Privacy Policy
Welcome to our Privacy Policy
Your privacy is critically important to us.
Mountain Gazette is located at:Mountain GazettePO Box 694 Tahoe City
96145 – California , United States
+1 401-239-2177
It is Mountain Gazette’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to https://www.mountaingazette.com (hereinafter, “us”, “we”, or “https://www.mountaingazette.com”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through the Website. We have adopted this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to explain what information may be collected on our Website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the Website and does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.
This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms and conditions posted on our Website, set forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our Website. Depending on your activities when visiting our Website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Mountain Gazette collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Mountain Gazette’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Mountain Gazette’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Mountain Gazette may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Mountain Gazette also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on https://www.mountaingazette.com blog posts. Mountain Gazette only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Mountain Gazette’s websites choose to interact with Mountain Gazette in ways that require Mountain Gazette to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Mountain Gazette gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up for a blog at https://www.mountaingazette.com to provide a username and email address.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Advertisements
Ads appearing on our website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Mountain Gazette and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Email Promotions
You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from Mountain Gazette at any time by following the instructions included at the bottom of each email. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails about your subscription, your account, transactions, or our ongoing business relations.
Mobile SMS/Text Messaging
The Mountain Gazette mobile message service (the "Service") is operated by Mountain Gazette (“Mountain Gazette”, “we”, or “us”). Your use of the Service constitutes your agreement to these terms and conditions (“Mobile Terms”). We may modify or cancel the Service or any of its features without notice. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may also modify these Mobile Terms at any time and your continued use of the Service following the effective date of any such changes shall constitute your acceptance of such changes.
By consenting to Mountain Gazette’s SMS/text messaging service, you agree to receive recurring SMS/text messages from and on behalf of Mountain Gazette through your wireless provider to the mobile number you provided, even if your mobile number is registered on any state or federal Do Not Call list. Text messages may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system or other technology. Service-related messages may include updates, alerts, and information (e.g., order updates, account alerts, etc.). Promotional messages may include promotions, specials, and other marketing offers (e.g., cart reminders).
You understand that you do not have to sign up for this program in order to make any purchases, and your consent is not a condition of any purchase with Mountain Gazette. Your participation in this program is completely voluntary.
We do not charge for the Service, but you are responsible for all charges and fees associated with text messaging imposed by your wireless provider. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Check your mobile plan and contact your wireless provider for details. You are solely responsible for all charges related to SMS/text messages, including charges from your wireless provider.
You may opt-out of the Service at any time. Text the single keyword command STOP to +18556061736 or click the unsubscribe link (where available) in any text message to cancel. You'll receive a one-time opt-out confirmation text message. No further messages will be sent to your mobile device, unless initiated by you. If you have subscribed to other Mountain Gazette mobile message programs and wish to cancel, except where applicable law requires otherwise, you will need to opt out separately from those programs by following the instructions provided in their respective mobile terms.
For Service support or assistance, text HELP to +18556061736 or email help@mountaingazette.com.
We may change any short code or telephone number we use to operate the Service at any time and will notify you of these changes. You acknowledge that any messages, including any STOP or HELP requests, you send to a short code or telephone number we have changed may not be received and we will not be responsible for honoring requests made in such messages.
The wireless carriers supported by the Service are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You agree to provide us with a valid mobile number. If you get a new mobile number, you will need to sign up for the program with your new number.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that we will not be liable for failed, delayed, or misdirected delivery of any information sent through the Service, any errors in such information, and/or any action you may or may not take in reliance on the information or Service.
Links To External Sites
Our Service may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy and terms and conditions of every site you visit.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites, products or services.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Mountain Gazette discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Mountain Gazette’s behalf or to provide services available at Mountain Gazette’s website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Mountain Gazette’s website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Mountain Gazette will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Mountain Gazette discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Mountain Gazette believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Mountain Gazette, third parties or the public at large.
If you are a registered user of https://www.mountaingazette.com and have supplied your email address, Mountain Gazette may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Mountain Gazette and our products. We primarily use our blog to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Mountain Gazette takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Aggregated Statistics
Mountain Gazette may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. Mountain Gazette may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Mountain Gazette does not disclose your personally-identifying information.
Cookies
To enrich and perfect your online experience, Mountain Gazette uses “Cookies”, similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalized content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Mountain Gazette uses cookies to help Mountain Gazette identify and track visitors, their usage of https://www.mountaingazette.com, and their website access preferences. Mountain Gazette visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Mountain Gazette’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Mountain Gazette’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to Mountain Gazette’s use of cookies.
E-commerce
Those who engage in transactions with Mountain Gazette – by purchasing Mountain Gazette’s services or products, are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Mountain Gazette collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Mountain Gazette. Mountain Gazette does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Mountain Gazette may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Mountain Gazette’s sole discretion. Mountain Gazette encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via email or phone.