In Layman’s terms:
Sketches of Time does not collect any personal information about you as a guest except standard logs automatically generated by the server and Google Analytics/Adsense. This is no different than any other popular website that you visit.
Sketches of time will never sell or (voluntarily) disclose your personal information or email address (though you may do so yourself).
Disclaimer
Sketches of Time preserves this site (the “Site”) for your personal entertainment and as a platform for sharing educational information. Your access to and use of the Site are subject to the following terms (the “Terms”) and all applicable laws and regulations. Note that the Terms may be periodically updated and modified, so please be sure to review them occasionally. By accessing and using the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the present Terms. You also agree to accept future updates and modifications of these Terms.
In the case of text, you may download a single copy of material from on the Site for personal, non-commercial use provided that you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You may not create additional copies, distribute, display publicly, alter, reuse, repost (without proper attribution; i.e. “Sharing” a post is permitted), or use for commercial purposes any of the contents of the Site, such as text, images, audio, and video, without Sketches of Time’s prior written permission.
You should assume that everything you see or hear on the Site, and any related files or attachments, are protected by proprietary rights, such as copyright, trademark, etc. However, absence of a specific notice of these rights does not mean that the item is in the public domain. Unauthorized use of material from the Site can lead to enforcement actions by the holders of proprietary rights.
The contributions by all who provide content for the Site should be considered reflective of the opinions and viewpoints of that individual. Sketches of Time and its contributors make no guarantees or representations as to the factual accuracy or completeness of the information or items on the Site. Sketches of Time assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors, omissions, or outdated information in the content of the Site.
Sketches of Time is not necessarily affiliated with sites that may be linked to this Site and is not responsible for the content of any linked sites or further linked sites contained within them (“Links”). Sketches of Time has no control over the content of Linked Sites. Your linking to any Linked Sites is done at your own risk.
Any communication you transmit to the Site, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, etc. is considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you transmit or post may be used by Sketches of Time without any obligation to you, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, distribution, and posting.
Sketches of Time works with a third party that serves ads to this site. To learn more about Google’s management of private information in conjunction with its ad services, please visit www.google.com/adsense. Non-personally identifiable information (e.g., browser type, subject of advertisements clicked, time and date) may be tracked during your visits to the Site in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you.
Non-personal information of guests is recorded by the standard operation of the Site. This information is used to analyze how visitors interact with the Site, such as frequency and nature of the use of the Site. This information allows the Sketches of Time to improve its offerings.
The Site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies, which are small text files placed on your computer that help the Site analyze how guests use the site. The information generated about your use of the Site will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers within the United States. Google uses this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Site, compiling reports on Site activity for Site operators and providing other services relating to Site activity.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Site. Use of the site implies consent to the processing of your data by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.
Examples of the type of information that we collect through these means include total visitors to the Site, pages viewed, unique visitors, time spent on our Site and on particular pages, etc.
Sketches of Time uses data resulting from the application of Google Analytics to improve the content of the Site in order to provide a better experience for visitors and is not responsible for unauthorized use or dissemination of your information that could result from a breach of Google security.
In order to interact on the Site, visitors may login using several different social media platforms. This allows ease of use and efficient interactivity. By doing this, you are requesting that certain information from those social media accounts be sent to Sketches of Time. Social media registration may collect certain information, such as your IP address and the page you are visiting; it may also use cookies in order to function properly.
Contributions from visitors (such as comments), the contribution and its metadata are retained indefinitely. For users that choose to register on our website instead of logging in via a social media platform, we store the personal information provided in the created user profile; all such users can view, edit, and/or delete their personal information at any time.
The Site collects your public profile data only when given consent granted before initiating login to a social media account. This data may include your first and last names, email address, link to your social media profile, unique identifier (IP address), and social media profile image or avatar. This data is used to create a user profile for you at Sketches of Time. You can revoke this consent at any time by contacting Sketches of Time here.
The Site reserves the right to moderate or remove contributions from users at any time and for any reason.
The Site is controlled and operated by Sketches of Times from offices within the State of Pennsylvania, United States of America. Sketches of Time does not claim that materials presented on the Site are suitable for use in locations other than that specified. If any visitor chooses to access the Site from a location different than the one specified they do so at their own risk, and compliance with any local laws are the responsibility of the visitor. Content from the Site may not be exported (in any form) into any country that is subject to U.S. export restrictions.