Welcome to Imaginisce (accessible at imaginisce.com). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to it. Please read it carefully.
By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide Directly
We collect information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Submit the contact form (name, email address, message)
- Sign up for our newsletter (email address)
- Leave a comment on a post (if commenting is enabled)
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit Imaginisce, certain information is collected automatically, including:
- Your IP address and approximate geographic location
- Browser type and version
- Pages visited and time spent on pages
- Referring website or search query
- Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
This information is collected through cookies and third-party analytics services (see Section 4).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected to:
- Respond to your messages and enquiries
- Send you our newsletter if you have subscribed
- Understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it
- Display relevant advertising through Google AdSense
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to outside parties without your consent, except as described in this policy.
3. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Imaginisce uses the following types of cookies:
Essential Cookies
Necessary for the website to function correctly. You cannot opt out of these.
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand website traffic and visitor behaviour. These cookies collect anonymised data. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Advertising Cookies
We participate in Google AdSense, which uses cookies to serve advertisements based on your interests and prior visits to this and other websites. You can manage your Google ad settings at adssettings.google.com.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of parts of this site.
4. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may collect data under their own privacy policies:
- Google Analytics: website analytics (Google Privacy Policy)
- Google AdSense: advertising (Google Privacy Policy)
- Email newsletter provider: for delivering our newsletter (provider details will be updated when a service is selected)
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services.
5. Google AdSense & Advertising
Imaginisce uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices/ or by visiting www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy:
- Contact form submissions: up to 12 months
- Newsletter subscriber emails: until you unsubscribe
- Analytics data: as per Google Analytics retention settings (default 26 months)
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: you can request a copy of the data we hold about you
- Right to rectification: you can ask us to correct inaccurate data
- Right to erasure: you can ask us to delete your data
- Right to object: you can object to how we process your data
- Right to unsubscribe: every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
8. Children's Privacy
Imaginisce is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
9. Links to Other Websites
Our blog may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please get in touch via our contact page.