Challies.com respects the privacy rights of all parties who visit this site. By interacting with challies.com, you consent to the privacy policy outlined on the following page. described herein.
The personal information I collect on my website is limited to the information you provide when you subscribe to the newsletter, or provide information on the contact form. Challies.com does not share this information with any outside party or service provider unless you expressly allow it, or I believe that it is necessary to comply with the law.
Newsletter Subscription
When you sign up for my newsletter, I collect your email address and only use this information to send you what you have requested. I do not sell mailing lists (email or physical). Sometimes I will send emails on behalf of a partner organization who I believe offers a product or service that may interest my subscribers. In those cases no data is ever shared with the partner organizations. If you want to change, update or remove email address on my list, you can do that by clicking “Unsubscribe” on the bottom of any received email.
Amazon Associates Disclosure
Challies.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.com. When I provide a “Buy from Amazon” button or include a link to Amazon.com for books or other products, I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Challies.com does not collect or store any personal information related to these transactions.
Contact Form
When you contact me through a contact form, I may collect your name, email address, and message. All information is submitted using a secure connection (SSL). I do not share or sell this information to any party. I use the information that you provide to respond to your requests, communicate with you, and gather feedback.
Minor Policy
Challies.com is designed for the use of general audiences. I never knowingly collect or maintain information on my website from visitors I know are under the age of 18. Any website information collected by challies.com from children under 18 is used only for the purpose of delivering the requested product or service. Please instruct your children to ask permission before providing any private information about themselves to challies.com.
Usage Tracking (Cookies)
I gather website and newsletter usage statistics to help me better understand reader behavior, measure the effectiveness of content and advertisements, and provide you with a better experience. All information collected is anonymous and not personally identifying. Most browsers allow you to adjust your personal settings to control cookies. You can still access the features on challies.com if you limit your cookies.
Site preferences (dark mode, large font size) are intended to provide an enhanced, personalized experience for you and are only stored temporarily and locally in your browser.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, 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, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Changes to this policy
Challies.com may update its privacy policy from time to time. When I change the policy in a material way, a notice will be posted on this website along with the updated privacy policy. The most current version of the privacy policy will always be posted here. By continuing to use the website, and by communicating with me via this site, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy.
