Last Updated: January 2025
Effective Date: January 2025
Introduction
Ship Tea (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website shiptea.blog (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Site, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Fill out our contact form (name, email address, message content)
- Subscribe to our newsletter (email address)
- Leave comments on our articles (name, email, comment content)
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- Device Information: Browser type, operating system, device type
- Log Data: IP address, access times, pages viewed, referring URL
- Cookies and Tracking: Data collected through cookies and similar technologies
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and communications
- Send newsletters and updates (only if you’ve subscribed)
- Improve our Site and user experience
- Analyze Site traffic and usage patterns
- Display relevant advertisements
- Comply with legal obligations
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us provide a better browsing experience.
Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential Cookies: Required for basic Site functionality
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our Site
- Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements
Third-Party Cookies
We use third-party services that may set their own cookies:
- Google Analytics: For traffic analysis and reporting
- Google AdSense: For displaying personalized advertisements
Managing Cookies
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect Site functionality.
Google AdSense and Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site or other websites.
How Google Uses Information
- Google uses cookies to serve ads based on user interests
- You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings
- You can opt out of third-party vendor cookies by visiting aboutads.info
DoubleClick Cookie
Google’s use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
For more information on how Google uses data, please visit Google’s Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
- Contact form submissions: 2 years
- Newsletter subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe
- Analytics data: As determined by Google Analytics retention settings
Your Rights
For All Users:
- Access: Request access to your personal information
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications
For EU/EEA Residents (GDPR):
- Right to data portability
- Right to restrict processing
- Right to object to processing
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
For California Residents (CCPA):
- Right to know what personal information is collected
- Right to know whether personal information is sold or disclosed
- Right to opt out of the sale of personal information
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights
Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected such information, we will delete it promptly.
International Data Transfers
If you are accessing our Site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: [email protected]
- Contact Form: Contact Page
This Privacy Policy was last updated in January 2025.