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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 04/13/2025

This Privacy Policy describes how CJ's Arts and Blues (the "Blog," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our blog CJ's Arts and Blues (the "Site").

We may collect the following types of information:

Information You Provide Directly

This includes information you may provide when you comment on a post, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us through the Site. This might include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and Browse activity, including:

 Log Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times of your visit.

    Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies to collect information about your Browse behavior on our Site. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device.

Third-Party Advertising

We may use third-party advertising companies to display ads on our Site. These companies may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your visits to our Site and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Google AdSense (if applicable)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site or other websites. This allows Google and its partners to show you ads that are more relevant to your interests.

DoubleClick Cookie: 

Google may use the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising across all websites displaying Google AdSense ads. You can opt out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings (https://adssettings.google.com/).

Third-Party Vendors

Google may also use other third-party vendors to serve ads on our Site. You can visit those vendors' websites to opt out of their use of cookies for interest-based advertising.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:

Service Providers: We may share information with third-party service providers who help us operate our Site, such as website hosting providers and email marketing services.

Google AdSense: As described above, we share information with Google for the purpose of displaying advertisements. (If Applicable)

Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request.

Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.

Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If you believe that we have collected personal information from a child under the specified age, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to delete that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any website you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

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