Privacy Policy


Effective 10 Nov 2018

SlantedPress ("us", "we", or "our") operates the SlantedPress platform at https://slantedpress.com, and its services (assets and auth).


This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.


We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible fromour Terms and Conditions page



Information Collection And Use


We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide the best service possible, and to improve our platform so we can provide the best experience.

SlantedPress is committed to providing a free and open platform for all. This means that we do not charge our members for expressing themselves and sharing their ideas. Instead, we rely on advertisements. We know how intrusive and inappropriate ads can be, so we work hard to ensure that ads are as appropriate and subtle as possible.

Some of our ad providers may collect behavioural data in order to cater to provide relevant ads that are not disturbing.


In order to give you the best possible experience whilst using our platform, we collect information about your interactions with our articles and members. Some of this information, is provided to us by you when you perform actions such as subscribing to our mailing lists, and creating an account. For example, your first and last name (which we use during communication with you), your email address (which is used as a security measure to mitigate the risks of your account getting compromised, and to communicate with you), as well as username (which we use to track your account, articles, and comments).


Other information we collect, are based on your interactions with the platform, such as what kind of articles you read most, how active you are in the community (e.g. Commenting, flagging, and publishing new articles). In addition to these, we may also collect behavioural data when we are testing new features. These include things like; how long you spend on an article, how many times you visit the same article, how often you use our product features such as the 'comment' box and the 'appreciation' button.


In an attempt to keep our platform secure and protected from attacks, we also monitor access to the platform and any requests made. We do this by logging data such as your Internet Protocol address, the date and time you accessed the service, information about your device (such as device or browser type), and referral information. This information only stays on our system for 3 hours before being deleted, as it is only required as reference to detect repetitive resource request attacks.



Information Disclosure


We do not sell any of the data that we collect. Ever. We won’t even sell information about you.


We may share your account information with external parties in some circumstances, including:

  1. With your consent

  2. Under your explicit wishes

  3. To a service provider or partner who meets our data protection standards

  4. With academic or non-profit researchers, with aggregation, anonymization, and pseudonomization

  5. When we have a good faith belief it is required by law, such as pursuant to a subpoena or other legal processes

  6. When we have a good faith belief that doing so will help prevent imminent harm to someone.


If we are going to share your information in response to a legal process or demand, we will notify you when possible, so you can challenge it or make an appeal, unless we’re prohibited by law or believe that doing so may put you or others in danger. We will object to requests for information about members of our platform in cases where we feel it is unreasonable and improper.



Handling your data


SlantedPress is built from the ground up. However we use third-party vendors and hosting partners, such as Krystal, GitHub, and NucleonBytes, for hardware, software, networking, data storage, software administration, security, and related technology we needed to run our platform as smoothly as possible. We log interactions of both members and visitors, in order to maintain our security standards. By using our platform services, you authorize SlantedPress to transfer, store, and use your information for the purposes specified above, in the UK (United Kingdom), where our platform is run.



Tracking & Cookies Data


We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.


Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. We also use beacons to collect and track interactions, to improve and analyze our Service.


You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some cookies are required for us to be able to identify you, protect your account, and enable us to provide third-party contents. If you do not accept required cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. You can see which cookies are being used by going to theCookies page, where you can also disable specific third-party cookies.

  1. Preference Cookies We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings

  2. Security Cookies We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

  3. Content Cookies Embedded contents may use cookies of their own to provide their services.


SlantedPress does not track you across the Internet. We only track your interactions within the platform (slantedpress.com) and its services (assets.slantedpress.com, auth.slantedpress.com). Some third-party services that we use for ads and analytical purposes, such as Google Analytics, and Google AdSense, may place their own cookies in your browser. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by SlantedPress only and not the use of cookies by third parties. For more information on how they use cookies, visit theAdSense Content Policies, InfoLinks Privacy Policy, and Google Analytics Cookie Guidelines



Analytics


We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.


Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.


You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.


For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page:https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en



Links To Other Sites


Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.


We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.



Children's Privacy


Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").


We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.



Changes To This Privacy Policy


We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.


We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.


You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.





Contact Us


If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By email: help@slantedpress.com



Last Updated Nov 2018