Privacy Policy

Duco Media, found at https://www.ducomedia.io (“Website”), is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy aims to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.

What Information Do We Collect and How is it Used?

Information Voluntarily Submitted to the Website by readers: We may collect personal information from you, such as your name or email address, if you submit them personally. You may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form. This is the ONLY way we collect information. We do not search for these details. It is done voluntarily by you, our readers.

Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device you access the Website. When you use the Website, our site will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring Website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked. Your information has been made ANONYMOUS and only is viewed on an aggregate basis.

If there is a data breach, which is very unlikely because we encrypt your data and protect our Website, we will inform you within 72 hours of the breach.

Cookies: Cookies are used on the Website, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website. You are notified of the use of cookies as soon as you arrive on the site.

The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. As described herein, third-party services may also use cookies, such as Google Analytics.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, on the cookie notice when the user opens the Website. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.

How your information may be used:

To operate and maintain the Website;
To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account;
To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt out of future mailings;
To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
To respond to your comments or inquiries;
To provide you with user support;
To track and measure advertising on the Website;
To protect, investigate, and deter unauthorized or illegal activity.

Third-Party Use of Information

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Their respective privacy policies dictate each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Google Analytics

This service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but Google Analytics captures no other personal information.

BigScoots

This service hosts and stores the Website and all information we collect mentioned above. Please refer to BigScoots’s privacy policy for further details.

Publicly Visible Information

If you leave a comment on the Website, certain information like your name may be publicly visible. Your email address will never be available publicly.

Affiliate Program Participation

The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link to an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for commissions.

Rights Related to Your Personal Information

Duco Media abides by GDPR, so if you wish to download your information, you can do it by contacting us with your request. If you want to remove other information (e.g., comments) and you’re an EU resident, please get in touch with us.

We are happy to amend/remove your information/comments/email from the mailing list if you contact us. Without permission, we do not retain secondary copies of commenters/reader contact information. Similarly, we do not resell or share your contact information with third parties. Once you opt-out of the mailing list, you are permanently removed.

Opt-out

You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at [email protected] to be removed from our mailing list.

Access

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

Amend

To amend or update your personal information, you may contact us at [email protected].

Forget

You may request that we erase or forget your personal data in certain situations. To do so, please submit a request to [email protected].

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes, complete transactions, or when required by law.

Sensitive Personal Information

At no time, should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

Information Regarding Minors

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at [email protected]. We will use our best efforts to remove such information from our records promptly.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please get in touch.