(Updated October 16, 2024)
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://freaksites.com. This policy explains how data about you is used when you access our websites and services, including via our mobile applications (“FS”) or interact with us. If we update this policy, we will revise the date, place notices on FS if changes are material, and/or obtain your consent as required by law.
Protecting Your Privacy
- We take precautions to prevent unauthorized access to or misuse of data about you.
- We do not run ads, other than the classifieds posted by our users.
- We do not send unsolicited communications for marketing purposes.
- We engage in affiliate marketing exclusively through Freak Sites, Inc.
- We provide email proxy & relay services to reduce unwanted email.
- Please review privacy policies of any third-party sites linked to from Freak Sites.
- We do not respond to “Do Not Track” signals (see allaboutdnt.com).
- We do not share your data with third parties for marketing purposes.
- We engage in cross-marketing or link-referral programs through our affiliate program.
- We do not employ tracking devices for marketing purposes beyond our affiliate program.
Affiliate Tracking
If you arrive on FS via an affiliate link, we may track your visit using cookies or your IP address. This helps us credit the affiliate for referring you to our platform. This data is processed by Freak Sites’ affiliate software and is not shared with third parties outside of the affiliate program.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year. Other cookies are used for login sessions and to save your display preferences.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on FS may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited the original website. These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content.
Who We Share Your Data With
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Your data may be shared with third-party service providers, such as payment processors and affiliate software, as necessary to provide services.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
- For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can edit or delete their information, except for usernames.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold. You can also request that we erase your data, subject to exceptions required for legal, administrative, or security reasons.
Data We Collect, Use, and Disclose
We collect and use a variety of data to provide and personalize FS. Below is a list of data types, their collection methods, purposes, and third-party disclosures. We do not sell your data to third parties. Some data is disclosed to payment processors when you make a purchase.
Data Type:
- First and last name
- Where we got it: User entry
- Why collected: Facilitating transactions, personalizing your use of FS
- Disclosed to: Payment processors
- Email address
- Where we got it: User entry
- Why collected: Account creation, user-to-user and FS-to-user communications, combatting fraud/abuse
- Disclosed to: No one
- Phone number
- Where we got it: User entry
- Why collected: User-to-user communications, personalizing your use of FS
- Disclosed to: Payment processors, buyers (when provided), and phone verification services
- Mailing or street address
- Where we got it: User entry
- Why collected: Facilitating transactions, personalizing your use of FS
- Disclosed to: Payment processors
- Credit card data
- Where we got it: User entry
- Why collected: Facilitating your transactions
- Disclosed to: Payment processors
- Geographic location (latitude and longitude)
- Where we got it: User entry, IP/geolocation providers
- Why collected: Personalizing your use of FS, combatting fraud/abuse
- Disclosed to: No one
- Photos and other data you voluntarily provide
- Where we got it: User entry
- Why collected: Facilitating and personalizing your use of FS
- Disclosed to: No one
- HTTP browser cookie
- Where we got it: User’s browser, FS web server
- Why collected: Facilitating your use of FS, tracking for affiliate programs
- Disclosed to: Freak Sites affiliate software
- Information about your device and browser
- Where we got it: User’s browser
- Why collected: Combatting fraud/abuse, tracking for affiliate programs
- Disclosed to: Freak Sites affiliate software
- IP address
- Where we got it: User’s browser, mobile app, IP/geolocation providers
- Why collected: Combatting fraud/abuse, tracking for affiliate programs
- Disclosed to: Freak Sites affiliate software
- Web page views, access times, HTTP headers
- Where we got it: User’s browser, mobile app
- Why collected: Combatting fraud/abuse
- Disclosed to: No one
We May Share Some or All of the Above Data:
- To respond to subpoenas, search warrants, court orders, or other legal process.
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of FS users, FS, or the general public.
- At your direction (e.g., if you authorize us to share data with other users).
- In connection with a merger, bankruptcy, or sale/transfer of assets.
Data Retention
We retain data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. You may access and update certain data via your account login.
California Users
To learn more about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and how it applies to you, please visit the California Attorney-General’s website.
Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose the data we collect, use, and disclose, and other information relating to data we collect about you.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of data that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising the rights listed above.
You may submit a request to know or delete via info@freaksites.com.
Only you, or someone you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a request to know or delete your data. An authorized agent may make a request on your behalf by providing written permission signed by you.
We will need to confirm your identity before processing your request by asking you to log into your existing account (if you are a registered user) or by asking you for additional information, such as a government-issued ID, to confirm your identity against information we have already collected.
If you are a registered FS user under the age of 18, you may request (via info@freaksites.com) and obtain removal of content or information publicly posted on FS. Please note that removal does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of said content or information from the Internet.
International Users
By accessing FS or providing us data, you agree we may use and disclose data we collect as described here or as communicated to you, transmit it outside your resident jurisdiction, and store it on servers in the United States. For more information, please contact our privacy officer at info@freaksites.com.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about FS’s privacy policy and practices, please email info@freaksites.com.