privacy policy
Privacy Policy for hedgehogs.org
The privacy of visitors to hedgehogs.org is important to me. On this page you can find information about what types of personal information I receive and collect when you use this site, and how I safeguard your information. I never sell your personal information to third parties.
Log Files
As with most other websites, I collect and use the data contained in log files. The information in the log files include your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider, such as AOL or Shaw Cable), the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time you visited the site and which pages you visited throughout the site.
Cookies and Web Beacons
I do use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit the site. This could include only showing you a popup once in your visit, or the ability to login to some of the site's features.
I also use third party advertisements to support the site. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed.
This is generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing New York real estate ads to someone in New York, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking sites).
Google's use of a DART cookie enables it to serve ads to visitors to this site based on visits to this site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of the use of the DART cookie by clicking here.
You can chose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with this site as well as other websites. This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or accounts.
Info submitted to the site
If you would like me to remove any info you have submitted to this site then all you have to do is contact me.
If you have any questions or concerns about this policy please contact me.