Effective Date: 26th June 2022
Who we are
Welcome to ChiTorch. Our website address is: https://chitorch.org
At ChiTorch, our visitors’ privacy is extremely important to us. This privacy and cookies policy document outlines the types of personal information received and collected by ChiTorch and how it is used.
Log Files
Like many other Web sites, ChiTorch makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and the number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
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 exactly 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, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Cookies and Web Beacons
What are Cookies?
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns.
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org
ChiTorch uses cookies to store information about visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, and customize web page content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or a mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
What types of cookies do we use?
There are several different types of cookies; however, our website uses:
o Functionality – Our Company uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences.
These include identifying if users have accepted the use of cookies on the website, what language you prefer and location you are in etc. These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the website and enable you to use some of its features. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
o Advertising – Our Company uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Our Company sometimes shares limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.
We do not store sensitive personal information in the cookies we use.
DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on ChiTorch.
Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to ChiTorch and other sites on the Internet
Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – Google Privacy Policy
How We Store Your Data
We securely store your data on servers based in the United Kingdom. We take appropriate security measures to protect your data. We store your data for no longer than 365 days. Once that period has expired, we will automatically delete your data.
These measures do not apply to third party cookies; please contact the relevant third parties for their policies.
Your Choices Regarding Cookies
This website complies EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Therefore, you have the right to accept or reject our cookies when you first land on the website via the banner at the site’s footer.
If You prefer to avoid the use of cookies, first, you must disable the use of cookies in your browser and then delete the cookies saved in your browser associated with this website. You may use this option for preventing the use of cookies at any time.
If You do not accept Our Cookies, You may experience some inconvenience in your use of the website and
some features may not function properly.
More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browser’s respective websites.
What Are Your Data Protection Rights?
ChiTorch would like to ensure you are fully aware of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request ChiTorch for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that ChiTorch correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request ChiTorch to complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that ChiTorch erase your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that ChiTorch restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to ChiTorch’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that ChiTorch transfer the data that we have collected to another organization or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:
Third Party Advertising
As an affiliate website, ChiTorch works with partners to promote products and services as well as other third party advertisers.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send the advertisements and links that appear on ChiTorch directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.
ChiTorch has no access to or control over these cookies that third-party advertisers use.
Privacy policies of other websites
The ChiTorch website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
ChiTorch keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page
How to contact us
If you have questions about ChiTorch’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or if you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
