The Herald may collect information from our users at several different points on the site. The Herald is the sole owner of the information collected on The Heraldng.com
Comments and Posts
The Herald users can choose to write comments or posts on the site. To leave a comment, users must submit information including a valid email address. The Herald uses this information to screen out users who leave comments prohibited by our terms and conditions of use, and will not pass this information to any other organization.
Newsletters
The Herald offers email newsletters. To sign up to receive regular emails, users must submit information including a valid email address. This information will be used in aggregate form to assess general user interest in various internal and third party products and services, and your personal and contact information will not be passed to any other organization. Users who choose to sign up for a mailing list will receive regular emails, including new articles added to the site.
Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. These include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks. We use this information to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information. We may use a tracking utility that uses log files to analyze user movement.
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, The Herald may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process.
Business Transitions
In the event The Herald goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of a portion of its assets, users’ personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred.
Links
The Herald contains links to other sites. Please be aware that The Herald is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by The Herald.
Third Party Advertising
The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to users by Google, among other services. Information about users’ visit to this site, such as number of times they have viewed an ad (but not username, date of birth, or any other personal information), is used to serve ads to users on this site.
Notification of Changes
Whenever The Herald changes its privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, and other places we deem appropriate.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please send an email to [email protected]