dslrbodies.com and the other byThom sites collect information about you, but generally only via partner services this site uses and that are required. All of the partners and their services have published privacy policies. Your continued use of the dslrbodies.com and the byThom sites indicates that you are aware of these policies and accept them.
Summary:
- Google Analytics and fonts are used on this site; they use cookies and collect usage data
- B&H advertising appears on this site; they use tracking IDs
Details:
This site currently uses Google services that track you to better understand whether you're a new or repeat visitor to this site, and which articles you're reading. Thus, even if you restrict yourself to just visiting pages on this site, you leave information behind that could be used to track you, though this is minimal. I personally don’t look at or use that information on an individual basis, only as aggregate data.
B&H is this site's exclusive advertiser. Any B&H link on this site will have tracking information associated with it so that B&H understands where the referral came from, much like the Amazon affiliate links just referred to. As with Amazon, you may see B&H "recommendations" pop up as you browse, and those would be based upon that tracking information.
Some of you send me direct email and comments on articles. I archive only some of such email received (my email provider archives it more permanently). Thus, I may maintain a record of something you've sent me. Again, however, it is not my practice to do anything with such information other than act on it and store it. I don't currently build email address lists and sell them to others (and if I ever do build such lists, I would likely do a courtesy opt-out mailing first). If a response is warranted, I respond to your email and possibly archive your original query. If you've submitted a comment on an article, I may edit it and place it on the site if I think it adds useful information or commentary, and I may archive your original submission (usually I'll respond directly if the comment contained a question). I do not, however, currently identify the originator of such information posted on my sites by anything other than initials. You won’t see your name pop up in a Google search because of something you wrote to me (you can explicitly tell me to do otherwise and I may comply). In short, I'll respond when you ask for response, and I may archive what you've sent me so that my records regarding this site are complete.
I suppose to be complete I should say that this site’s privacy policies are subject to change, as are those of the third-party services it uses. If and when I make intentional changes they would be published here for you to see (this page is date stamped at the bottom with last modification date). All I can say is that I'm an Internet user just like you are, and I prefer sites that have policies that impact privacy concerns as little as possible, and I've tried to model my own behavior accordingly. But business practices and needs, and legal regulations do change from time to time, and I may need to change my policies accordingly. I've always tried to conduct this business as an "open dialog" between myself and my customers, so if you have any concerns or criticisms, please feel free to address them to me so that I can consider them.
More information about:
- How Google treats personal information: Google privacy policy.
- How B&H treats personal information: B&H privacy policy.
