Privacy Policy for Onlybaboons.com
Last Updated: October. 2-2024
Welcome to Onlybaboons.com ("Site", "we", "us", or "our"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website Onlybaboons.com and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
Definitions
Personal Information: Any information that can be used to identify an individual, either directly or indirectly. This includes, but is not limited to, nicknames, email addresses, and any data provided in user-generated content.
User-Generated Content: Any content created and uploaded by users of the Site, such as comments, pictures, and interactions like likes and dislikes.
Cookies: Small data files stored on your device when you visit a website, used to remember your actions and preferences over time.
Tracking Data: Information collected automatically as you navigate through the Site, including browser type and operating system.
Session: Refers to the period during which a user is actively engaged with the Site. Session cookies are deleted after each session.
Third-party Service Providers: External companies or individuals employed by the Site to facilitate its service, perform service-related services, or assist in analyzing how the service is used.
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation): A regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy in the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Google AdSense: A third-party advertising service used to display personalized ads based on users’ interests and browsing behavior.
1. Information We Collect and How We Collect It
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Site, including:
Nickname: When you register on our Site, we store the nickname you provide.
User-Generated Content: Users can post comments, upload pictures, and interact with posts and comments via likes and dislikes. This content, along with the associated nickname and date of posting, is stored in our database and displayed on the Site.
Cookies and Tracking Data: We use cookies to track activity on our Site and collect information such as browser type and operating system. In addition, Google AdSense collects data about your browsing behavior to serve personalized ads based on your preferences.
Additionally, our Site is hosted on Wix.com, which also tracks standard cookies as part of their hosting services.
2. Google AdSense and Advertising
Our Site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. This means that Google and other third-party vendors use cookies and other tracking technologies to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and other websites you have visited.
Ad Personalization: Google AdSense uses cookies to deliver personalized ads to users. This includes tracking browsing behavior across the internet to show relevant ads. You can manage your preferences or opt out of personalized ads through the Google Ads Settings or by visiting the Your Online Choices website.
3. Types of Cookies Used on Our Site
Our Site uses cookies to enhance user experience, provide site functionality, and analyze site usage. Below is a list of cookies that may be used on our Site, as it is hosted on the Wix.com platform:
Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
XSRF-TOKEN | Used for security reasons. | Essential | Session |
hs | Used for security reasons. | Essential | Session |
svSession | Used in connection with user login. | Essential | 12 months |
SSR-caching | Indicates the system from which the site was rendered. | Essential | 1 minute |
_wixCIDX | Used for system monitoring/debugging. | Essential | 3 months |
wixbrowser_sess | Used for system monitoring/debugging. | Essential | Session |
consent-policy | Used for cookie banner parameters. | Essential | 12 months |
smSession | Identifies logged-in site members. | Essential | Session |
TS* | Used for security and anti-fraud reasons. | Essential | Session |
bSession | Used for system effectiveness measurement. | Essential | 30 minutes |
fedops.logger.X | Used for stability/effectiveness measurement. | Essential | 12 months |
wixLanguage | Used on multilingual websites to save user language preference. | Functional | 12 months |
4. Purposes of Collecting Personal Information
We collect and use personal information for the following purposes:
Nickname: Collected during registration and used for identification in user-generated content (comments, posts) and community interactions on the Site.
User-Generated Content (Comments and Pictures): Collected to enable and display user participation, fostering community engagement.
Cookies and Tracking Data: Used to understand user preferences, enhance site functionality, track site usage patterns, and improve overall user experience.
5. Use of Your Information
We use the information we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
To present our Site and its contents to you, including user-generated content and interaction features like likes and dislikes.
To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content in which you are most interested.
To improve our Site and to better understand how users interact with it.
For any other purpose with your consent.
6. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent users' personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.
7. How We Store, Use, Share, and Disclose Your Personal Information
Storage: Personal information is stored on secure servers provided by our hosting service, Wix.com. We employ appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information.
Usage: We use the collected information to manage and operate our Site, enhance user experience, communicate with users, and analyze site usage for improvements.
Sharing and Disclosure: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Site, conducting our business, or serving our users. We disclose personal information only when required by law, to protect our rights, or in the context of a business transfer such as a merger or acquisition.
Third-party Service Providers: Our third-party service providers, including Wix.com, are obligated to protect the confidentiality of the personal information they access and to use it only for the purposes for which they have been engaged.
8. Communication with Site Visitors
We communicate with our site visitors primarily through email. The following outlines our communication practices:
Email Communication: If you need to contact us or have any inquiries, you can reach us at info@onlybaboons.com. We may also use this email to respond to your inquiries or to communicate important information related to your account or changes to the site or policy.
Newsletter and Marketing Communication: Currently, we do not send out newsletters or marketing emails. Should this change in the future, we will update our policy accordingly and provide options for subscribing or opting out.
9. International Users and Data Protection Rights
Our Site is accessible worldwide, and we strive to comply with the data protection laws of all jurisdictions. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, correct, delete, or transfer your personal data. We also address international data transfers in compliance with global data protection laws.
10. Consent and Children’s Privacy
By using this Site, you consent to our collection and use of personal information as outlined in this policy. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of [specific age in compliance with local laws, e.g., 13 for COPPA in the USA]. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child without parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.
11. Withdrawing Consent
If at any time you wish to withdraw your consent for us to use your personal information, you can do so by contacting us at info@onlybaboons.com. Upon receiving your request, we will process it promptly and stop using your information for the purposes you withdraw consent for. Please be aware that withdrawing consent may affect your ability to access certain features of our Site.
12. Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.
13. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page.
14. Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, or to exercise your data protection rights, contact us at: info@onlybaboons.com.