PRIVACY POLICY

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I Would Rather Be Reading ("I Would Rather Be Reading") operates IWOULDRATHERBEREADING.ORG. It is I Would Rather Be Reading's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, I Would Rather Be Reading collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. I Would Rather Be Reading's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how I Would Rather Be Reading's visitors use its website. From time to time, I Would Rather Be Reading may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

I Would Rather Be Reading also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments. I Would Rather Be Reading only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that blog commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to I Would Rather Be Reading's website choose to interact with I Would Rather Be Reading in ways that require I Would Rather Be Reading to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that I Would Rather Be Reading gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. Those who engage in transactions with I Would Rather Be Reading are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, I Would Rather Be Reading collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with I Would Rather Be Reading. I Would Rather Be Reading does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

I Would Rather Be Reading may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. For instance, I Would Rather Be Reading may monitor the most popular posts on IWOULDRATHERBEREADING.ORG and may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, I Would Rather Be Reading does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

I Would Rather Be Reading discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on I Would Rather Be Reading's behalf or to provide services available at I Would Rather Be Reading's website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. I Would Rather Be Reading's will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, I Would Rather Be Reading discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when I Would Rather Be Reading believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of I Would Rather Be Reading, third parties or the public at large. I Would Rather Be Reading takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. I Would Rather Be Reading uses cookies to help I Would Rather Be Reading identify and track visitors, their usage of I Would Rather Be Reading website, and their website access preferences. I Would Rather Be Reading visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using I Would Rather Be Reading's website, with the drawback that certain features of I Would Rather Be Reading's website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Ads

Ads appearing on any of 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 of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by I Would Rather Be Reading and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Although most changes are likely to be minor, I Would Rather Be Reading may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in I Would Rather Be Reading's sole discretion. I Would Rather Be Reading encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

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Current as of: 08/30/20