Privacy Policy

OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated on March 31st, 2023

Federal law requires us to tell you how we collect, use, share, and protect your Personal Information . Federal law also limits how we can use your Personal Information. Protecting the privacy and security of consumers' Personal Information is very important to us. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do with the Personal Information we collect both online and offline. We encourage You to review this Privacy Policy periodically, when You use Our website for any purpose or engage with Us on social media. You are deemed to have accepted any changes to any revised Privacy Policy by Your continued use of Our website after the revised Privacy Policy is posted.

Consent to Collect Personal Information :

By using the Cowboy State Daily-owned website or other Cowboy State Daily services on which this Policy is posted, you are consenting to the collection, use, and disclosure of information, including your Personal Information, as set forth in this Policy. If you do not agree to be bound by this Policy, you may not access or use our Sites. The information We collect may include:

PERSONAL DATA

Personal Data is information that can be used to identify You specifically, including Your real name, alias, shipping address, email address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, social security number, drivers license number, passport number, telephone number, or other similar identifiers, or demographic information like Your age, gender, or hometown. You consent to giving Us this information by providing it to Us voluntarily on Our website or any mobile application. You provide some of this information when You make purchases from Our website. You may also provide this information by participating in various activities associated with Our site, including responding to articles or contacting Us with questions. Your decision to disclose this data is entirely voluntary. You are under no obligation to provide this information, but Your refusal may prevent You from accessing certain benefits from Our website or from making purchases.

DERIVATIVE DATA

Derivative data is information that Our servers automatically collect about You when You access Our website, such as Your IP address, browser type, the dates and times that You access Our website, and the specific pages You view. If You are using a mobile application, Our servers may collect information about Your device name and type, Your phone number, Your country of origin, and other interactions with Our application. Derivative data may also include data collected by third-party service providers, such as advertising and analytics providers, and may include cookies, log data, or web beacons. Cookies are discussed more fully below. Derivative data collected by third-party service providers generally does not identify a specific individual.Please check your browser if you want to learn what information your browser sends or how to change your settings.

Definitions:
IP Addresses: Your IP address is the identifier assigned to your particular computer when you access the Internet. Depending on how you connect to the Internet, your IP address may always be the same, or it may change each time you access the Internet. IP addresses do not include your name, email address or other Personal Information , but in some cases, they can be used to identify you. For example, if you have registered with our Sites, we may link your IP address to account information that identifies you personally. We may also provide your IP address to our thirdparty service providers who can use it to identify information such as your state and zip code or content you view. If we suspect inappropriate or criminal activity or a threat to our Sites or their users, we may also share our server logswhich contain users IP addresseswith the appropriate investigative authorities, who could use that information to trace and identify individuals.

FINANCIAL DATA

Financial data is data that is related to Your payment method, such as credit card or bank transfer details. We collect financial data in order to allow You to purchase products from Our website and any related mobile apps. We store limited financial data. Most financial data is transferred to Our payment processor, WooCommerce, PayPal, or Stripe, and you should review these processors Privacy Policy to determine how they use, disclose, and protect your financial data.

SOCIAL NETWORKING DATA

We may access personal information from social networking sites and apps, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, or other social networking sites or apps not named specifically here, which may include Your name, Your social network username, location, email address, age, gender, profile picture, and any other public information. If You do not want Us to access this information, please go to the specific social networking site and change Your privacy settings.

MOBILE DEVICE DATA

If You use Our website via a mobile device or app, We may collect information about Your mobile device, including device ID, model and manufacturer, and location information.

OTHER DATA

On occasion, You may give Us additional data in order to enter into a giveaway or to participate in a survey. You will be prompted for this information and it will be clear that You are offering this kind of information in exchange for an entry into such a giveaway.

How We May Use Your Personal Information :

In general, we use the Personal Information you provide or that is collected using cookies and other web technologies, to:

1. To discover the ways visitors use our Siteswhich pages they visit, which links they click, and how long they stay on each page;

2. Support the features and functionality of our Sitesfor example, to save you the trouble of reentering information already in our database or to prompt the settings you established on previous visits; and

3. To respond to inquiries about our products and services.

4. To improve our site.

5. To provide products and services.

6. To maintain a mailing list.

Third Parties May Collect Information Via Cookies:

1. Other third parties may deliver cookies or other tracking technologies to your computer or mobile or tablet device for the purpose of tracking your online behaviors across nonaffiliated websites and delivering targeted advertisements either on our Sites or on other websites. You have choices about the collection of information by third parties on our Sites. For example, if you dont want information about your visit to our Sites sent to Google Analytics, you may download an Optout Browser Addon. Please note that the Addon does not prevent information from being sent to the Cowboy State Daily.

2. In addition, if you would like to opt-out of having interestbased information collected by certain entities during your visits to our Sites or other websites, go to the DAA Webchoices Browser Check . You will be directed to industrydeveloped websites that contains mechanisms for choosing whether each listed entity may collect and use data for online behavioral advertising purposes. It may be that some of the third parties that collect interestbased information on our Sites do not participate in the industrydeveloped optout websites. In that case, the best way to avoid thirdparty tracking of your online behaviors may be through your browser settings and deletion of cookies. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but this is typically something you can adjust. 

Note that if you choose to delete or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services on our Site. 

How We Share Your Information:

LEGITIMATE BUSINESS INTERESTS

We may use and process Your data for Our legitimate business interests, which include, among other things, communicating with You, improving Our goods or services, improving Our website, and providing You with the information or products that You have requested.

Performance of a Contract: We may use and process Your information to enter into a contract with You and to perform Our contractual obligations to You.

