The Privacy Policy laid forth on this page manages how this website, IntoTheAbsurd.com, handles the data of the visitors to our website. We strongly respect the privacy of our users and never sell any information of our visitors to any third party.
In using our website you are agreeing to abide by the following conditions laid forth by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms laid out by this policy, please immediately terminate all use of our website.
Types Of Information Collected By This Site
There are 2 ways information is collected by this website. First is information automatically collected by visiting the website and second is information you provide to the website.
Automatically collected information
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Logging of all visitor's IP addresses, which is the standard across most websites in the U.S.A. (An IP address is the unique identifier provided by your ISP to identify the device you are using to connect to the internet possesses so that communication from remote servers is possible. IP addresses DO NOT reveal sensitive information such as name, home address, phone number to the this website or the general public. ONLY your ISP has such information associated with an IP address. IP addresses do reveal the general region of visitors to any website.) This helps us combat spam.
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The browser the visitor uses during the visit, this is anonymous data.
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The operating system the visitor uses during the visit, this is anonymous data.
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Cookie information. Cookies defined by Google: (Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your browser by a website you visit. They help that website remember information about your visit, which can both make it easier to visit the site again and make the site more useful to you. Cookies are widely used by websites and servers to provide many of the basic services we find online.) This website may use any of the following Cookies:
Functionality Cookies. These are Cookies that help our website to function and remember any possible user settings, such as a color scheme a user has chosen.
User Login Cookies. If a user is logged into our website a Cookie is placed to remember the visitor is logged in to our website.
Advertising Cookies. Pages on our website may have ads placed by third party vendors such as Amazon or Google. These Cookies may serve interest based ads on our website relevant to your use on those services. We only use globally recognized and trusted advertising platforms to protect the data of our visitors. Further, you can opt out of Amazon's Interest-Based ads here: https://www.amazon.com/adprefs and opt out of Google's personalized ads here: https://myadcenter.google.com/
In addition, most web browsers allow you to manage which Cookies the browser accepts. This can be found in the browsers settings or help sections. Be advised adjusting these settings while not being familiar with these settings can cause the browser's functionality and security to be vulnerable.
Information you provide to us
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User registration if desired. If a visitor desires to register to our website to comment, post an article, enhance their visit, that user will create a username, password, and supply an eMail address. At no point will we spam, sell, or share your eMail address with any third party. We even encourage the use of a "Trail Name" or alias as the username as we have zero desire or requirement for our users to register with their real name. We also encourage the use of a user's secondary eMail address or "throw away" eMail address. Use of our website absolutely does not require a registration and can be equally enjoyed just as a visitor.
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Search queries using our site search. Our site has built in search functionality. Search phrases are stored to determine article popularity, website growth, and what our visitors are looking for on our website. Use of the search function is anonymous and the phrases searched are stored anonymously.
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Contact forms. A visitor may choose to message a website admin and through this process be required to enter a name, eMail address, and message. This info is saved and the IP address logged to combat spam.
Links To External Websites
Across our site we may have links that the user may click and leave our website. The websites we link to have privacy policies and terms of use that differ from our own and we are not responsible for the policies or content of such websites. We have no control over these websites or the information they collect from visitors to their websites.
Privacy Of Minors
While the use of our website is family friendly we are committed to maintaining the privacy of users under the age of 18. Registration on our site is reserved for visitors over the age of 18.
Security Of Your Data
IntoTheAbsurd.com will never sell any information about our users to any third party. We strongly encourage unique and strong passwords for our registered users. All websites on Earth are vulnerable to Cyber attacks or hacks and while we take the strongest measures to ensure a secure and safe website, users acknowledge security breaches, while incredibly rare, do happen and you waive the right to hold IntoTheAbsurd.com responsible for a breach of data by nefarious individuals. Again, this is an exceedingly rare occurrence and we assure our users we take all appropriate actions against such breaches such as SSL(Secure Sockets Layer/https) for our entire website. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of your password and for all use of your account. You must create a unique password that you do not use on any other website on the internet. Never share your account with anyone.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy and make updates or necessary changes at any time at our discretion. If a policy update changes the way we handle data of our registered users they will be notified via the eMail provided upon registration.
How To Contact Us
Please message us at message us here with subject "Privacy Policy" regarding any questions about our privacy policy.