Legal stuffs and things
Privacy Policy
The Brown Spot, LLC, producer of The Brown Spot and its related content, is deeply interested in maintaining your privacy. We hold your personal information in the highest regard with the absolute intention to keep your information safe, secure and confidential. To better protect your privacy we keep this privacy policy easily accessible throughout our site with the intention of letting you know exactly what information we collect as well as how said information will be used.
Information Gathered
We don’t collect information without letting you know first. We don’t sell, rent or give your personal information out without your knowledge, and we don’t give your information to unrelated third parties without your prior permission. This policy outlines the choices that you have, the information we collect and the way in which we use said information.
The Brown Spot Store and Brown Spot Subscriptions
If you shop at cafepress.com/brownspot or register at subscribe/brownspotonline.com, you accept the practices as outlined throughout this Privacy Policy.
When you register for The Brown Spot’s newsletter, we need to collect your first name, your surname and your e-mail address. To ship products to you, we need to collect information from you. When you order products, we need to collect your name, billing address, e-mail address, phone number and credit card information. If you choose to purchase our products to be sent as a gift, then we will also need to collect the name and address of the recipients).
When you submit your e-mail address to receive materials from The Brown Spot or to purchase items from the store, we will use your e-mail as a login for the store, as well as an aid to help track your order. If we need further information regarding your order, we will contact you via e-mail. If we have a question regarding your credit card information, we will call you in order to protect your identity.
If you need to modify your personal information, simply click on “my account” and login with your e-mail address and password. Once within your account, you can easily modify the information that we store about you.
Cookies
The Brown Spot does not require the use of cookies, but we offer them as a convenient option to confirm your identity and keep items in your shopping cart if you leave the site.
We give you the option to login manually if you don’t want to use cookies. This option is present within your account settings after you initially set up your account. Click here if you’d like to find out more information about cookies.
Advertising cookies are used throughout our site by third-party servers, which is common throughout the Internet. The Brown Spot does not control these cookies, these are entirely dependent upon third parties.
Security
To prevent any pitfalls in the use of information, avoid unauthorized access to your information and maintain data accuracy, The Brown Spot has put in place industry standard Internet security measures. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial methods to be certain that the information we collect online is transmitted securely.
E-mail Services
Any e-mail addresses collected as a result of forwarding articles from The Brown Spot will not be stored or used with the intention of reselling to a third party, and said e-mail addresses will not be added to a database used for bulk e-mails.
All newsletters from The Brown Spot provide the user the opportunity to opt in/out, and it is always an easily identifiable link within the newsletter. We make our best efforts to send materials only to those interested in receiving said materials, and will do our best to unsubscribe anyone interested in opting out.
Sharing and Use of Information
The Brown Spot uses aggregate and anonymous information to improve our content and design, but we do not share information that would make users identifiable. We use basic information on demographics of our user base to work with our advertisers, but none of said information would ever be specific to any individual user. The Brown Spot does not discloses any information on users that could be used to identify them. We also do not sell, share or rent any personal information.
Copyright
The Brown Spot is a satirical website/newspaper published by The Brown Spot, LLC.
All names used within the publication are invented, unless the story is surrounding a public figure. Any other real names that appear within The Brown Spot are accidental and coincidental.
The Brown Spot is intended for users only above the age of 18, and we do not purposefully target the attention of users under the age of 18.
The Brown Spot reserves the right to amend, change, modify or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time.
The content of this website belongs to The Brown Spot, LLC, and may not be reprinted or retransmitted in whole or in part without the expressed written consent of the publisher.
