Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Glowarie ("we," "us," "our") collects, uses and protects information when you visit glowarie.com (the "Site").

Information we collect

Information you provide. If you contact us by email or through our contact form, we collect the information you choose to send, such as your name, email address and message. We use it only to respond to you.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our hosting provider and analytics tools may automatically collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited and the date and time of your visit. This helps us understand how the Site is used and keep it secure.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We and our partners may use cookies to:

• Keep the Site working properly
• Understand how visitors use the Site (analytics)
• Show advertising, including personalized advertising where permitted

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the Site works.

Advertising and Google AdSense

We use, or may use, Google AdSense to display ads on this Site.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this Site or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the internet.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
• Learn more about how Google uses data at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

Where required by law (for example, for visitors in the European Economic Area, the UK or Switzerland), you will be asked for consent before personalized advertising cookies are used.

Analytics

We may use analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to understand traffic and improve our content. These services may use cookies and collect information about your use of the Site. You can opt out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

How we use information

We use information to:

• Operate, maintain and improve the Site
• Respond to your messages
• Understand which content is useful
• Display advertising that helps support the Site
• Protect the Site against abuse and security threats

We do not sell your personal information.

Sharing information

We may share information with service providers that help us run the Site (such as hosting, form handling, analytics and advertising partners), or when required by law.

Data retention

We keep contact messages only as long as needed to respond and for reasonable record-keeping. Analytics and advertising data are retained according to the providers' own policies.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (including under Canada's PIPEDA, the EU/UK GDPR, or California privacy laws), you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal information we hold about you, or to object to certain uses. To make a request, email us at glowarie@gmail.com.

Children's privacy

This Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

External links

Our articles may link to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top shows when it was last changed.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email glowarie@gmail.com.