PRIVACY POLICY

YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS

Mile Marker Memories respects your privacy as a reader and we are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
INFORMATION YOU VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT TO MILE MARKER MEMORIES

We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. When you voluntarily submit information to Mile Marker Memories by leaving a comment, subscribing to our site, or submitting a contact form, we may collect your name and/or email address. We will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent. Never submit personal information to the site. Mile Marker Memories provides information on experiences and will never ask for personal or financial information.

AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION

We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access Mile Marker Memories. When you use Mile Marker Memories, we may log links clicked, a referring website, pages you viewed, and the device or dates/times when you accessed Mile Marker Memories. We may also collect information about actions you take when using Mile Marker Memories, such as links clicked.

COOKIES

We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by Mile Marker Memories. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on Mile Marker Memories. These cookies store your preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics. Click here for more information about how Google may use your data.

You may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and permanently deny the setting of cookies. You may also delete any cookies that have already been set at any time through your internet browser.

HOW IS YOUR INFORMATION USED?

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

  • To operate and maintain Mile Marker Memories;
  • To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email will provide a link to opt-out of future mailings;
  • To respond to your comments or inquiries;
  • To track and measure advertising on the Website;
  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized activity.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information. Additionally, Mile Marker Memories may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the site. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

This service tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on Mile Marker Memories. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.

ANONYMOUS DATA

From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you leave a comment on Mile Marker Memories, your name may be publicly visible. Your email address will never be available publicly. 

GOOGLE ADVERTISING COOKIES

Google uses cookies to help serve the ads it displays on the websites of its partners, such as websites displaying Google ads or participating in Google-certified ad networks. When users visit a Google partner’s website, a cookie may be dropped on that end user’s browser.

RETARGETING ADS

Mile Marker Memories may engage in marketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest or Google, in order to market the site. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to Mile Marker Memories. The use of advertising cookies enables the company (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Google, Media.net) and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the internet. Users may opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. Users can also opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

AFFILIATE PROGRAMS

Mile Marker Memories may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for the purposes of commissions.

AMAZON ASSOCIATES

Mile Marker Memories is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com.  As part of this Amazon Associates program, Mile Marker Memories will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.