Privacy and Cookie Policy

Last updated November 30, 2020

Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at TrashWriters ("Company", "we", "us", or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at contact@trashwriters.com.

When you visit our website https://www.trashwriters.com, and use our services, you trust us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it.

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services and other technical information.

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We use personal information collected via our Services for a variety of business purposes including to send administrative information, request feedback, respond to user inquiries, and for other business purposes such as data analysis and identifying usage trends.

3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. We may share your data with third party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf.

4. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used and to improve our website.

5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice. No purpose in this policy will require us keeping your personal information for longer than 1 year.

6. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure.

7. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor.

8. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In some regions (like the European Economic Area), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, to request rectification or erasure, to restrict the processing of your personal information, and if applicable, to data portability. To make such a request, please contact us at contact@trashwriters.com.

9. COOKIE POLICY

Cookies used on this site:

a. Google Analytics (_ga, _gid, _gat): These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. Google Analytics collects anonymous information such as pages you visit on this site, the browser and operating system you use and time spent viewing pages.

b. Hotjar: We use Hotjar in order to better understand our users' needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users' behavior and their devices.

10. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by a "Last Updated" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible.

11. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?

If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO), Jacek Polewski, by email at jacekp@trashwriters.com.

HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

Based on the laws of some countries, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please email us at jacekp@trashwriters.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.