Who we are
‘We’ is actually, ‘me’. I simply run a blog. I am publishing a Privacy Policy to adhere to best practices on the internet. My website address is: https://ModernSurvivalBlog.com
What personal data may be collected and why
(referenced in the following sections)
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns.
Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using a website, with the drawback that certain features may not function properly without the aid of cookies. Consult your browser settings documentation about how to do this.
Users and Comments
We no longer implement a User login system on the site. Therefore no related information is collected in this regard. There are no user login or comment cookies. Any previous user login data has been permanently deleted from the server database.
If and whenever the comment system is enabled, and when visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address assigned to them at the time of leaving the comments, and the user agent strings of the browsers they used – to help spam detection.
Published content and comments are stored indefinitely unless deletion/removal is requested by the original author or commenter.
Spam Filter
This site uses the world’s most popular Anti-Spam service, Akismet, to reduce and eliminate Comment spam. Although the Comment system is no longer used on the site, it will be used if and whenever comments are enabled. You may visit the Akismet site to examine their privacy policy:
Analytics and Metrics
Google Analytics
I use Google Analytics on ModernSurvivalBlog.com to discover various statistics about how visitors interact with the site. Metrics such as which pages are visited and how often, how long a visitor stays on the site, and other related metric information.
View more in-depth Google privacy policy and cookie information:
Google Privacy
You can also opt out of Google Analytics here:
Google Opt-Out
Advertisers, Affiliates, and 3rd-Party Ad Networks
Some of our advertising partners may use their own cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners may include, but are not limited to, Amazon (e.g. when clicking on product links).
These third-party ad servers or ad networks may use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on ModernSurvivalBlog.com sent directly to your browsers. They may automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see.
ModernSurvivalBlog.com has no access to, or control over, these cookies that may be used by third-party advertisers. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt out of certain practices.
ModernSurvivalBlog.com privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites.
How long we retain your data
For those who have left a comment on the site, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This is necessary for the comments to be displayed on the site.
You may request that we remove your comments and their metadata by contacting us about it.
Contact information
My contact email address is provided in the ‘Contact me’ link located on the homepage footer, at the bottom.