Consent: We may use Your data, or permit selected third parties to use Your data, based on Your consent to Our use and sharing of that data. You may withdraw Your consent at any time, but doing so may affect Your ability to use Our website or other offerings.

As required by law: We may also use or process Your data as required for Us to comply with legal obligations.

  • We do not share your Personal Information with any person or entity except for letters to the editor, guest columns, photographs or videos provided by you when we publish user-generated content on our website and/or our newsletter. Those viewing our content are able to view the Personal Information you provided. By posting User-Generated content, you agree to our Terms of Use Policy, and you grant us a license to that content and your name in connection with such use, and we may or may not seek your consent before using the content for such purposes. 

  • We do not sell your personal information or participate in targeted advertising.

  • We may disclose your Personal Information when we, in good faith, believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law, a court order or a subpoena. We may also disclose your Personal Information to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to protect the security of our Sites; to enforce or apply our online Terms of Use or other agreements; or to protect our own rights or property or the rights, property or safety of our users or others.

The following are specific reasons why We may share Your information:

Third Party Processing: We may disclose Your information to third parties who assist Us with various tasks, including payment processing, hosting services, email delivery, communications, and customer service. We may not always disclose these third-party processors if not required by law. We do not authorize them to use or disclose Your personal information except in connection with providing Our company with their services.

By Law: We may share Your data as required by law or to respond to legal process, including a subpoena, or as necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of others. This includes sharing information with other parties to prevent or address fraud and to avoid credit risks.

To Protect Our Company: We may use Your information to protect Our company, including to investigate and remedy any violations of Our rights or policies. We may also disclose Your information as reasonably necessary to acquire and maintain insurance coverage, manage risks, obtain financial or legal advice, or to exercise or defend against legal claims.

Business Transfers: In the unlikely event Our company engages in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy proceedings, dissolution, reorganization, or similar transaction or proceeding, We may transfer or share Your data as part of that proceeding. In such transitions, customer information is one of the business assets that is acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such business transfers may occur and that Your personal information can continue to be stored, used, or processed as otherwise set forth in this privacy policy.

External Links: Our website may include hyperlinks to other websites not controlled by Us. We suggest You exercise caution when clicking on a hyperlink. Although We use reasonable care in including a hyperlink on Our own web page, We do not regularly monitor the websites of these third parties, are not responsible for any damage or consequences You suffer by using these hyperlinks. We are not bound by the Privacy Policies of any third-party website that You access by a hyperlink, nor are they bound by ours. We encourage You to read the Policies of those third-party websites before interacting with them or making purchases. They may collect different information and by different methods than We do.

Other Purposes: We may disclose Your personal data as necessary to comply with any legal obligation or to protect Your interests, or the vital interests of others or Our company.

WEBSITE ANALYTICS

We may partner with third-party analytic companies, including Google Analytics and Shopify Analytics. The analytic companies may also use cookies (described above) or other tracking technologies to analyze visitors use of Our website or mobile app to determine the popularity of the content, and better understand online activity. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, in order to access Our website, You must consent to the collection and use of Your information by these third-party analytic companies. You should review their Privacy Policy and contact them directly if You have questions. If You do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, visit the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

Google Analytics: You can opt-out of having Your activity on Our website made available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. This add-on prevents Google Analytics from retrieving information about Your visits to Our website. For more information about Googles Privacy Policy, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Your Choices Regarding Your Personal Information:

  1. You can unsubscribe from emails from The Cowboy State Daily by following the instructions near the bottom of the email. 

  2. As discussed above, you may “opt out” of the delivery of cookies or similar tracking technologies to your computer or mobile or tablet device through our Sites. 

  3. Data deletion:  Wyoming has no requirement that you allow ask for deletion of Personal Information.

Security Of Your Information:

We take all reasonable steps to protect Your personal data and keep Your information secure. We use recognized online secure payment systems and implement generally accepted standards of security to protect against personal data loss or misuse. However, no security measure is foolproof, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against interception or misuse. We cannot guarantee complete security of any information You transmit to Us.

By consent to this Privacy Policy, You acknowledge that Your personal data may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of Your data by other parties.

We will notify You promptly of any known breach of Our security systems or Your data which might expose You to serious risk.

NEWSLETTER PRIVACY

We offer the opportunity for You to volunteer certain information to Us that is used for email and marketing purposes. This information includes, but is not limited to, Your name and email. You will have an opportunity to unsubscribe from any future communications via email, but We reserve the right to maintain a database of past email subscribers. We reserve the right to use this information as reasonably necessary in Our business and as provided by law. Your information will be shared with reasonably necessary parties for the ordinary course of conducting Our business, such as through Facebook ads.

We May Make Changes or Additions to this Policy:

This Policy may be supplemented or amended from time to time by privacy notices posted on our Sites. These privacy notices provide a level of detail that we cannot provide in this more general description of our privacy practices. For example, certain pages of our Sites may contain privacy notices providing details about the Personal Information we collect on those pages, why we need that information, and choices you may have about the ways we use that information. Privacy practices related to specific contests we offer will appear in the contest rules.

Further, we reserve the right to update or modify this Policy at any time, without prior notice, by posting the revised version of this Policy behind the link marked Privacy Policy in the universal footer of the websites governed by this Policy and by making it available through the mobile and tablet applications governed by this Policy. Your continued use of our Sites after we have posted the revised Policy constitutes your agreement to be bound by the revised Policy and your agreement that any information we previously collected from you may be used as described in the revised Policy.

Contact Us:

410 Randall Avenue

Cheyenne, WY. 82001