Effective Date: January 8, 2025
Last Updated: January 8, 2025
The Cheer Mix (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://thecheermix.com (the “Website”).
By using our Website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use our Website.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Information You Provide
When you interact with our Website, you may provide us with:
- Your name
- Email address
- Any additional information you voluntarily provide when leaving comments or contacting us
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
We may automatically collect certain information about your visit, including:
- Your IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Referring website
- Pages viewed, time spent on our Website, and other analytics data
1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our Website uses cookies to collect information about your browsing behavior. These may include:
- Session cookies to manage your interactions
- Analytics cookies to improve our Website’s performance
- Preferences cookies to remember your settings
You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings. However, doing so may affect the functionality of our Website.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes:
- To manage and display comments on the Website
- To respond to inquiries and provide support
- To improve our Website’s functionality and user experience
- To comply with legal obligations
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share your information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us with spam detection, Website hosting, or analytics. For example, visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- Legal Authorities: If required by law or necessary to protect our rights and comply with legal obligations.
4. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access Your Data: Request a copy of the personal information we have about you.
- Delete Your Data: Request that we delete your personal information.
- Manage Your Cookies: Adjust your browser settings to manage or delete cookies.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@thecheermix.com.
5. Comments and Media
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our Website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and the browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here. After approval, your profile picture will appear publicly next to your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the Website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract this information.
6. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our Website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, including tracking if you are logged in to those websites.
7. Data Retention
We retain your information as follows:
- Comments: Indefinitely, including metadata, to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- User Profiles: For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their profiles. Users can edit or delete their information at any time (except usernames).
Website administrators can also see and edit user information.
8. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from individuals under 13 years of age. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us at info@thecheermix.com, and we will promptly delete the information.
9. Data Security
We implement commercially reasonable security measures to protect your personal information. However, no system is completely secure. By using our Website, you acknowledge that the transmission of information is at your own risk.
10. Third-Party Links
Our Website may include links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Updates will be posted on this page with an updated Effective Date. Your continued use of our Website after updates indicates your acceptance of the revised policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: info@thecheermix.com