Last Updated: [2/21/2026]
Introduction
Welcome to Echoes of the Odd (the "Blog"). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at echoesoftheodd.com (the "Site"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Site.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.
What Information Do We Collect?
Personal Data
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 ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Email address (if you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us)
First name and last name (if you choose to provide them)
Cookies and Usage Data
Usage Data
We may also collect information on how the Site is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., 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, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
Examples of cookies we use:
Session Cookies: To operate our Service.
Preference Cookies: To remember your preferences and various settings.
Security Cookies: For security purposes.
How Do We Use Your Information?
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
Provide, operate, and maintain our Site
Improve, personalize, and expand our Site
Understand and analyze how you use our Site
Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the Site, and for marketing and promotional purposes
Process your transactions
Find and prevent fraud
Third-Party Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site ("Service Providers"), to provide the Site on our behalf, to perform Site-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Site is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Site.
Google Analytics: Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Site. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: policies.google.com/privacy
Links to Other Sites
Our Site may contain links to other 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 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.
Children's Privacy
Our Site does not address anyone under the age of 13 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. 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.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:
The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you
The right of rectification – the right to have your information corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete
The right to object – the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data
The right of restriction – the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information
The right to data portability – the right to be provided with a copy of your information in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format
The right to withdraw consent – the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority.
California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
Request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, and share
Request deletion of your personal information
Opt-out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell your personal information)
Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.
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.
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.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By email: [echoesoftheodd@proton.me]