Privacy Policy & Disclosure Information

Disclosure Information:

This blog is the blog of a college student, and as such the owner (me) is always looking for a way to pick up a quick buck. One interesting and new way that I have found to do this is through PayPerPost.

PayPerPost is a system that allows advertisers to pay a blogger to write posts that link to their websites, that review their products, and so on.

The posts on this blog that are funded in this way are easily identified by being placed into the PayPerPost category and occasionally will begin with the tag “[sponsored]”. In some cases they may also have a graphical badge at the bottom that say that the post is a paid advertisement, in addition to being placed into the PayPerPost category.

I will not take paid posts that require me to be dishonest, regardless of the payout.

August 24th 2007 - I’ve decided to try a completely different system and use of PayPerPost is suspended while I do so. More Info Here.

Privacy Policy:

Registration:

This blog may provide an option for visitors to register on the blog. Registering is optional. If you choose to register on this blog then you have the option of filling out the following fields:

  • Username: The name that you use for logging in
  • First Name: Your first name.
    • This blog does not care if you do not enter your real first name
  • Last Name: Your Last name
    • Steph’s Blog does not care if you do not enter your real last name
  • Nickname: In the even that comments are enabled, your nickname is the name by which you will be identified in your comments.
    • Note: Comments are typically disabled on this blog
  • EMail address: Your email address will not be displayed publicly
  • Website URL: The address of your website, if you have one. Your nickname on comments will be turned into a link to your website.
  • AIM: Should you wish to allow others to contact you via AIM then you can enter your chat handle. This is not required.
  • Yahoo IM: Should you wish to allow others to contact you via Yahoo instant messenger then enter your chat handle. This is not required.
  • Jabber / Google Talk: Should you wish to allow others to contact you via the Jabber or Google Talk network then enter your chat handle. This is not required.
  • About Yourself: If you wish to enter a short paragraph about yourself when you register then you may do so.

Registering on Steph’s Blog is optional. Registering holds no real benefits over not registering due to the fact that comments are almost always disabled. In the event that comments are enabled, however, then only registered members will be able to post comments on an article. - Update 06/12/07 - Now using a captcha which allows non-registered users to comment, so now the only real benefit to registering is the fact that you won’t need to fill in additional fields while commenting (such as email, name, and so forth) because those fields will be filled in for you if you’re logged in.

Information that is gathered during registration is never given away, sold, rented, or otherwise placed into the possession of anyone other than the owner of Steph’s Blog and, by the nature of the Internet, its hosting company.

The hosting company does not access the data for any reason other than backing up the database, or upon the request of the owner of Steph’s Blog for the purpose of the resolution of technical problems.

Affiliate Links:

This blog may make use of affiliate links in order to bring in revenue. Should a purchase be made via an affiliate link no personally identifiable information is ever given to the owner of Steph’s Blog. The data collected by Steph’s Blog through affiliate links is always anonymous statistical information.

Visitor Statistics:

The act of visiting any web site - not just Steph’s Blog - always leaves an anonymous trail. This can not be helped. Like all other web sites on the Internet, this blog gathers this statistical information.

Some exaples of this statistical data is:

  • Daily total visitor count
  • Unique visitor count
  • Page views
  • Referrals

This data can be used for a wide variety of purposes, but is typically used for gaining advertisements and/or sponsors.

Legal Requests

In the extremely unlikely event that Steph’s Blog receives a court order that is legal under the U.S. Constitution for the release of information then this blog will have no choice but to comply and release the information to legal authorities.

Closing Comment:

This privacy policy only holds true on Shadows In Motion and all sub-domains on the ShadowsInMotion.com domain name, such as steph.shadowsinmotion.com. It does not hold true on web sites that are linked to from this blog.

Further Questions:

If you have further questions about your privacy in relation to Steph’s Blog or about the data collected on Steph’s Blog then feel free to contact the owner. A link to email me is provided at the bottom of nearly every normal post on this blog.