Privacy Policy

The intent of this privacy policy is to detail the information that may be gathered about individuals who visit this website and how that information is used. This policy applies only to latesthing.com and not to the Web sites of other companies or organizations to which we provide links.

Our website does not control all HTML served in conjunction with its site which may include content from other parties who perform user activity tracking other than that described herein. In particular, some may use “cookies” in ways that we do not. A cookie is a small file that is placed on your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. Information on “site usage” by visitors may be used in the aggregate to help determine general usage patterns and fine-tune layout in order to ensure that the site is as useful and enjoyable as possible. Information is automatically logged whenever you visit a website and it may include your internet protocol (ip) address, type of browser, the language setting of your browser and the time and date of your use of the Web Site.

If any individually identifiable information is collected by latesthing.com it will not be released to third parties without that individual’s prior consent. In some instances, users may be asked for personal interest and demographic information in order to create a more customized user experience. From time to time, latesthing.com may wish to contact individual users regarding community news or to make promotional offers but such communications will only be delivered to users who have previously approved them.

In response to concerns about protecting children’s privacy online, Congress enacted the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA, which sets forth rules and procedures governing the ways in which Web sites may collect, use and disclose any personal information for children under the age of 13. In accordance with latesthing.com policy and COPPA regulations, we do not request or knowingly collect personally identifiable online or offline or knowingly use or share personal information from users under 13 years of age with third parties.

If you are under the age of 18 years latesthing.com recommends that you do not use this web site without the consent of your parent or guardian. If you are under the age of 18 years and you use this web site you confirm that you have that consent.

Disclosure

Latesthing.com reserves the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate its systems properly or to protect itself or its users. As mentioned above, we reserve the right to share aggregated “site usage” information with third parties.

Collection Of Your Information

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Usage Data

When you visit our site, we will store: the website from which you visited us from, the parts of our site you visit, the date and duration of your visit, information from the device (device type, operating system, screen resolution, language, country you are located in, and web browser type) you used during your visit, and more. We process this usage data in Matomo Analytics for statistical purposes, to improve our site and to recognize and stop any misuse.

To enhance site security and identify malicious activities, we enable IP tracking through Matomo. Real user IP addresses are deleted after 30 days, aligning with our commitment to privacy.

Cookies

We use cookies (small data files transferred onto computers or devices by sites) for record-keeping purposes and to enhance functionality on our site. You may deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings of your web browser. Cookies that are already stored may be deleted at any time.

SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

Emails and Communications

If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from us, you may opt-out by contacting us using the email on the website footer or use this website(soon).

If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices. Users are encouraged to review it periodically.