Privacy Policy

Date Updated: 01/27/2024

Who We Are:

Our website address is fishkeepandchill.com. Privacy information is controlled by Nora Hickey who can be reached at fishkeepandchill@gmail.com.

What Data We Collect and Why:

We collect personal information that you provide to us. Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our website. 

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.

This Site is affiliated with Google Adsense for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and they will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Google Adsense data usage, click here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. YouTube, Pinterest, WordPress.org, Ads 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged into that website. To learn how to control that information and request deletion, visit the Privacy Policy of the original website.

Who We Share Your Data With:

The data collected may be shared with service providers and others who help with our business operations and assist in the delivery of our products and services including, but not limited to:

• application development,
• site hosting,
• maintenance,
• data analysis,
• infrastructure provision,
• IT services,
• customer service,
• email delivery services,
• *payment processing,
• marketing,
• analytics, and
• enforcement of our Terms of Service Agreement and other agreements;
• Other users of the site to identify you to anyone to whom you send messages or make comments through the Services;
• Persons or entities with whom you consent to have your Personal Data shared;
• Third parties in order to prevent damage to our property (tangible and intangible), for safety reasons, or to collect amounts owed to us;
• * Merchants and payment processors;
• Third parties as we believe necessary or appropriate, in any manner permitted under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence.

We do this to:

• comply with legal process;
• respond to requests from public and government authorities, including public and government authorities outside your country of residence;
• enforce our Terms of Service Agreement and other agreements;
• protect our operations;
• protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you, or others;
• allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain. 

We will never sell, rent, or lease your Personal Data to a third party. 

How Long We Retain Your Data:

Analytics data is retained indefinitely. Contact forms are retained indefinitely. For all other services, we will retain your Personal Data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.

What Rights You Have:

Most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of Interest Based Advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or https://www.youronlinechoices.com.

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.

Other Information:

Our Services are not directed to and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that a child under the age of 13 has provided us with Personal Data, we will take steps to remove such data. If you become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data without your consent, please contact the Privacy Officer. By using the Services, you are representing to us that you are not under the age of 13.

We use reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect personal data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and risks involved in processing that information.