Blunt Magazine (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, located at bluntmag.com.au (the “Site”). Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal information.
1. Information We Collect We may collect information about you in a variety of ways, including:
Personal Data: While using our Site, you may voluntarily provide us with personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, phone number, or other contact details. This may occur when you subscribe to our newsletter, register for an account, or submit inquiries.
Usage Data: We may collect information about your interactions with the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you view. This data helps us understand how users navigate our Site and improve your experience.
2. Use of Cookies We use cookies to enhance your experience on our Site. Cookies are small data files placed on your device when you visit a website.
Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary to provide you with basic website features, such as navigation, access to secure areas, and ensuring the website functions as expected.
Advertising Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s previous visits to our website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. Alternatively, users can opt out of third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
If we introduce additional non-essential cookies in the future, we will seek your explicit consent before using them.
Managing Cookies: You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.
3. How We Use Your Information We may use the information we collect from you to:
- Provide and maintain the Site.
- Serve ads tailored to your interests.
- Send you newsletters, marketing materials, and other information that may interest you.
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
- Analyze usage trends and improve our Site and services.
- Enforce our Terms and Conditions.
4. Disclosure of Your Information We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- With service providers: We may share your information with vendors who assist us in operating our business, such as web hosting, analytics, advertising, and email services.
- Legal requirements: If required by law to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, or respond to lawful requests.
- Business transfers: In connection with a business transfer, such as a merger or acquisition.
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
5. Data Security We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Your Privacy Rights If you are located in Australia, you have the right to:
- Access and obtain a copy of your personal information.
- Request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Withdraw your consent for processing your personal information at any time.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
7. Advertising and Third-Party Vendors Our Site may use third-party vendors and ad networks to display ads. These third parties may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to our Site or other websites.
- You may visit the websites of third-party vendors or ad networks to opt out of the use of cookies for personalised advertising.
- Alternatively, you can opt out of some third-party vendors’ uses of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
For more information about managing cookies, please visit cookiechoices.org.
8. Third-Party Links Our Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this policy. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact Us If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Blunt Magazine Head Office: NSW, Australia Email: [email protected]