Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 26, 2023

At The Decent Nerd, accessible from https://thedecentnerd.com/, we prioritize the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information collected and recorded by The Decent Nerd and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website concerning the information shared and/or collected on The Decent Nerd. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

1. Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

2. Information We Collect

The personal information you are asked to provide, and the reasons for providing it, will be made clear to you when we request it. If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you, such as your name, email address, phone number, message contents, and any other information you choose to provide.

When registering for an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website
• Improve, personalize, and expand our website
• Understand and analyze how you use our website
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, for customer service, updates, and marketing purposes
• Send you emails
• Find and prevent fraud

4. Log Files

The Decent Nerd follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This data is not linked to any personally identifiable information and is used for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

5. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, The Decent Nerd uses “cookies” to store information, including visitors’ preferences and the pages visited. This information is used to optimize the user experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

Google DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google, a third-party vendor on our site, uses cookies known as DART cookies to serve ads to our site visitors based on their visit to www.thedecentnerd.com and other sites on the internet. Visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

6. Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of The Decent Nerd’s advertising partners.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons in their respective advertisements and links on The Decent Nerd. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content you see on other websites.

Note that The Decent Nerd has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.

7. Third Party Privacy Policies

The Decent Nerd’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. We advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for detailed information, including practices and instructions on how to opt-out.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. For more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, refer to the browsers’ respective websites.

8. CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers have the right to:

• Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected
• Request deletion of personal data collected
• Request that personal data not be sold

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

9. GDPR Data Protection Rights

Every user is entitled to the following under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• The right to access: Request copies of your personal data
• The right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate information
• The right to erasure: Request erasure of personal data under certain conditions
• The right to restrict processing: Request restriction of personal data processing under certain conditions
• The right to object to processing: Object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions
• The right to data portability: Request the transfer of collected data to another organization or directly to you under certain conditions

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

10. Children’s Information

Protecting children while using the internet is a priority. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor their online activity.

The Decent Nerd does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that your child has provided this information on our website, please contact us immediately, and we will promptly remove such information from our records.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.

Contact UsIf you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.