At Frugal in SA I consider the privacy of my visitors to be extremely important. This privacy policy describes the types of personal information received and collected when you use and visit Frugal in SA and how this information is safeguarded. I will never sell your personal information to third parties.
Log Files
Like many other websites and blogs, Frugal in SA makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and the number of clicks. This information is used to analyse trends. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Frugal in SA uses cookies to store information about visitors’ preferences, to record user-specific information on which pages the site visitor accesses or visits, and to personalize or customize blog content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
I may use third party advertisements on Frugal in SA to support this blog. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on this blog, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit my blog, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed. This is generally used for geo-targeting purposes to show, for example, Johannesburg real estate ads to someone in Johannesburg, or to show certain ads based on specific sites visited, such as showing cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking websites.
You can chose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with my blog as well as other websites. This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or accounts.
DoubleClick DART Cookie
→ Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Frugal in SA.
→ Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our blog’s visitors based upon their visit to Frugal in SA and other sites on the Internet.
→ Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL.
Third Party Privacy Policies
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology in their respective advertisements and links that may appear on Frugal in SA and which are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by Frugal in SA‘s third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on the site. Frugal in SA has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. Frugal in SA’s privacy policy does not apply to, and I cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
Consent
By using Frugal in SA, you hereby consent to this privacy policy and agree to its terms.
Contact
If you require any more information or have any questions about Frugal in SA’s privacy policy, please feel free to contact me by email.
Update
This Privacy Policy was last updated on: Saturday, April 23rd, 2016.
Should I update, amend or make any changes to Frugal in SA’s privacy policy, those changes will be posted here.