Privacy Policy for The Drunken Oracle

Effective Date: November 7, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how The Drunken Oracle ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information of users ("you" or "your") in connection with your use of our website www.thedrunkenoracle.com (the "Website").

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, which may include:

  • Personal Information: This refers to information that can identify you, such as your name, email address, IP address, and online identifiers. This may also include information you provide when submitting questions or stories to The Drunken Oracle, or when contacting us through the website.

  • Non-Personal Information: This refers to information that does not by itself identify you, such as your browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed on our Website.

2. How We Collect Information

We collect information about you in various ways, including:

  • Information You Provide to Us: We collect information that you provide directly to us, such as when you submit a question or story, contact us through the website, or interact with our social media pages.

  • Information We Collect Automatically: We automatically collect certain information about your device and your use of the Website through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited on our website.  

  • Information We Collect from Third Parties: We may receive information about you from third parties, such as social media platforms if you interact with us through those platforms.  

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information for various purposes, including:

  • Responding to Your Questions: We use the information you provide in your questions to generate responses and potentially publish them on the website (see Section 4 for more on sharing).

  • Sharing Your Stories: We may use the stories you submit to publish on the website (see Section 4 for more on sharing).

  • Improving the Website: We use your information to operate, maintain, and improve the Website and to personalize your experience. This includes analyzing user behavior and trends to understand how the Website is used and to make improvements.

  • Communicating with You: We may use your information to contact you with updates, newsletters, or other information related to The Drunken Oracle.  

  • Protecting Our Rights and Interests: We may use your information to protect our rights and interests, as well as the rights and interests of our users and others. This may include detecting and preventing fraud and abuse, enforcing our Terms of Service, and complying with legal obligations.

4. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with certain third parties, including:

  • Publishing Questions and Stories: We may share your questions and stories with other users of the Website by publishing them on the website. We may edit these submissions for clarity, length, and to remove any personally identifiable information, unless you explicitly give us permission to include it.

  • Service Providers: We may share your information with service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, and email delivery. We have agreements with these providers requiring them to protect your information.  

  • Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public.  

5. Your Privacy Choices

You have certain choices regarding your personal information, including:

  • Accessing and Correcting Your Information: You can request access to or correction of your personal information by contacting us at [Your Contact Information - provide an email address].

  • Opting Out of Communications: You can opt out of receiving communications from us by contacting us at [Your Contact Information - provide an email address].

  • Cookies: You can manage your cookie preferences through your web browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience.  

6. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include data encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.  

7. 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 under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.  

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (such as by email or through a prominent notice on the website).  

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us thru our contact page..