Privacy

Information We Collect

We may collect information you provide directly, including your name, email address, account information, messages, comments, survey responses, purchase details, and any other information you choose to provide.

We may also collect technical and usage information, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, referring pages, pages visited, approximate location, and the date and time of your visit.

How We Use Information

We may use information to operate and improve the publication, deliver newsletters, manage memberships and accounts, process purchases, respond to messages, moderate comments, measure readership, understand how the site is used, prevent fraud and abuse, enforce our policies, and comply with legal obligations.

Email and Newsletters

If you subscribe, we may use your email address to send editions, announcements, account notices, and other communications related to The Freer American. You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those emails.

We may still send necessary administrative messages concerning your account, purchases, or changes to our policies.

Purchases and Payments

Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers. We may receive information concerning a transaction, such as your name, email address, billing status, products purchased, and transaction amount. We generally do not receive or store your complete payment-card number.

Cookies and Analytics

The site and services we use may employ cookies, pixels, local storage, or similar technologies to maintain site functionality, remember preferences, measure traffic, understand readership, prevent abuse, and support advertising or affiliate programs.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings or through any consent tools made available on the site. Disabling some technologies may affect how the site functions.

Advertising and Affiliate Services

We may work with advertisers, sponsors, affiliate networks, and other commercial partners. These parties may collect information about your interaction with advertisements, links, or sponsored material in accordance with their own privacy policies.

How Information May Be Shared

We may share information with companies that help us provide hosting, email delivery, analytics, payment processing, customer support, advertising, fraud prevention, fulfillment, and other business services.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to legal process, protect our rights or users, investigate misconduct, or complete a merger, sale, restructuring, or transfer of business assets.

Sale of Personal Information

We do not sell your personal information for money. Certain advertising or analytics arrangements may be treated as a sale, sharing, or targeted advertising under some privacy laws. Where required, we will provide applicable notices and choices.

Data Retention and Security

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain business and legal records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and meet legal obligations.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards. No method of transmission or storage, however, can be guaranteed completely secure.

Your Privacy Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to request access, correction, deletion, or a copy of certain information, and the right to opt out of certain uses or disclosures.

We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Authorized agents may be required to provide proof of their authority.

Children’s Privacy

The Freer American is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we may review and, where appropriate, delete it.

Links to Other Sites

Our site may contain links to websites and services operated by others. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, content, or security. Review their policies before providing personal information.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our publication, services, or legal obligations change. The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.