Privacy Policy
Who We Are:
Offbeat and Untold is a personal travel blog at https://www.offbeatanduntold.com by Agni and Amrita and is governed by the following Privacy Policy.
At Offbeat and Untold , the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. The privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by Offbeat and Untold and how it is used. We assume that you accept how Offbeat and Untold operates by your continued use of our blog. This statement only applies to this Website.
Personal identification information
We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways that may include but not limited to, when Users visit our site, subscribe to the newsletter, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, mailing address, phone number. Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously. We will never ask the user for any credit card information or any information related to financial transactions. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.
Non-personal information
Like many other websites, we make use of log files to track statistics. These may include information about 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, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. (IP) addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Offbeat and Untold may use “cookies” to enhance user experience. We use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
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.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. If you do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.
We Collect Information in different ways
We collect information directly from you. We collect information directly from you when you sign up for our newsletter. We also collect information if you post a comment on our websites or ask us a question by phone or email.
We collect information from you passively. We use tracking tools like Google Analytics, Google Webmaster, browser cookies and web beacons for collecting information about your usage of our website.
We get information about you from third parties. For example, if you use an integrated social media feature on our websites. The third-party social media site will give us certain information about you. This could include your name and email address.
We collect information when you comment on our site. When you 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.
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. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
We collect information when you use the Contact Form. We may collect your name, email address, phone number and preferences when you ask us a question or communicate with us through the contact form.
How we use collected information
Offbeat and Untold may collect and use Users personal information for the following purposes:
- To personalize user experience
- To improve our Site
- We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services.
- To run a promotion, contest, survey or other Site feature
- To send Users information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them.
- To send periodic emails
We may use the email address to send User information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include news, updates and other information. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or User may contact us via our Site.
Protection of personal information
We adopt sufficient measures to keep your personal information protected. However, we shall not be held responsible for any hacking attempt that may lead to the data being compromised or any security leak happened at the end of our hosting provider.
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others.
We are also not responsible for republished content from this blog on other blogs, websites or media used without our permission.
Third party websites
Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that link to the sites and services of our partners, advertisers, sponsors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.
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.
Changes to this privacy policy
Offbeat and Untold has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. The Privacy Policy has been last updated on 23.05.2024.
Your acceptance of these terms
By using this website, you hereby consent to this privacy policy and are therefore in agreement with its terms and conditions. If you have any questions feel free to contact us directly here.
Contact
If you require any more information or have any questions about our site’s disclaimer, please feel free to contact us.