At Elephant Guide for Insurance (accessible via forelephant.com), the privacy of our visitors is one of our main priorities. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information collected and recorded by our blog and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
1. Log Files
Elephant Guide for Insurance 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 and version
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Date and time stamp
- Referring/exit pages
- Number of clicks
This data is not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
2. Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other informational blog, Elephant Guide for Insurance uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.
3. 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 our site 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 – google.com.
4. Our Advertising Partners
Some of the advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners include:
- Google AdSense
Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies above. Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Elephant Guide for Insurance, 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: Elephant Guide for Insurance has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
5. Third-Party Privacy Policies
The Privacy Policy of Elephant Guide for Insurance 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. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.
6. CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (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.
Since we do not collect, store, or sell any personal financial data or quote information, your consumer data is fully secure. If you make a request regarding any technical browsing data, we have one month to respond to you.
7. GDPR Data Protection Rights
We want to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights for users in the UK and European Economic Area (EEA). Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
8. 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.
Elephant Guide for Insurance 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.
9. Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms and conditions.