Who we are
Our website address is: http://www.themaguvanarrative.com (mentioned hereinafter as “website”).
The Maguva Narrative is dedicated to respecting the privacy of your personal information, and this privacy policy describes what information is collected from you on the website. The term “you” refers to users and viewers of this website.
By visiting and using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by this privacy policy. Your continued use of the website after posting of any changes to our Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes and updates. You must not use this website if you do not wish to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
Comments and Social Media
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. Information collected about you from leaving a comment will not be shared with a third party but may be used to contact you.
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.
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.
There are options to share the content of this website on various social media platforms. These social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc) can track your personal information. Should you choose to interact with us on social media, please note that you will be voluntarily disclosing that personal information. This information is no longer private. It will become public where it can be collected and used by others. We have no control over and do not take responsibility for the use, storage or dissemination of such publicly disclosed information about you. Interactions via comments and social media with us do not subject us to any kind of liability related to misuse of your information by others.
Data Collected
When you access the website, you may provide certain information including but not limited to your full name, email address, and avatar. Your personal information that is collected is used to improve the website to better serve users, personalize your experience, tailor advertisements to you, and to respond to correspondence through contact forms.
Your information may also be used to offer you promotions from our partners and/or our affiliates in exchange for a commission at absolutely no cost to you.
As is with blogs, The Maguva Narrative also collects certain information about you through log data and Google Analytics. Log Data is information bout your computer’s Internet Protocol Address, otherwise known as your “IP Address”, browsing information, Internet Service Provider’s information, your operating system, and browser type. Google Analytics collects information about you including your location, browsing history, device used to access the website, traffic patterns and other information related to the use of the website. This information is used to analyze website statistics related to user behavior and interests, to improve the website and to further enhance the services and products offered to you.
Cookies
Cookies are small amounts of data that a web server sends to your browser or device when you view a website. This data includes but is not limited to anonymous unique identifiers, IP address, geographic location, language preference, date and time of user’s website access.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
The website may use cookies to enhance and facilitate the user experience, checking website analytics, personalizing ads, and affiliate marketing. If you choose not to providing cookies, you may turn off cookies in your device browser settings. If you choose to do so, you may not be able to access all the features and content of the website.
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
As a general rule, we do not disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent with the exception of the following circumstances
- We may disclose your information to our trusted third parties that we work with such as website hosting partners, email marketing service providers, and other service providers that assist in the operation of the website. Trusted third parties also include affiliates and subsidiaries we rely upon to provide you products and services offered on the website.
- We may disclose your information in order to comply with state or federal regulations to copyright infringement lawsuits or any other legal claims related to the website.
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.
Third Party Links
We may include, offer or advertise third party links, services or products on this website. Once you click a third party link and leave this website, you are no longer bound by our Privacy Policy.
We may use Google Adsense advertising along with other third party advertising on the website. Google is a third party that also uses cookies to serve ads based on user’s website access history. You can opt out of Google by visiting their privacy policy and ad setting.
We have no control over these third parties and they have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the activities and practices of these third parties. For queries regarding third parties, you should contact them directly and read their privacy. You also agree that your use of these third parties is solely at your risk.
Email Marketing
Users have the option of subscribing to or unsubscribing from our email list. By subscribing, you agree to receive newsletters, updates, messages, promotional materials and other content related to this website.
When you email us or use the contact page for communication, your email message and email address are saved in order for us to communicate with you. This information is kept confidential and is not shared, sold or traded with third parties except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy.
If you are in the European Union and opt in to receive any of our free products and services then you will be subscribed to receive our free email newsletter once you affirmatively consent to it, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation. Please unsubscribe if you wish to unsubscribe and note receive emails from us.
We do not send spam or misleading information. Should you wish to no longer receive communication from The Maguva Narrative, you have the option of opting out by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of any of the emails you have received from us.
Regarding third party websites, including those accessed through links on our website, please contact them directly to unsubscribe and/or opt out from their communications.
