Privacy Policy

Last updated: 7/11/2020

Journall ("Journall," "we," or "us") respects your privacy. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our users and we want to provide a safe and secure user experience. We will use our best efforts to ensure that the information you submit to us remains private and is used only for the purposes set forth herein. Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information. This policy details how data about you is collected, used, and shared when you access the website historychip.com (our "Website") and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Modifications). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

1. Applicability of Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to all information we collect from current and former Journall users and visitors, including information collected through this Website and in email and other electronic messages between you and this Website. This privacy policy does not apply to information collected by us offline or through any other means. When you are no longer a registered user, we continue to manage your information as described in this policy.

2. Children Under the Age of 16

Our Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not provide any information on this Website or register on the Website. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at compliance@myjournall.org.

3. Information Collected

Journall collects information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer, household, or device ("personal information"). Journall collects data to operate effectively and provide better quality experiences. If you do not agree to our collection of the information, you may be limited or restricted in the services available to you through the Website. Where applicable, we indicate whether and why you must provide us with your personal information, as well as the consequences of failing to do so.

In particular, our Website has collected the following categories of personal information (as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) from its consumers, within the last twelve (12) months:

Category	Examples
A. Identifiers.	A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers.
F. Internet or other similar network activity.	Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.
K. Inferences drawn from other personal information.	Profile reflecting a person's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.

We obtain the categories of personal information listed above directly from you (e.g., from online registration forms you complete) or indirectly from you (e.g., by observing your browsing behavior on our Website).

Where required by law, we obtain your consent for the processing of certain personal information collected by cookies or similar technologies, or used to send you direct marketing communications, or when we carry out other processing activities for which consent may be required. If we rely on consent for the processing of your personal information, you have the right to withdraw it at any time and free of charge. When you do so, this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before your consent withdrawal.

3.1 Account Information

In order to share stories, post comments, and use any interactive features of the Website, you will be required to register an account. During account creation, we ask you for a username, birth month, birth year and your email address (or your parent or guardian's email address if you are under 16 years old). We request that you select a username that does not disclose your real name or other information that could identify you. Other users can see your username, but not your age, gender, or email address

3.2 User Stories and Submissions

We collect any information you provide to us when you submit a story, write comments, or post on our forums (if available).

In addition, the Website also automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, browser type, and Journall Cookie (defined below) information.

4. How Journall Uses Personal Information

Journall uses personal information it collects to:

Register you with the Website;
Provide, maintain, and improve the Website;
Personalize the content we provide you;
Provide customer service;
Help protect the safety of our users, which includes blocking suspected spammers, investigating and addressing abuse, and enforcing the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy
Inform you of updates to the Website, security alerts, and other support and administrative messages;
To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations;
Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events, and provide other news and information we think will be of interest to you (for information about how to opt out of these communications, see "Choices" below); and
Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Website.

We will not collect additional categories of personal information or use the personal information we collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without providing you notice.

5. Website Visitors

We gather information about all registered and unregistered users collectively, such as which services users access the most. We only use such data anonymously. This information helps us determine what is the most beneficial for our users and how we can create a better overall user experience. We may share anonymized information with our partners so that they may also understand how users and visitors use the Website. We may use data stitching to aggregate datasets with datasets from multiple sources, to better track use of our services.

6. Cookies

When you utilize the Website, we along with certain business partners and vendors—may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies (collectively, "Cookies"). We use Cookies as outlined in the "How Journall Uses Personal Information" section. Certain aspects and features of the Website are only available through the use of Cookies, so if you choose to disable or decline Cookies, your use of the Website may be limited or not possible.

7. Do Not Track

Do Not Track ("DNT") is an optional browser setting that allows you to express your preferences regarding tracking by advertisers and other third parties. We do not respond to DNT signals.

8. Sharing Information

When you use the Website, certain information about you and your use of the services may be shared with other users and the public. For example:

When you submit a post or comment or other User Submissions through the Website, visitors to and users of the Website will be able to see the content of your posts and comments, the username associated with your posts or comments, and the date and time you originally submitted the post or comment. Journall has no control over how others will use the information you share through posts or other submissions.
When you send messages to other users, the recipients of those messages will be able to see the content of your message, your username, and the date and time the message was sent. Please use caution when sharing information about yourself to other users and third parties. Journall has no control over how others will use the information you share with them through messages.
When other users view your profile, they may be able to see information about your activities on the Website, such as your username, prior posts and comments, etc.

Journall will not share, sell, or give away any of our users' personal information to third parties, unless one of the following circumstances applies:

We may share information with vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work for us. These companies may have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions, and they are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality of any personal information in which they come in contact as part of their services to Journall.
If you participate in promotions, special offers, or other events or activities in connection with the Website, we may share information with entities that partner with us to provide these offerings.
We may share information in response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, including, but not limited to meeting national security or law enforcement requirements.
We may share information in response to an emergency if we believe it is necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm to a person.