To keep things easier to understand, the team at EssentialBathReviews.com will referred to as “we”, “our website”, or “this website”.
Below, you can read a detailed analysis on data collection, data storage, and data protection on EssentialBathReviews.com. We will cover both personal and non-personal data and will present all the practices we use to turn our website better.
Data We Collect
Our website gathers data from its users, both of a personal and of a non-personal nature. Non-personal data includes general internet information, like cookies. When it comes to personal information, we can collect it only after receiving the explicit consent of the users. Whenever they are asked to provide private information, they receive a notification informing them of our intention to collect this data. They have to specifically hit the Agree button before we can proceed with the data collection.
Non-Personal Data
Our website collects this type of information to better understand the internet behavior of the users. Since it’s non-personal, we cannot use it to reveal or discover the identity of the users.
Examples:
- The IP address and other data coming from the Internet Service Provider;
- The pages that users visit on a regular basis, especially before they enter our website or after they leave our website;
- Browsing logs that reveal the behavior of users on our website;
- Other information related to browsing.
Personal Data
We cannot collect any kind of personal information without receiving the explicit consent of the users. Whenever users get on a page that asks them to introduce data of a personal nature, we inform them that we would like to collect that information. Then, we ask for their permission to do it, and they have to specifically agree to it. Only afterwards are we able to collect and store that information. We never collect information that we can later use to identify the users or that users might find sensitive. Here are some examples of the personal data we gather: name, address, email, phone number, social media information. In some cases, we might also need data on location and gender.
The purpose of this information is strictly statistical, or it might help us achieve a better communication with the users. Through this info, we seek to improve our website and offer users a better browsing experience.
EssentialBathReviews.com declares that it will never use the data it collects for commercial purposes and will never offer it to third parties in exchange of monetary benefits.
Using personal information
As mentioned above, we collect this type of information strictly to run statistical analyses. Through them, we seek to get a better picture on the interests of the users and then shape our website according to them. We might allow some third parties to access this information, but this will never happen for financial purposes.
Some of these companies that might get access to the data are partner companies that provide certain services for us. They might also allow a small number of their employees to see this data. However, they are strictly forbidden from sharing and using it outside of their company.
In other special situations, we might also have to share your data, both of a personal and of a non-personal nature. If state or federal authorities release an order, a warrant, or if the law forces us, we will share your information.
Caution: this privacy policy only concerns our website. Our users might see ads on their pages that are managed by third party advertisers. They might collect some information as well, but they are responsible for this data.
How do we collect information?
Below you can read a list of all the methods used to collect personal and non-personal data from the EssentialBathReviews.com users.
1. Cookies
Cookies are one of the most common tools used on the internet. They are small code fragments that run in the background and collect information. This information consists mainly of browsing patterns, and we use it only for statistics.
Cookies are not meant to help us identify or track our users.
2. Log Files
The log files we use can record the number of clicks made by a user on a specific page and the time the user spends on this page. Also, they can identify the pages that users visit before our website, what internet provider they use, or general browser-specific information. Just like cookies, we use log files for statistics.
Log files are not meant to help us identify or track our users.
3. Register Requests (Sign Ups)
This is the only method we use to collect personal information. We request our users to register this type of data to confirm they are real persons and as a way to check their identity. As mentioned above, this information helps us improve our communication with the users.
All the personal information provided by the users is strictly confidential.
Data protection
To make sure the data stays safe and confidential, EssentialBathReviews.com uses a special security system in three steps. These steps include electronic protection, physical protection, and managerial protection.