Ruhligs on the Road, found at https://ruhligsontheroad.com/ (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what information we may collect and how it may be used.

INFORMATION COLLECTED AND HOW IT’S USED

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. Like if you willingly submit information to the Website by commenting on a post, subscribing to an email newsletter, or submitting a form.

Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you the device with which you view the Website. Such as when you visit, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages viewed, and the dates/times when you visited the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as if you clicked links.

Cookies: We may log information using cookies – data files stored on your browser by the Website. In order to give you with a more personal experience with visiting the Website, we may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until you delete them.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

• To work and upkeep this Website
• To create your personal account, creating you as a user of the Website, and personalize the Website for your account
• To send you opted-in content, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide ways for you on how to opt-out of future communications
• To send you other communications, such as confirmation emails, updates on policies, or security information
• To respond to your comments or questions
• To provide you with Website support
• To track and measure advertising placed on the Website;
• To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

THIRD-PARTY USE OF INFORMATION

When given your authorization, we may share your information with third parties.

In order to service various portions of the Website, it may use third-party providers. Each third-party’s use of your information is stated by their respective privacy policies, and you can find those on their websites.

The Website currently uses the following third-parties:

Google Analytics – which tracks Website usage and gives information such as referral links and visitor actions on the Website. Google Analytics may save your IP address, but no other information is kept by Google Analytics.

Mailchimp – this service is used for opted-in email newsletters and updates. We enter your name and email address into it’s database so you receive such communications for opting-in to receiving them.  Please refer to Mailchimp’s privacy policy for more information and how they keep your information private.

This list may be changed to adapt and/or add other third-party services as the Website needs.

Third-party links may be present in our posts, meaning if you click on the link, you will be taken to another website. We release any liability to that website once you leave our Website. Please see the privacy policies of the websites you visit through links shared on this Website.

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

By creating a user profile on the Website or leaving a comment, some of your information may be visible to the public.  In creating a profile, you will be asked to choose a username and password and put in your email for confirmation.  Your email address will never be visible to the public. If you choose to link your profile to a social media account, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or other, your profile may be visible to the public depending on your settings in those platforms.

COOKIES

The Website uses cookies to store your preferences, record information pertaining to the user, such as what pages are accessed or visited, and to provide customized ad and Website content. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, like Google Analytics.

Users can at any time adjust their cookie settings by using their browser settings button. In doing this, the Website may not work to its full ability, thus their experience may be altered.

ADVERTISING

Ad Links

We may use third-party ad companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies.

Affiliate Program Participation

The Website may participate in affiliate links, which is done by posting those into the Website pages and posts. If you click on a link for an affiliate, a cookie will be used on your browser to track any sales for recording of commissions.

RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Opt-out – You may opt-out of email communications by using the unsubscribe links at the bottom of our emails. You may also get in touch with us at [email protected] to be removed from our emailing list.

Access – You may access the personal information we have about you in our database by submitting a request to [email protected].

Amend – You may contact us at [email protected] to change your information.

Erasing – In some situations, you may request that we erase your personal data. To do so, please send a request to [email protected].

Please be advised that we may need to retain specific information for recordkeeping, for transactions, or when required by law.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

NEVER share sensitive, personal information to the Website. This includes, but not limited to your social security number, race, ethnicity, religion, health, medical information, employment, etc.

CHILDREN INFORMATION

The Website does not knowingly collect any identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent/guardian believes that the Website has personal, identifiable information of a child under the age of 13 in its database, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will use our best efforts to remove this information.

CONTACT INFORMATION

At any time, please contact us at [email protected] for questions related to this Privacy Policy. Please also view our Website Disclaimers and Terms & Conditions.