Gag Me Comics

This Privacy Policy (hereby referred to as, “Policy”) outlines the policies of James Carver Enterprises, LLC, Gag Me Comics, GagMeComics.com, GagMeCartoons, (hereby referred to as, “We,” “Us,” “Our” or “Site”) that reference Personally Identifiable Information collected from Subscribers and Users (hereby referred to as, “Users”) who access the https://GagMeComics.com website.

To Whom Does This Privacy Policy Apply

Policy applies only to Site operating under the URL “GagMeComics.com” (and the underlying pages that operate under that primary URL) to which Policy is linked. Policy does not apply to any other websites operated by or on behalf of James Carver Enterprises, Gag Me Comics, Gag Me Cartoons, GagMeComics.com or its affiliates and subsidiaries. Any information that is provided upon visit to Site other than that covered by Policy (including other websites affiliated with Site) is subject to the privacy policies posted on those websites. Policy does not apply to information provided to Us offline.

Definition of Personally Identifiable Information

Policy defines “Personally Identifiable Information” as information that can be used to identify an individual. Personally Identifiable Information includes, but is not limited to, name, address and telephone numbers. By Policy, any personal information assigned to an individual is defined as Personally Identifiable Information.

Children’s Privacy

Subscribers to Site must be age 18 or older. No one under the age of 18 is allowed to use or post on Site’s public discussion areas (blog) or is allowed to provide any personal information on Site and/or blog. To make purchases on Site, you must be 18 or older and be a confirmed PayPal user or valid credit card holder.

We are not responsible for underage children, that is, those younger than 18, accessing Site and/or posting in the discussion area (blog). We are not responsible for any consequences when/if underage children post unauthorized comments or who disclose information about themselves or others in Site’s public discussion areas (blog).

User Comments

Comments by User are solely responsible for all content, messages, text, files, images, graphics, photos, audio clips, sounds, video or other materials posted by User (hereby known as, “Comments”). User agrees and warrants that any Comments to Site will be true and accurate. Further, Comments by User will not defame any person, invade any person’s privacy or infringe on the proprietary or intellectual property of any person. Also, User agrees not to furnish any Comments to which User does not own the rights. With the Comments, User gives Us the right to use such Comments in any manner and in any media now known or hereafter invented, including, without limitation, the right to combine your Comments with Postings of third parties in varied combinations. User also acknowledges that visitors to other websites may post comments about Comments which may be derogatory and that We have no obligation to monitor or delete any such Comments.

Please be aware that We do not and cannot monitor all Comments made to Site and other websites, and therefore We will not be responsible for the content of any Comments. We have no obligation to verify the accuracy of any Personally Identifying Information that is posted to Site. We reserve the right to delete or edit any material in any Comments at any time and for any reason without notice. When/If We elect to edit any Comments, We assume no responsibility for the content of Comments. User agrees not to post, email, or otherwise make available Comments:

• That are unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, pornographic, libelous, invasive of someone’s privacy, or harmful to minors in any way;
• That harass, degrade, intimidate or are hateful towards an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
• That include personal or identifying information about another person without that person’s explicit consent.
• That are false, deceptive, misleading, deceitful, misinforming, constitute “bait and switch” or impersonation of any person or entity;
• That contain your own or a third party’s advertising, branding or promotional content;
• That infringe upon any proprietary rights, including copyright, of any party, or Postings that User does not have a right to make available;
• That restrict or inhibit any other User from using and enjoying Site or other Site services or products;
• That include Users personal information, such as telephone number, street address, last name, URL or email address;
• That are “cut and paste” private messages from other users;
• That re-broadcasts any Comments that violates these terms.

User agrees to use and rely on other user Comments at User’s own risk. We cannot make any representation or warranty about any material submitted and contained in Comments. We assume no responsibility for any contact that User may have with other users of Site, either online or offline. If User elects to meet in person with someone User may meet on Site, User does so at User’s own risk, thus We are not liable for any activity or injury that may occur before, after or during such meeting.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why It Is Collected

Comments

When Users submit Comments on the Site, We collect the data shown in the Comments form, that is, the visitor’s IP address and the browser’s User agent string to help in spam detection.

An anonymized string created from Users email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service in order to confirm that it is being used by the User. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of Users comment, Users profile picture is visible to the public in the context of User’s comment.

• We collect information about you during the checkout process on our store. This information may include, but is not limited to, your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, credit card/payment details and any other details that might be requested from you for the purpose of processing your orders.

Handling this data also allows us to:

• Handling this data also allows us to:
• Send you important account/order/service information.
• Respond to your queries, refund requests, or complaints.
• Process payments and to prevent fraudulent transactions. We do this on the basis of our legitimate business interests.
• Set up and administer your account, provide technical and/or customer support, and to verify your identity.

Additionally we may also collect the following information:

• Location and traffic data (including IP address and browser type) if you place an order, or if we need to estimate taxes and shipping costs based on your location.
• Product pages visited and content viewed while your session is active.
• Your comments and product reviews if you choose to leave them on our website.
• Account email/password to allow you to access your account, if you have one.
• If you choose to create an account with us, your name, address, and email address, which will be used to populate the checkout for future orders.

