I promise not to disclose your private information to any third party except if required to do so by law, or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal process, respond to claims, or to protect the rights, property or safety of Matt Read, Weblog users or the public. I take all reasonable care in handling your personal information to ensure its security both offline and online.
I reserve the right to amend this privacy policy without notice and without consultation.
Types of Information I Collect
You are free to browse Matt Read, Weblog without submitting any personal information at all. Your IP address (your current Internet address) is stored in the server logs at the time of your visit, as it is on all web sites. I do not collect any personal information (such as a name, address or e-mail address) when you visit the site unless you register to the site or provied the information when leaving a comment.
Posting Comments on Articles
It is important to remember that when you provide personal information (e.g., last name, address, phone number) in a online posting that that information is visible to anyone, and may be used by someone in a manner unintended by you. For that reason, I discourage you from posting any personal information on this or any website in comments or otherwise.
Cookies
The Habari blog software, that my site is running on, uses browser cookies to keep track of which messages you have read, and other information about your session. Cookies are small pieces of text that are stored on your hard drive between visits. For example, I use a cookie to store your name and URL when you post comments so you don’t have to re-enter them each time you visit. These cookies do not collect, store or maintain any private, personally identifiable information. You do not have to accept these cookies to visit or use the site (although turning cookies off will impair the site’s functionality), and you can choose to refuse the cookies, delete the cookies from your hard drive or turn off cookies at any time by updating your user profile preferences.
Web Site Statistics
I use software to keep statistics about your visit to this site so I can better server the content that people are looking at. You can choose to opt out of the tracking cookie and your visit to this site will not be tracked by using the form below.
Questions And Concerns
If you have any concerns or questions about any aspect of this policy, please feel free to contact me using my contact form. Please use the Subject “Privacy Policy” or similar.