Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Fiery Griot (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects the information you provide when you visit our website (the “Website”) located at https://fierygriot.com..

Information We Collect

We collect two types of information on the Website:

  • Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, username, and any other information you choose to share in your profile or submissions.
  • Non-Personal Information: This includes information that does not identify you personally, such as your browsing history, IP address, device type, and operating system. We may collect this information automatically through cookies and other tracking technologies.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To operate and maintain the Website
  • To personalize your experience on the Website
  • To allow you to submit stories and interact with other users
  • To send you newsletters and other communications (with your consent)
  • To analyze how the Website is used
  • To improve the Website
  • To comply with the law

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We will not sell or share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent, except in the following cases:

  • To service providers who help us operate the Website
  • To comply with legal requirements or court orders
  • To protect the rights and safety of ourselves and others

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us.

Your Choices

You have the following choices regarding your information:

  • You can choose not to provide certain information, but this may limit your ability to use the Website
  • You can opt out of receiving newsletters and other communications
  • You can access and update your Personal Information
  • If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect Non-Personal Information. You can choose to disable cookies in your browser settings. However, this may affect your ability to use certain features of the Website.

Links to Other Websites

The Website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of other websites you visit.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on the Website. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@fierygriot-com

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 15th May 2024.