PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: April 28, 2019

Madhouse Texts manages the www.madhousetexts.com website (hereinafter referred to as “service”).

This page contains information about our policies with regard to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data when you use our service, and the choices you have regarding that data. We use your data to deliver and improve the service. By using the service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

DEFINITIONS
Service
By service, we mean the www.madhousetexts.com website managed by Madhouse Texts
Usage data
By usage data, we mean automatically collected data generated by the use of the service or the infrastructure of the service itself (for example, the duration of the visit to a page).
Cookies
Cookies are information files that are stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

DATA COLLECTION
Madhouse Texts collects different types of data for various purposes in order to be able to deliver our service to you and to improve it.

Personal data
When you use our service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that may be used to contact you or identify you. This personally identifiable information may include but is not limited to:

  • E-mail address
  • First and last name
  • Telephone number

Usage data
Madhouse Texts can also collect data about how the user gains access to the service and how it is used. This usage data may contain information such as the internet protocol address (IP address) of your computer, the type of browser, the version of the browser, the pages you visited on our service, the time and date of your visit, the time that you spent on those pages, unique device IDs, and other diagnostic information.

Tracking data
Madhouse Texts uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and we store certain information. The use of cookies is safe.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may contain an anonymous unique ID. Cookies are sent from a website to your browser and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track data and to improve and analyze our service.

You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. If you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use all functions of our service.

Examples of cookies that Madhouse Texts uses:

  • Session cookies to manage our service.
  • Preferred cookies to keep track of your preferences and various settings.
  • Safety cookies for safety purposes.

USE OF DATA
Madhouse Texts uses the collected data for the following purposes:

  • To deliver and maintain our service
  • To collect analysis or valuable data that we can use to improve our service
  • To monitor the use of our service
  • To detect, prevent and treat technical problems

TRANSFER OF DATA
Your data, including personal data, may be transferred to – and stored on – computers located outside the jurisdiction of your province, country or other government agency where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are outside the Netherlands and you provide us with data, Madhouse Texts will transfer this data, including personal data, to the Netherlands and process it there. Your agreement to the Privacy Policy, followed by your submission of such data, indicates that you agree with that transfer.

Madhouse Texts will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Your personal data, including the security of your data and other personal data, will never be transferred to an organization or a country if appropriate controls have not been established.

DISCLOSURE OF DATA
Madhouse Texts may disclose your personal data if it is of the opinion that such action is necessary:

  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend the rights and property of Madhouse Texts
  • To prevent or investigate possible abuses in connection with the service
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public
  • As protection against legal liability

As a European citizen, you have certain individual rights according to GDPR. You can read more about these rights in the GDPR manual.

SECURITY OF DATA
The security of your data is important to us, but unfortunately, no method of transmission via the internet or electronic method of storage is 100% secure. Although Madhouse Texts strives to use means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

SERVICE PROVIDERS
Madhouse Texts can appoint external companies and individuals to simplify our service or to help us analyse how our service is used. These external parties only have access to your personal data to perform these tasks and they may not disclose this data to others or use it for other purposes.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES
Our service may contain links to other sites that are not managed by us. If you click on a link from an external party, you will be taken to the site of that external party. We strongly recommend that you verify the Privacy Policy of each site you visit. We have no control over and accept no liability with regard to the content, the Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of the sites or services of an external party.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
Madhouse Texts may periodically update the Privacy Policy. We will notify you of any changes by publishing the new Privacy Policy on this page. We recommend that you regularly check this Privacy Policy for any changes. Changes to the Privacy Policy take effect the moment they are published on this page.

CONTACT
If you have any questions about the Privacy Policy, you can contact Madhouse Texts via the contact page on the website www.madhousetexts.com.

Curious? Please, contact me by filling out the contact form. Or, email me directly at martine@madhousetexts.com.