Privacy policy

Last updated: 23rd September 2024

At blogonsecurity.com, accessible from https://www.blogonsecurity.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by blogonsecurity.com and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in blogonsecurity.com. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information we collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for your contact information, specifically your email address.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website
  • Develop and improve services
  • Measure content performance
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
  • Send you emails

Email Marketing

If you choose to opt in to our email newsletter, you will occasionally receive emails regarding updates to this website or our current promotions. You may opt out of our email newsletter at any time. Our email newsletter is managed through an email list management provider, ConvertKit, and opting out of one of our email lists may not necessarily remove you from all emails.

If you correspond with us via email, we may retain the email messages and correspondence, but will not share this information with any third party.

Cookies and web beacons

Like any other website, blogonsecurity.com uses “cookies”. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

Our email list management provider, ConvertKit, and its partners may use cookies and other tracking technologies such as pixels and web beacons on the Services to administer the Services, track your movements around the Services, analyze trends, serve targeted advertisements, and gather demographic information. We use ConvertKit solely for the purposes of managing our newsletter.

We use Google AdSense to display ads on some of our pages. Google AdSense may use user data. Google uses the DoubleClick cookie to enable it and its partners to serve ads based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting Ads Settings. You may be also interested to visit this page for instructions on how to opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for interest based advertising.

Most modern browsers allow you to control your cookie settings for all websites that you browse. You can disable cookie deployment completely by editing your browser settings, however in doing this you may be limiting the functionality that is displayed on our website. To learn how to disable cookies on your preferred browser we recommend reading this advice posted by Google.

Third Party Privacy Policies

blogonsecurity.com’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other third parties. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-parties for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

For more information about how ConvertKit uses your information, please visit this page.

For more information about how Google uses your information as part of its AdSense service, please visit this page.

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website or through our email newsletter. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

If you reside in the European Union, we would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page.

Security

We make every attempt to keep your Personal Information secure, but we realize that no transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, but we cannot guarantee absolute security. By using this Website, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks. If you discover a security vulnerability affecting this website, kindly report it using the contact details listed on the security.txt file.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.