from you when you register on our site, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form or send us an email. When registering on our site, you may be asked to enter your name and e-mail address. You may also visit our site anonymously. Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to readers based on visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
Use of information. We use information collected from you to help personalize your website experience; to improve our website; to administer occasional contests, promotions, surveys, or other site features; and to send periodic emails. If you provide an email address, we may use it to contact you.
Security. We take every precaution to protect information provided to us by readers.
Cookies. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer through your Web browser (if you allow it) that enables the sites or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits, keep track of advertisements, and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.
Disclosure. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third-party links. We may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Consent. By using this site, you consent to our privacy policy.
Changes. If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. This policy was last modified on April 25, 2011
Contacting us. If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us here.