1. Who we are
Thank you for visiting www.Timshark.com (“the Website”). Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Website.
2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
2.1 Personal Data
2.1.1 Comments: When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data provided in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help us detect and prevent spam.
2.1.2 Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and will last for one year. We may also use cookies for other purposes, such as to provide a personalized experience, analyze website traffic, and deliver targeted advertisements. For information on how to disable cookies in different browsers, please refer to the browser’s instructions.
2.1.3 Embedded Content: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
2.1.4 Social Sharing: The Website may offer social sharing features and integrated tools that allow you to share actions you take on our website with other media services. The use of these tools may enable the sharing of information with the public, depending on your social network settings. Please refer to the privacy policies of the entities that provide these tools for more information.
2.2 Non-Personal Data
We may also collect non-personal data about your interaction with the Website, including but not limited to your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages visited, and the dates and times of your visits. This information is used for analytical and statistical purposes to improve the functionality and performance of the Website.
3. Use of Information
We use the collected information, including personal data, for the following purposes:
3.1 To provide and maintain the Website and its features.
3.2 To personalize your experience on the Website.
3.3 To respond to your comments, inquiries, and requests.
3.4 To analyze and improve the Website’s performance and functionality.
3.5 To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, spam, or other abusive behavior.
3.6 To deliver targeted advertisements and promotions based on your interests.
4. Disclosure of Information
We may disclose your information, including personal data, in the following circumstances:
4.1 Service Providers: We may engage trusted third-party companies and individuals to facilitate the Website, provide services on our behalf, perform website-related services, or assist us in analyzing how the Website is used. These third parties have access to your information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
4.2 Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
4.3 Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
4.4 Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on the Website of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
5. Third-Party Websites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing any personal information or engaging in any transactions.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to or from the Website.
7. Children’s Privacy
The Website is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
8. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Website or through other reasonable means. Your continued use of the Website after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the terms.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at webmaster [at] timshark.com
By using the Website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website.
Last updated: 5/25/2023