This Privacy Policy explains how Criminal Minds Cast ("we", "us") collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit criminalmindscast.com/ (the "website"). Replace any text in [square brackets] with your own details before publishing.
Who we are
Criminal Minds Cast is a legal news and analysis publication operated by [company name], [registered address]. You can contact us about privacy at contact@criminalmindscast.com.
Information we collect
- Newsletter signups: your email address and the date you subscribed.
- Contact and contribution forms: your name, email address and anything you choose to tell us.
- Comments: your name, email address, website (optional), comment text, IP address and browser user agent, used to help detect spam.
- Usage data: pages visited, referring website, device and browser type, collected through cookies and analytics tools.
How we use your information
- To send the newsletters you asked for, and to reply to your messages
- To publish and moderate comments
- To understand which articles readers find useful and to improve the website
- To show and measure advertising, where you have agreed to this
- To keep the website secure and prevent abuse
Cookies
We use cookies that are necessary for the website to work, and, with your consent where required, analytics and advertising cookies. You can change your choices at any time through [the cookie settings link] or your browser settings.
Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us run the website, such as our hosting company, email newsletter provider, analytics provider and advertising partners, and only for the purposes described here. We may also disclose information when the law requires it.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles may include embedded content such as videos or social media posts. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website, which may collect data about you under its own privacy policy.
How long we keep your information
Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe. Messages sent through our forms are kept for up to [24 months]. Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be approved automatically.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or export your personal information, to object to or restrict certain uses, and to withdraw consent. To make a request, email contact@criminalmindscast.com. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
Children
Criminal Minds Cast is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top of this page shows when it last changed.