The Curious Times
Last updated: (06.01.2021)The Curious Times operates https://www.curioustimes.co.uk (“Site”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from Users of the Site.
The Curious Times is primarily target at children up to the age of 18 (“Child”). If the Child is under the age of 16 (“Under 16”), when entering Personal Information into the site, we require that a parent or guardian over the age of 18 (“Parent”) be present in order to give Us consent to collect Your Child’s data.
We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information Collection And Use
While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to your name and your email address ("Personal Information"). We will not pass on any Personal Information collected on our site to a third party. When asking for Personal Information from an Under 16, we ask that a Parent is present and consents to the collection of their Child’s data.
Log Data
Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site ("Log Data").
This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.
In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor and analyse this data.
Communications
The Curious Times operates a mailing list with the provider MailChimp. We require that Users under the age of 16 use a parent's email to receive our newsletter. When you complete the form on the Site, we will pass your email onto MailChimp in order to provide our mailing list service. Please see https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy MailChimp's privacy policy to see how your privacy is managed. We won’t share your email with any other third parties and will only use your email to send you information about The Curious Times Site and the CuriousPortal.
Cookies
Cookies are files with small amounts of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer's hard drive. You can learn more here: https://www.cookiesandyou.com/. By using the Site, you consent to the use of Cookies to provide a better experience for you on the Site.
If you prefer, it is possible to block some or all cookies, or even to delete cookies that have already been set; but you need to be aware that some functions of the website might become inoperable. If you use the Internet Explorer browser, find out more info HERE. If you use Firefox, see the information HERE. If you are using Safari, see HERE.
Below is a breakdown of cookies we use on the site:
Google Analytics
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Cloudflare
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Cookie Consent
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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.
Links to Other Websites
Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by The Curious Times. 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.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 03.01.2021 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgement of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact [email protected].
The CuriousPortal
Last updated: (06.01.2021)The Curious Times operates the CuriousPortal - https://portal.curioustimes.co.uk ("Portal"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Portal.
The Portal is a gateway for our writers to submit content to be published on The Curious Times Website – https://curioustimes.co.uk (“Site”). Hence, we require all Users to create an account to use the Site.
Since our Platform is targeted at children, we require a Parent or Guardian over the age of 18 (“Parent”) to sign up to the Portal on behalf of a child under the age of 16 (“Under 16”). When doing so, they consent to the storage of their Child’s data. Please see Information Collection And Use, for more details.
Information Collection And Use
On signing up to the Portal, we ask for the following personal information:
- Email address (if the User is an Under 16, this must a Parent's) Childs:
- First Name (will not be publicly available)
- Last Name (will not be publicly available)
- Birthday
- Country you live in
- Pen Name (this is the name which will be displayed on your child's articles
Once your child's article has been published, it will be publicly available to view on https://curioustimes.co.uk. Your Child's Pen Name, Age and Country will be displayed next to the article.
When submitting Content on the Portal, please do not include any personal information as we cannot guarantee that this information will not be published on our Site. Please be aware that all information submitted on the Portal including in Bios, Articles and Battling Boredom content could be published on our Site and that by entering such information you consent to this being publicly viewable by anyone on our Site.
Your right to be forgotten
You have a right at any time to have all information that we hold in your account to be deleted. Please contact [email protected] for more information.
The Curious Times retains the right to continue displaying the Content written by your Child for The Curious Times. Please read our Writer's Guidelines for more information.
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.
Communication
The Curious Times will send emails to your email address regarding information about your profile on the Portal and articles on the Site and other updates about The Curious Times. If you would like this communication to cease, please contact [email protected].
Cookies
Cookies are files with small amounts of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer's hard drive. You can learn more here: https://www.cookiesandyou.com/. By using the Site, you consent to the use of Cookies to provide a better experience for you on the Site.
If you prefer, it is possible to block some or all cookies, or even to delete cookies that have already been set; but you need to be aware that some functions of the website might become inoperable. If you use the Internet Explorer browser, find out more info HERE. If you use Firefox, see the information HERE. If you are using Safari, see HERE.
Below is a breakdown of cookies we use on the site:
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to track page views and other data to help us to improve the site experience.- __gads
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- _ga_SZQ3RC0H40
Cloudflare
Cloudflare is used to improve our page loading times and security of the site.- __cfduid
Cookie Consent
We use a cookie to let us know that you accept the use of cookies on our site.- cookieconsent_status
The Curious Times
We use various cookies to store information about your CuriousPortal user account.- PHPSESSID
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Changes To This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 03.01.2021 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgement of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact [email protected].