Uptown Oracle Policies
Welcome to Uptown Oracle! Your privacy and trust are of utmost importance to us. This page outlines the policies regarding data collection, copyright, affiliate links, sponsored content, and other relevant legal information.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.uptownoracle.com.
Terms of Use
All content on Uptown Oracle is owned by the creator, Rebecca Armstrong. Readers may not modify, copy, reproduce, sell, or distribute any content in any manner or medium without explicit permission from the creator. Unauthorized use of any content from this site is prohibited and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
Data Collection and GDPR Compliance
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
We are committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ensuring the privacy of our visitors.
- Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- Media: If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
- Cookies: This site uses cookies—small text files placed on your machine to help provide a better user experience. Cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymized tracking data to third-party applications like Google Analytics. You may disable cookies in your browser settings if you prefer. However, this may affect your ability to use certain parts of our site.
- Embedded Content: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics, which utilizes anonymous IP data to track visitor behavior and demographics on our site. This data helps us improve our content and user experience. No personally identifiable information is collected through these analytics tools.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not share your personal information with third parties unless required by law. The information we collect is used to analyze content performance through cookies, which you can disable at any time by modifying your internet browser’s settings. We are not responsible for the republishing of content found on this blog on other websites or media without our permission.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for changing their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. This helps ensure the integrity and security of our site.
Your Contact Information
If you have privacy-specific concerns, please contact us at becky@uptownoracle.com.
Copyright Policy
All images and content on Uptown Oracle are created by me, Rebecca Armstrong, unless otherwise stated. Any images not created by me are believed to be in the public domain or used under the principles of fair use. If you believe that any content on Uptown Oracle infringes your copyright, please contact me, and I will remove the content promptly.
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Uptown Oracle with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Affiliate Links
Uptown Oracle participates in affiliate marketing programs, which means we may earn commissions on purchases made through our links. When you click on an affiliate link on Uptown Oracle, a cookie is placed on your device, tracking the referral but not collecting any personal data. I only endorse products and services that I have personally used and believe will add value to my readers.
- Amazon Affiliate Disclosure: Uptown Oracle is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com and its partner sites.
Sponsored Content Disclaimer
Occasionally, I work with brands and companies to create sponsored content. Sponsored posts are clearly marked, and I always disclose when content has been paid for by a sponsor. Despite receiving compensation, all opinions expressed in these posts are my own and are not influenced by any compensation received.
Public Relations (PR)
Uptown Oracle is PR-friendly. If you’re a company or brand looking to collaborate, please note that while I am open to receiving products and samples, all reviews and opinions will be honest and unbiased. My goal is to help my readers make informed purchasing decisions, and I will not compromise the integrity of my reviews.
Final Notes
By using Uptown Oracle, you consent to the policies outlined on this page. We reserve the right to update these policies at any time, so please check back periodically for any changes.
Thank you for visiting Uptown Oracle, and for trusting me with your data and your time!
Becky
Founder & Blogger, Uptown Oracle