We are in compliance with the GDPR along with the email marketing service we use to collect your data.
For Users within the European Union
Under the GDPR, if you are within the European Union, you are entitled to certain rights and information listed below.
- You have the right to request access to the data that we store regarding you and have the ability to access your personal data through that request.
- You have the rights to either have your personal data rectified or erased. You also have the right to verify the accuracy of your personal data and have it corrected or deleted.
- You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data. When you restrict the processing of your data, we can store your data but cannot process it further. You have the right to object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances including but not limited to direct marketing, profiling, scientific or historical research purposes, statistical purposes, automated decision making and profiling and tasks based on legitimate interests or in the public interest/exercise of official authority.
- You have the right to the portability of your data. You have the right to request your personal data from us, receive it and transfer it to another controller.
- You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. If you have provided consent to the website’s processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent.
- You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.
We will retail any information you choose to provide to us until the earlier of the following:
- You ask us to delete the information by sending a request through the contact form on the contact page of the website. Please note that such requests may result in you no longer being able to access paid or free content previously available to you.
- Our decision to cease using our existing data providers.
- The Maguva Narrative decides to no longer be in business or continue to offer the services.
- The data is no longer needed to provide you service, is too costly to maintain for further retention, the The Maguva Narrative finds it to be outdated.
We require only the information that is reasonably necessary to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us.
For Users Residing in California
If you reside in California, you are entitled to additional rights under California law which are stated below. The Maguva Narrative is in compliance with the CCPA.
- You have the right to know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed to third parties
- You have the right to say no to the sale of your personal information to third parties
- You have the right to access your personal information, which we will provide within 30 days of such request.
- You have the right to know what personal information is collected from you and how it is used, which is stated in this Privacy Policy.
- You have the right to have your personal information deleted.
- You have the right to equal service, price and no discrimination.
- You have the right to data portability and right to request your personal information and use it for your own purposes.
- In accordance with California’s “Shine the Light Act,” you are permitted to request information about the manner in which we share certain categories of information with third parties for their marketing use. We may disclose your personal information to our affiliates or other related third parties such as service providers and vendors for their use in marketing to you, so we can provide the products and/or services offered on this website to you. When we disclose such information your personal information is still kept confidential and between us and that third party. It is not used for any other purpose that’s not permitted under the laws.
Please be advised that we do not sell your personal information to third parties and have never sold your personal information. We do not intend to sell your personal information in the future either.
Under the CCPA, you still have the right to opt out of such sales and send us a “do not sell my information” request. If you would like to exercise any of your rights under California law, please submit a verifiable request through the contact form on the contact page. Only you as the person registered with the California Secretary of State can make such verifiable consumer requested related to your personal information or someone you authorize to act on your behalf. Your verifiable consumer request must provide sufficient information that allows us to verify that you are the person you are claiming to be or that you are the authorized representative of such person about whom we had collected personal information. You must describe your request with enough details such as your first and last name, address which allow us to properly understand the request and respond to it. Please note we cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information unless we first verify your identity or authority to make such a request and confirm that the personal information relates to you. We will make all attempts to respond to your request within 30 days of the receipt.
This privacy notice for California residents supplements the information included in the previous sections of this privacy policy. California and Delaware law also require us to state whether we honor “Do Not Track” settings in your browser regarding targeted advertising and we do not monitor or respond to Don Not Track browser requests.
Security and Privacy Policy Updates
By using this website, you agree to hold us harmless for any security breach and for any unauthorized use of your personal information by third parties. You also agree that we cannot be held responsible for any disclosure of your information through our website without our knowledge and consent.
This privacy policy is effective as of October 8, 2021 and will be updated and modified as needed. You are responsible for visiting this page periodically to check for future updates to this policy. Any modifications to the privacy policy will be effective upon our publishing of the new terms, and your continued use of our website after the posting of any updates constitutes your acceptance of our modified privacy policy.