Media

If User uploads images to the Site, User should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). If embedded data is left on these images, they can be downloaded and the location data can be extracted by other Users.

Contact Forms and Cookies

When User leaves Comments on Site, User may opt to save User’s name, email address and website in cookies. These are for User’s convenience so that User does not have to fill in User’s details again when another Comments is left. These cookies will last for one year.

Upon User’s visit to Site’s login page, We will set a temporary cookie to determine if User’s browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when User closes their browser.

When User logs in, We will also set up several cookies to save User’s login information and User’s screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If, however, User selects “Remember Me”, User’s login will persist for two weeks. When User logs out of User’s account, the login cookies will be removed.

When User edits or publishes an article, an additional cookie will be saved in User’s browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article User just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Comments on Site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about User, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking and monitor User’s interaction with that embedded content, including tracking User’s interaction with the embedded content if User has an account and are logged in to that website.

Comment Analytics

With Whom Data Is Shared
How Long Data Is Retained

If User leaves a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This assures that We can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For Users that register on Site, We also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All Users can see, edit or delete their personal information at any time (except User cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What Rights User Has Over Their Data

If User has an account on Site or has submitted comments, User can request to receive an exported file of the personal data that We hold about User, including any data User has provided to Us. User can also request that We erase any personal data We hold about User. This does not include any data We are obliged to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.

Where Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Information about User is collected during the checkout process in Our Store and Comic Downloads. This information may include, but is not limited to, User’s name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, credit card/payment details and any other details that might be requested from User for the purpose of processing User’s orders.

Handling This Data Also Allows Us to:

• Send User important account/order/service information.
• Respond to User queries, refund requests, or complaints.
• Process payments and to prevent fraudulent transactions. We do this on the basis of Our legitimate business interests.
• Set up and administer User’s account, provide technical and/or customer support and to verify User’s identity.

Additionally We May Also Collect:

• Location and traffic data (including IP address and browser type) if User places an order or if We need to estimate taxes and shipping costs based on User’s location.
• Product pages visited and content viewed while User’s session is active.
• User’s comments and product reviews if User chooses to leave them on Site.Account email/password to allow User to access User’s account, if User has one.
• If User chooses to create an account with Us, then User’s name, address and email address will be used to populate the checkout for future orders.

Information about User is collected during the checkout process in Our Store and Comic Downloads.

We Will Track:

Products User has viewed: For example, We will use this to show User’s products that User has recently viewed.
Location, IP address and browser type: We will use this for purposes like estimating taxes and shipping costs.
Shipping address: For instance, We will ask User to enter this so We can estimate shipping before User places an order and ship order.

We will also use cookies to keep track of cart contents while User is browsing Site.

When you purchase from Our Store or Download Comics, User will be asked to provide information including User’s name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, credit card/payment details and optional account information like username and password. We will use this information for:

• User information about User’s account and orders.
• Response to User’s requests, including refunds and complaints.
• Processing payments and to prevent fraud.
• Setting up User’s account for Our Store.
• Complying with any legal obligations We have, such as calculating taxes.
• Improving Our store offerings.
• Sending User marketing messages, if User chooses to receive them.

When User creates an account, User’s name, address, email and phone number will be stored and will be used to populate the checkout for future orders.

Generally User’s information about User is retained only for as long as the information for the intended purpose is needed. We are not legally required to keep it. For example, We will store order information for three (3) years for tax and accounting purposes. This includes User’s name, email address and billing and shipping addresses.

Submitted comments or reviews will be stored.

We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).

Who On Our Team Has Access

Members of Our team have access to the information User provides Us.

Administrators and Shop Managers Can Access:

• Order information like what was purchased, when it was purchased and where it should be sent, and
  Customer information like your name, email address, and billing and shipping information.
• Our team members have access to this information to help fulfill orders, process refunds and support you.

What we share with others

• Order information like what was purchased, when it was purchased and where it should be sent, and
  Customer information like your name, email address, and billing and shipping information.
• Our team members have access to this information to help fulfill orders, process refunds and support you.
• We share information with third parties who help us provide our orders and store services to you; for example —
  Payments
• We accept payments through.. When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to PayPal, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information.

When shopping, We keep a record of User’s email and the cart contents for up to 30 days on Our server. This record is kept to repopulate the contents of User’s cart if User switches devices or intends to return to the cart at a later date. Mailchimp’s Privacy Policy.

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We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information We collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commentator’s IP address, user agent, referrer and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commentator such as their name, username, email address and the comment itself).

We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).

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This website uses the Privacy Suite for WordPress by Complianz to collect and record Browser and Device-based Consent. For this functionality, your IP address is anonymized and stored in our database. This service does not process any personally identifiable information and does not share any data with the service provider. For more information, see the Complianz Privacy Statement.