Privacy Policy

Last updated: (6/17/2020)

Who we are

Kinky Curiosity operates http://www.kinkycuriosity.com. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of any personal information we receive from users of the site, as well as liabilities, and a medical disclaimer.

Personal data we collect, and why we collect it

While using our site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, your name and email address. This information is submitted through use of our contact form or our opt-in mailing list, and is never used for any other purpose than to answer visitor requests or to receive our  newsletter.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is 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) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact 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 that embedded content. This includes tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

Like most site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our site.

This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics. This information is used for security purposes, site improvements, and visitor analytics.

Security

The security of your information is important to us. We do not sell, share, or otherwise distribute any information collected on this site to third parties. We use Google analytics to help us keep track of visitors and traffic to our site.  https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/. Be aware however, that we can not be responsible for the privacy policies or information sharing practices of any sites which lead away from Kinky Curiosity. We advise our visitors to review the polices of such sites individually.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have posted comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Content Not a Substitute to Seeking the Help of a Professional

The content contained in or associated with this site is not intended as a substitute for professional advice related to matters such as safety, legality, or medical issues.

Although care has been taken in preparing the materials provided to you via the site, Kinky Curiosity, we shall not be held responsible for any errors or omissions, nor accept any liability whatsoever for any injury, death, loss, or damage you may incur. Always seek professional safety, legal, and/or medical counsel relating to your specific circumstances as needed for any and all questions you have now, or may have in the future in relation to BDSM. You agree that the information presented on this site is not to be taken as safety, legal, psychological, financial, or medical advice.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 6/17/2020.  Any changes in its provisions in the future, will be effective immediately after being posted on this page.

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time, and advise you to check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of Kinky Curiosity, after we post any modifications on this page, will constitute that you acknowledge and consent to the modifications of the Privacy Policy.

If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by placing a prominent notice on our website.

Your contact information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: