Respect Authority

The following Privacy Policy covers the website (”website”), Respect Authority, www.respect-authority.com, (”Respect Authority”, “RA”, “we”, “us”, “our”). It is our goal to bring you information tailored to your personal interests but, at the same time, protect your privacy. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy.

By visiting Respect Authority, submitting information or using any of our products and services, you are accepting the practiced outlined in this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy covers Respect Authority’s treatment of personal information that RA gathers when you are on our website and when you are using RA services. This Privacy Policy does not cover information collected elsewhere, including without limitation offline and on sites linked to and from the website as well as the practices of third parties that Respect Authority does not control or own, or individuals that Respect Authority does not employ or manage.

In addition to reviewing this Privacy Policy, please read our Terms of Use. Your use of our websites constitutes agreement to its terms and conditions as well.

This Privacy Policy may be modified from time to time so check back often. Continued access of our website by you will constitute your acceptance of the changes or revisions to the Privacy Policy.

Information You Provide to Us

The website generally collects personally identifying information with your specific knowledge and consent. This includes but is not limited to when you comment on our site. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but you may not be able to take advantage of many of our special features, such as participating in article discussions, which require your email address. We will not sell, lease or freely distribute your email address.

Automatic Information

Our servers may automatically collect information about your computer when you visit our website, including without limitation the website that referred you, your Internet Protocol (”IP”) and other usage and traffic information. Respect Authority uses this statistical information to analyze trends, gather demographic information and administer our website so we may provide improved web experiences to our readers. The information is not in a manner that would identify you personally. We may provide statistical information, not personal information, to our partners about how our users, collectively use our website. We may share this information to our partners, so that they may further understand the usage of their areas and our website, so that they too could provide you with a better web experience. Otherwise, we will not sell, lease or freely distribute any of the information we collect.

Cookies

Cookies are messages given to a web browser by a web server that are placed in storage. Their purpose is to identify users and possibly prepare customized web pages for them. We may use cookies to control the display of ads, to track usage patterns on our website, to deliver editorial content, and to record registration and personalization information. For example, if you comment on any part of our website and are given the option to save your user name and password on your computer, we can provide this convenience to you by placing a cookie on your computer. Our cookies may contain personally identifiable information, but these cookies will not be shared with any other agents or organizations. Respect Authority does not collect personal information, and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other personal information to tell us who you are or what your screen name or email address is. Some of our advertisers may occasionally send you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers. If you don’t want any cookies, your web browser should have the option to not accept them. However, if you set your browser to refused cookies, some portions of the website may not function properly.

Sharing Information

We neither rent nor sell your personal information to anyone. We share your personal information only with your consent or to the entities described below: Agents we employ, other companies and people to perform tasks on our behalf and need to share your information with them to provide products or services to you. Examples include sending postal mail and email, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, and providing customer service. You hereby consent to our sharing of your personal information for the above purposes.

Children and Parents

Our website is not meant for children, especially those under 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In the event that we learn that we have collected any personal information from a child under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information from our database as quickly as possible.

Conditions of Use

If you decide to visit Respect Authority, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes and application of United States laws.

Third Party Websites

Respect Authority may permit you to link to other websites on the Internet, and other websites may contain links to Respect Authority. These other websites are not under Respect Authority’s control. The privacy and security practices of websites linked to or from Respect Authority is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we are not responsible for the privacy or security practices or the content of such websites.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy at Respect Authority, please send a detailed message to aaron@respect-authority.com. Your privacy is important to us and we will make every effort to resolve any issues.