Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://spellingbeebuddy.com.

This Privacy Statement is designed to provide information about Spelling Bee Buddy (“SpellingBeeBuddy”, “we”, “our” or “us”) privacy and data collection practices. This privacy policy does not apply to sites maintained by other companies or organizations to which we may link or who may link to us. We are not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of third-party websites.

What personal data do we collect, and why do we collect it?

Personal identification information

We may collect personally identifiable information from users in a variety of ways, including, 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, their name and email address. We may store the IP addresses on our server. Users may visit our Site without sharing their name and email address, but the IP addresses are always collected and stored. We will collect personal identification information such as name and email address from users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personal identification information except for the IP address. If users refuse to supply personal identification information, it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site-related activities, such as newsletter signup, which requires a valid email address.

Non-personal identification information

We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. The non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer, and technical information about the user’s means of connection to this site, such as the operating system and the Internet service provider utilized and other similar information, including IP address.

Comments

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.

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.

Contact forms

We use the Contact Form 7 plugin to manage contact form submissions. The information is sent as email messages that only a select few members are allowed to access and is not stored on the server.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computer should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using our website, with the drawback that certain features of the site may not function properly without cookies.

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website, and they may deploy cookies in order to deliver advertisements about goods and services that interest you.

Advertising

Ads on our website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be most interesting to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by our website and does not cover the use of cookies by advertisers.

How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps

Some of the services on this website are served by Google. Google uses its technology to serve ads to users based on their visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. We use the following Google services:

• Google AdSense
• Google Analytics
• Google reCAPTCHA

Your web browser automatically sends certain information to Google. This includes the URL of the page you’re viewing on our site and your IP address.

Please visit Google’s privacy policy page to learn more about how it uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

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.

Sharing your personal 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 such as personalized ads, comments, newsletters, and others as outlined above.

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes, provided you have given us your permission.

Who we share your data with

As outlined above, we may send the required data to the following third-party networks:

Google and their partners – Please refer to Google’s privacy policy.

Akismet – Visitor comments may be checked through Akismet, an automated spam detection service. Visit Automattic’s privacy page to know more.

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.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Changes to this privacy policy

Although most changes are likely to be minor, we may change the Privacy Policy from time to time and at Spelling Bee Buddy’s sole discretion. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Your acceptance of these terms

By using this site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Who can I ask if I have any additional questions?

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement and our practices, or you have reason to believe Spelling Bee Buddy may have failed to adhere to this Privacy Statement, you can reach out to us via the Contact page.