Last updated: 5 September, 2024
By accessing or using our website, you consent to our privacy policy as stated here.
If you do not consent to the same, please do not access or use our website.
WHO ARE WE?
We are the Rogue Writers Network. Our website address is: https://roguewriters.net.
SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy applies to information that relates to you as an identifiable individual (often referred to as “personal information” or “personal data”) that Rogue Writers Network receives or collects when you interact with us or our services, website. This privacy policy applies exclusively to information collected through this website and not to information collected offline or in any other online spaces or services.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party services, websites, or software, such as third-party applications that may be integrated into our Services via API. Those services, websites, and software are subject to their own terms and privacy policies, and you should carefully read the privacy policies of those as well.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
We may collect and process the following types of personal information:
- Information you provide: If you sign up for an account or use our member profile services, we may collect information such as your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide.
- Information collected automatically: We may collect certain information automatically when you use our services, including your IP address, device information, browser type, operating system, and usage data. We may also use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience.
- Comments: When you leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the your 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.
- Media: 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.
HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA
Registered user information is retained in our website’s database indefinitely. Registered users (members) can export or remove data via the existing WordPress data exporter or eraser through their account portal.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
- Communication: To provide you with the support and information that you request, send notices, and updates related to services offered through Rogue Writers Network.
- Provide and improve our services: We use your information to deliver the services you request, enhance your user experience, and improve the functionality of our website platform. We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
- Marketing and advertising: With your consent, we may send you promotional materials, newsletters, and other marketing communications. You can opt-out of receiving such communications at any time.
- Legal compliance: We may process your personal information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
HOW DO WE SHARE THIS INFORMATION?
- With service providers: We may engage trusted third-party service providers to assist us in delivering and improving our website and services. These service providers have access to your personal information solely for the purpose of performing their services on our behalf and are obligated to maintain its confidentiality.
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
DO WE USE COOKIES?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
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 visit our login page, 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.
We may use cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future, and may also use cookies to keep track of advertisements. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.
EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES
Content and 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.
DATA SECURITY
We take measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure; therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
THIRD PARTY LINKS
Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy policy and other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any website or service that may be accessible via a link on the Service. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
USER RIGHTS
Web users have rights regarding personal information under applicable data protection laws. As such, you may:
- 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 through your account portal.
- You can update or correct your personal information if it is inaccurate or incomplete through your account portal.
- You can request the deletion of your personal information through your account portal. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
- On this website, you must first opt-in for any processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes, and can always opt-out should you change your mind.
CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act); we do not knowingly collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products, and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. If you are under 13 years old (or the age of digital consent in your country), you may not sign up for the Rogue Writers Network. If you believe that someone under 13, or the applicable age of digital consent, has provided us with personal information in violation of this Privacy Policy, please contact us, so we can take steps to delete the information.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Your continued use of this website after such a time will constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you periodically review this page. If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes here, and update the date of modification at the top of the page.
CONTACT US
Please contact us at jenai@roguewriters.net with questions or comments that you may have regarding our Privacy Policy.