At BooKidos, we recognize the importance of privacy when operating online. This Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) explains what information we collect from you, how we secure that information, and under what conditions we share your information with others. If you have any questions about this Policy, feel free to contact us.

Who we are

Our website is located at: https://www.bookidos.com.

Notice concerning children

This website offers stories and content meant for children, however, it is designed for use by parents or guardians. Any website “directed at children under 13” must undertake certain compliance steps pursuant to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act [15 U.S. Code § 6502] and COPPA Rule [16 CFR Part 312]. Bookidos is directed at adults and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are children under 13 years old you must not use this website. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with Personal Data, we will take steps to remove such information and terminate the child’s account.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Personal information collected

Information Collection: We may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) to access specific areas of the website during account creation, leaving comments, newsletter sign up, etc. Personal Information includes Contact Data such as your name and email address when leaving comments on our blog posts. We also collect and retain any information you provide when contacting us.

Modification or Removal Process: You may modify or delete comments you’ve made on the website by accessing them directly or contacting us for assistance.

Privacy Policy Updates: If we modify or update this Policy, we will notify you by posting a notice on the website. You may reject the update by discontinuing your use of the website.

Google Tracking: We use Google’s programs to analyze traffic to bookidos.com and enhance user experience. You may opt out of this tracking by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/ and http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.

Embedded Content From Other Websites: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.) from websites such as YouTube.com, Pinterest.com, Instagram.com, 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 your data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Use of information collected

Our Use Of Information: We use your Personal Information to interact with you, evaluate our website, and comply with various laws.

Sharing Personal Information: We share certain categories of information we collect from you as described in this Policy. We share Contact Data with our business partners who assist us by performing core services (hosting, processing email, etc.) related to our operation of the website.

Use of Contact Data: We may use your Contact Data to provide you with administrative communications such as responses to messages you send us. We may also use your Contact Data to send you commercial emails highlighting products, services, and business developments.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Contact information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Policy or our practices related to this website, please get in touch with us via the Contact page on our website.