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This document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Appalachia Interactive, accessible from https://appalachiainteractive.com, and how we use that information.
The most recent version of this document can be found here.
*The history of this document can be found here.
If after reading you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at privacy@appalachiainteractive.com.
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. Don't worry, there's nothing scary in here. If you do not agree with the terms, please exit our website now. You may contact us at privacy@appalachiainteractive.com to remove any data collected during your visit.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Appalachia Interactive. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
Appalachia Interactive's Privacy Policy does not apply to other websites — even if they are linked to, or their content is embedded, here. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options. Where possible, we have limited your exposure to this kind of data collection.
If you click a link and it takes you to an external website, this Privacy Policy does not apply there.
Appalachia Interactive does not show ads, and so your data is never sent to a third party advertiser. Whew!
The Appalachia Interactive website is built on, and hosted by, WordPress.com. If you are a WordPress.com user and you visit this site while logged in, be aware that WordPress.com may collect data that is unknown to us, and not described in or covered by this Privacy Policy. Please review their Privacy Policy at automattic.com.
We collect some information when you visit our website. The reasons why, and what we collect, are detailed below.
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.
If you sign up for email notifications, a newsletter, or similar publication, we will receive your email address.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
We will also collect technical information about your site visits:
Appalachia Interactive follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Anonymized site data is sent to Google Analytics. This enables us to compare our application performance benchmarks to other similar websites. We also allow Google technical support representatives and account specialists to access our analytics data when they are providing services to us. You can read more about how Google Analytics' protects the data they consume here. In a nutshell (and this is not legal advice), they will only share your data onward with our consent — which we will not give. Beyond that, they will use your data when providing us technical support or when required by law to provide it.
Nope. We do not sell data generated by your use of this website.
We do not share any indentifiable personal data generated by your use of this website. We only share data with partners in order to provide the services of this website. These include WordPress.com and Google Analytics.
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:
Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@appalachiainteractive.com. We take this responsibility very seriously and will do everything we can to sort everything out for you.
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@appalachiainteractive.com. We take this responsibility very seriously and will do everything we can to sort everything out for you.
Appalachia Interactive does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records. Contact us at privacy@appalachiainteractive.com. We take this responsibility extremely seriously and will do everything we can to sort everything out for you.