Privacy Policy for Ahtna Heritage

1. Information We Collect

a. Information You Voluntarily Provide

When you interact with Ahtna Heritage, you may choose to provide us with personal information, including:

• **Contact Information:** Such as your name, email address, and any other details you provide when you use our contact form or send us an email.
• **Comments/Feedback:** Information you submit when posting comments on our articles or providing feedback.

b. Information Collected Automatically

As you navigate through `ahtnaheritage.org`, certain information may be collected automatically. This data helps us understand how our site is used and improve your experience. This may include:

• **Usage Data:** Information about your interaction with the website, such as pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, and navigation paths.
• **Technical Data:** Your IP address, browser type, operating system, device type, and referring website addresses.
• **Cookies and Tracking Technologies:** We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information.

c. Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party services that integrate with our website or provide services to us, such as:

• **Analytics Providers:** Services like Google Analytics provide anonymized data about website traffic.
• **Affiliate Networks:** If you make a purchase through an affiliate link on our site, the affiliate network may provide us with anonymized data about the transaction (e.g., that a sale occurred, but not your personal purchase details).

2. How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is used for various purposes, including to:

• **Operate and Maintain Our Website:** To ensure `ahtnaheritage.org` functions correctly and efficiently.
• **Improve User Experience:** To understand how users interact with our content and make enhancements.
• **Respond to Inquiries:** To communicate with you and address your questions or feedback.
• **Send Newsletters/Updates:** If you opt-in, to send you relevant content, promotions, or updates (you can unsubscribe at any time).
• **Analyze Website Performance:** To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services.
• **Comply with Legal Obligations:** To meet legal or regulatory requirements.
• **Facilitate Affiliate Partnerships:** To track and receive commissions from affiliate sales (this involves anonymized data and does not expose your personal purchase details to us).

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties without your consent, except as described below:

• **Service Providers:** We may share data with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users (e.g., hosting providers, analytics services). These parties are bound by confidentiality agreements.
• **Legal Requirements:** We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
• **Business Transfers:** In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred.
• **Affiliate Partners:** As stated in our Editorial Policy, we use affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link, you are redirected to the merchant’s website. The merchant and their affiliate network may collect information about your interaction on their site to process the sale and attribute the commission. We do not receive your personal purchase details directly from these merchants.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

`ahtnaheritage.org` uses “cookies” and similar tracking technologies (like pixels and web beacons) to enhance your experience. A cookie is a small file stored on your device that identifies your browser and tracks your interactions with our site. We use cookies for:

• **Website Functionality:** To remember your preferences and settings.
• **Analytics:** To analyze website traffic and user behavior.
• **Advertising/Affiliate Tracking:** To help us track which affiliate links you click and which products you purchase through those links (this is typically anonymized data handled by the affiliate network).

You have the option to accept or refuse cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

5. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites 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 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 or services.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., residents of California under CCPA, or individuals in the European Economic Area under GDPR), you may have certain rights regarding your personal data:

• **Right to Access:** You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• **Right to Rectification:** You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• **Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten):** You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• **Right to Restrict Processing:** You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• **Right to Object to Processing:** You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• **Right to Data Portability:** You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

7. Data Security

The security of your data 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 Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• **By Email:** [email protected]
• **By Mail:** Ahtna Heritage, Privacy Department, 123 Health & Wellness Blvd, Suite 700, Anytown, CA 90210, USA
• **Via our Contact Form:** Ahtna Heritage Contact Page

Thank you for trusting Ahtna Heritage with your health and privacy.