📧 Information We Collect
Information You Provide
When you contact us via email at marcustadvertising [ at ] aol.com, we collect:
- Your email address
- Any information you include in your message
- Your name (if you choose to provide it)
That's it. We don't have contact forms, newsletters, or accounts to sign up for.
Automatic Information
Like most websites, we may automatically collect basic visitor information:
- Your IP address
- Browser type and version
- Pages you visit on our site
- Time and date of your visit
- Referring website (if applicable)
This helps us understand how people find and use the site.
🎯 How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
📬 Respond to your emails and questions - This is the main reason we'd have your info
📈 Improve our website content - Understanding what people read helps me write better
🛡️ Prevent spam and abuse - Basic security measures
🚫 Information Sharing
We do NOT sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. Period.
We may share information only in these extremely limited circumstances:
- When required by law - If legally compelled by court order or legal process
- To protect safety - If necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of others
- With your explicit consent - If you specifically ask us to share something
As a one-person blog, we have no interest in or infrastructure for sharing your data with anyone.
🍪 Cookies and Tracking
Our website may use basic cookies to improve your browsing experience. These small files help us:
Remember your preferences (like if you've visited before)
Understand how you use our site (which posts are popular)
Provide a better user experience (faster loading, better navigation)
Your choice: You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect some site functionality.
🔗 External Links
Our website contains links to restaurants, venues, and other external sites mentioned in our Vegas stories. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
When I link to a restaurant or venue, I'm just sharing my honest experience - not endorsing their data practices.
🔒 Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
As a simple blog hosted on Neocities, we don't store sensitive personal information beyond basic email correspondence.
👶 Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will delete it promptly.
✋ Your Rights
You have the right to:
Request information about what personal data we have about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of your personal information
Opt out of communications from us
Just email us at marcustadvertising [ at ] aol.com with any requests.