Who we are
Our website address is: [https://vivliovoice.com]. VivliO Voice is dedicated to sharing book reviews, audio overviews, and insightful content on literature, finance, personal growth, and more. For questions regarding this policy, please contact us at voicebox@vivliovoice.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with 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, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract location information from these images.
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.
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, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use third-party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to collect data about traffic to VivliO Voice. This helps us understand how users interact with the site, what content is popular, and how we can improve our offerings. Analytics data may include your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs.
Additionally, we use Google Analytics Advertising Features, which include:
- Remarketing with Google Analytics
- Google Display Network Impression Reporting
- Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting
- Integrated services that require Google Analytics to collect data via advertising cookies and identifiers
How We Use Cookies and Identifiers
We, along with third-party vendors such as Google, use first-party cookies (e.g., Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (e.g., Google advertising cookies) or other identifiers to:
- Analyze website traffic and user behavior
- Deliver relevant advertisements based on your interests
- Improve and customize your browsing experience
User Choices and Opt-Out Options
You can opt-out of Google Analytics Advertising Features in the following ways:
- Adjust your Google Ads settings via Google Ads Settings.
- Use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Manage your preferences through the Network Advertising Initiative’s consumer opt-out.
European Union and Japanese Users
If you are an EU or Japanese user, additional consent may be required. We comply with all applicable user consent policies, including the European Union User Consent Policy and Japanese data privacy regulations.
Important Notes
- We do not merge personally identifiable information with data collected through Google Analytics Advertising Features without robust notice and your prior opt-in consent.
- Data collected through these features is aggregated and anonymized as required by Google’s policies.
Who we share your data with
VivliO Voice does not sell or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. However, we may share data with trusted third-party services that help us run our website, such as analytics providers and spam detection services.
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 or have left comments on VivliO Voice, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided. You can also request that we erase your personal data. This does not include any data we’re obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Additional Disclosures for Affiliate Links
VivliO Voice participates in affiliate marketing programs, including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Some links on our site may be affiliate links, which provide us with a small commission if you make purchases through them—at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links are used to support our site and continue providing quality content.