This privacy statement is designed to spell out what happens with any information that you or your computer leaves on sites operated by Schumin Web Design, e.g. The Schumin Web, Ben Schumin Photography Portfolio, College Life, and the Today’s Special site.
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Advertising: The Schumin Web and other sites published under that brand provide space to an outside company to run advertisements on the site. Any cookies that may be used in relation to advertisements are handled by the advertiser. The operators of The Schumin Web have no access to this information.
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Commenting system: On certain pages, The Schumin Web utilizes a system that allows users to comment on content. If users decide to use a third-party provider’s credentials for user authentication, they should also refer to that provider’s privacy policies. Users should be aware that information disclosed through the commenting system is visible to the public following moderator approval, and that users are solely responsible for the content that they post through the commenting system.
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Email contact forms: All pages contain a link to a page providing contact information for the site. A form is used in an attempt to limit the amount of unsolicited commercial email (spam) sent to the website. Your IP address is transmitted in a human-readable form to the operators of the website with your message. Nothing that users send through this contact form should be considered private. Any content submitted via this form may be used on Schumin Web Design websites or in other venues.
- Spam protection: Sites operated by Schumin Web Design collect information about visitors who comment or otherwise contact the site via the Akismet anti-spam service. The information collected includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and site URL, along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself.
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Social media: Schumin Web Design operates pages on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Reddit, and other social media platforms under the Schumin Web brand. Content posted there is subject to the privacy policies of those sites. However, as a general rule of thumb, nothing that one posts to a social media site should ever be considered private.
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COPPA: Content provided on sites operated by Schumin Web Design is not intended specifically for children. We do, however, still strive to be in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 at all times. As such, children under the age of thirteen are not permitted to utilize services provided by Schumin Web Design without consent from such child’s parent or legal guardian.
If you have any questions regarding the material in this privacy statement, please contact the site.