At Cultural Dude, accessible at www.culturaldude.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document explains the types of information that are collected and recorded by Cultural Dude and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at culturaldudecontact@gmail.com.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website regarding the information they shared and/or collect at Cultural Dude.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
Information We Collect
The personal information you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
When you register for an account, we may ask for your contact information, including your name, address, email address, and telephone number.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our website
- Improve, personalize, and expand our website
- Understand and analyze how you use our website
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, updates, marketing, and promotional purposes
- Send you emails
- Find and prevent fraud
Log Files
Cultural Dude follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files includes:
- Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
- Browser type
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Date and time stamp
- Referring/exit pages
- Number of clicks
This information is not linked to anything personally identifiable. The purpose of this data is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, Cultural Dude uses cookies. These cookies are used to store information, including visitors’ preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. This information helps us optimize the user experience by customizing our webpage content based on visitors’ browser types and/or other information.
DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google, as one of our third-party vendors, uses cookies (known as DART cookies) to serve ads to our site visitors based on their visit to www.culturaldude.com and other websites. Visitors can choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google Ads and Content Network Privacy PolicyPolicy at
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of our advertising partners.
Currently, our advertising partner is:
Google
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons in their advertisements and links that appear on Cultural Dude. These are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or personalize the advertising content you see on websites you visit.
Please note that Cultural Dude has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.
Third-Party Privacy Policies
Cultural Dude’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. We encourage you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of third-party ad servers for more detailed information, including how to opt-out of their practices.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. For detailed information about managing cookies, refer to your browser’s help section. You can also learn more about cookies at What Are Cookies.
CCPA Privacy Policy (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, California consumers have the right to:
- Request that a business disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected.
- Request that a business delete any personal data collected.
- Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data not sell that data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond. To exercise these rights, please contact us at culturaldudecontact@gmail.com.
GDPR Privacy Policy (Data Protection Rights)
We ensure you are fully aware of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to:
- The right to access – Request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- The right to erasure – Request deletion of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – Request restriction of processing, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing – Object to our processing of your data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability – Request data transfer to another organization or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond. To exercise these rights, contact us at culturaldudecontact@gmail.com.
Children’s Information
Protecting children’s privacy is important to us. We encourage parents and guardians to observe and guide their children’s online activity.
Cultural Dude does not knowingly collect Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe your child provided such information on our website, please contact us immediately, and we will promptly remove it from our records.
Effective Date: December 14, 2024
Contact Information: culturaldudecontact@gmail.com