Who we are
Our website address is: https://theindependentnation.com.
We may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information: When you sign up as an INthusiast, contact us, or make a purchase, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and payment details.
- Usage Data: We automatically collect certain information about your interaction with our Site, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our Site, remember your preferences, and track site usage. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies, but some features of our Site may not function properly without them.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To process your membership, event registration, or other transactions.
- To communicate with you regarding updates, promotions, and news about Independent Nation.
- To improve our Site, services, and user experience.
- To analyze usage patterns and trends to enhance our services and offerings.
- To protect the security and integrity of our Site.
- Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Site, processing transactions, or providing services to you. These providers are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information when required by law, regulation, or legal process, or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the new owner as part of the transaction.
- Opt-Out: You can opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in those emails. Please note that you may still receive transactional or account-related communications from us.
- Access and Update: You can access and update your personal information by contacting us directly at [insert contact email].
- Cookies: You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
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.
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.
Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take steps to delete it promptly.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and update the effective date at the top of the policy. Your continued use of our Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.