document: title: privacy policy
text: ### Privacy Policy:

JoshKotsay.com ("Josh Kotsay") operates joshkotsay.com and may operate other websites. It is Josh Kotsay's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.

### Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Josh Kotsay 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. Josh Kotsay's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Josh Kotsay's visitors use its website. From time to time, Josh Kotsay may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Josh Kotsay also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on joshkotsay.com blogs/sites. Josh Kotsay only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.

### Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to Josh Kotsay's websites choose to interact with Josh Kotsay in ways that require Josh Kotsay to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Josh Kotsay gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at joshkotsay.com to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Josh Kotsay are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Josh Kotsay collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with Josh Kotsay. Josh Kotsay 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.

### Aggregated Statistics

Josh Kotsay may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Josh Kotsay may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Josh Kotsay does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

### Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

Josh Kotsay 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 Josh Kotsay's behalf or to provide services available at Josh Kotsay's websites, 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 Josh Kotsay's websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Josh Kotsay 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, Josh Kotsay discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Josh Kotsay believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Josh Kotsay, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an Josh Kotsay website and have supplied your email address, Josh Kotsay 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 Josh Kotsay and our products. If you send us a request (for example via 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. Josh Kotsay takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

### Cookies

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. Josh Kotsay uses cookies to help Josh Kotsay identify and track visitors, their usage of Josh Kotsay website, and their website access preferences. Josh Kotsay visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Josh Kotsay's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Josh Kotsay's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

### Business Transfers

If Josh Kotsay, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Josh Kotsay goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Josh Kotsay may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

### Ads

Ads appearing on any of our websites 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 Josh Kotsay and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

### Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Josh Kotsay may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Josh Kotsay's sole discretion. Josh Kotsay encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a joshkotsay.com account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.