Last Updated: October 14, 2023
1. Introduction
Welcome to Sernod (https://sernod.com/), an educational resource blog. At Sernod, we take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit and interact with our website.
2. Information We Collect
2.1. Personal Information: We may collect personal information, such as your name and email address, when you voluntarily provide it for purposes such as subscribing to our newsletter, leaving comments, or contacting us through our contact form.
2.2. Non-Personal Information: We may also gather non-personal information, including browser type, operating system, and pages visited, to enhance our website and user experience.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes:
3.1. Communication: To respond to your inquiries, provide information, and deliver the services you have requested.
3.2. Newsletter: To send you updates, educational content, and newsletters if you have subscribed to them. You can opt-out at any time.
3.3. Analytics: To analyze website usage and optimize our content and services.
4. Third-Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. However, this does not include trusted third parties who assist us in website operation or servicing you, provided they agree to keep your information confidential.
5. Cookies and Web Beacons
We may use cookies to improve your user experience. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings.
6. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
7. Data Security
We employ industry-standard security measures to protect your data, but no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its security.
8. Google DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to www.website.com and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
9. Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of the Sernod.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Sernod.com, which are sent directly to users’ browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note that Sernod has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.
10. Third-Party Privacy Policies
Sernod’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found on the browsers’ respective websites.
11. CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:
Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
12. GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
13. Children’s Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
Sernod does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
14. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as needed. The latest version will be posted on this page with the revised effective date. We encourage you to check this page periodically for any changes.
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us by visiting our contact page: https://sernod.com/contact