Privacy Policy

We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your data when you interact with our website.

• Website Visitors:
  • Like many websites, HowdyVivek.com collects non-personally-identifying information, such as browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. We collect this data to better understand how visitors use our website.
  • We also collect potentially personally-identifying information like IP addresses for logged-in users and those leaving comments on our website.
• Registered Users:
  • During registration, we collect personal information, including your name, email, gender, and country. This data is used solely for operating the website and enhancing your experience.
  • If you purchase a membership, third-party payment processors (Stripe, Buy Me a Coffee, PayPal) handle your financial data. We store transaction history, while sensitive financial information is managed securely by the payment platforms.
• Aggregated Statistics:
  • HowdyVivek.com may collect statistics about visitors’ behavior on the site, such as tracking popular pages or using Akismet to filter spam. This information may be displayed publicly or shared with others but does not include personally-identifying information, except as outlined below.
• Use of Cookies:
  • A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, which the browser provides back to the website each time the visitor returns.  As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way. The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
  • Our website uses cookies to enhance the user experience and improve functionality. Cookies allow us to:
    • Remember your preferences: They store your login information, preferred language, and other settings to create a personalized experience.
    • Analyze website performance: We collect anonymized data on how visitors use the site to improve its design and content.
    • Enable certain features: Some cookies are essential for features like forums and membership areas to function properly.
    • Deliver tailored advertisements to users
  • By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described here. Visitors who do not want cookies placed on their computers can adjust their browser settings to refuse cookies. However, this may affect the functionality of certain features of the website.
  • Different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
    • Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
    • Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
    • Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
    • Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
    • If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.

• The information we collect is used to manage your account, provide you with access to articles, videos, the forum, and tools, and to deliver a personalized user experience. We may also use your email address to communicate important updates about your account or notify you of changes to our services, policies, or features.
• Your data will not be sold, shared, or disclosed to any third parties for marketing or commercial purposes. Any data sharing is restricted solely to those necessary to provide you with services (e.g., payment processors for memberships and purchases).

• You have the right to access, correct, or update your personal information at any time. You can manage your account settings directly from your user profile, or contact us if you require assistance.
• We encourage you to keep your information accurate and up-to-date to ensure you receive important communications regarding your account.

• Appropriate measures are taken to protect personal data against unauthorized access. These measures include using secure connections and encryption where possible.  While every effort is made to protect data, absolute security cannot be guaranteed. Users are encouraged to report any security concerns they may encounter.

• You may close your account at any time from your user profile or by contacting us. Upon account closure, we will delete your personal data from our servers within 48 hours, ensuring that your information is completely removed from our systems.
• Please note that certain legal obligations may require us to retain specific transactional data (such as purchase records) for a defined period, even after your account is closed. In such cases, only the minimum necessary information will be retained for compliance purposes.

• We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with services. After account closure, all non-essential data will be deleted as per our retention policy, with the exception of any legally required records.

• 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 HowdyVivek.com and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

• Our website contains links from and to other websites. However, our privacy policy applies to only our website and not other linked websites. So, if you click on a link to other websites, you can read their privacy policy.

• Although most changes are likely to be minor, HowdyVivek.com may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in HowdyVivek.com’s sole discretion. HowdyVivek.com encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

• If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms, please contact us here.