Last Updated: May 3, 2025

At Today In The History, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://todayinthehistory.com/ (the “Website”). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Data

We may collect personal identification information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you:

  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Register for an account
  • Leave comments on articles
  • Submit content or feedback
  • Participate in surveys or contests
  • Contact us through our contact forms

Depending on your interaction with our Website, we may collect the following types of personal information:

  • Identity Information: Your name, username, or similar identifier
  • Contact Information: Email address, mailing address, phone number
  • Technical Information: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform
  • Usage Information: Information about how you use our Website, including browsing patterns, page views, and referral sources
  • Communication Preferences: Your preferences in receiving communications from us

1.2 Non-Personal Data

We may also collect non-personal identification information about users whenever they interact with our Website. Non-personal identification information may include:

  • Browser name
  • Type of computer or device
  • Technical information about users’ connection to our Website
  • Referring website
  • Country of origin
  • Search terms used to find our Website

1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. They are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our Website. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and account access.
  • Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Website. This helps us improve the way our Website works.
  • Functionality Cookies: Enable us to personalize content, greet you by name, and remember your preferences.
  • Targeting Cookies: Record your visit to our Website, the pages you visit, and the links you follow. We use this information to make our Website and advertising more relevant to your interests.

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 Website.

2. How We Use Your Information

2.1 Purpose of Data Collection

We may use the information we collect from you for the following purposes:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our Website: Including delivering the content and services you request
  • Improve our Website: By analyzing how you interact with our content, we can make improvements to user experience
  • Personalize your experience: Including remembering your preferences and tailoring content to your interests
  • Communicate with you: Responding to your inquiries, comments, and questions
  • Send periodic emails: Including newsletters, updates, related product or service information
  • Process transactions: If you make a donation or purchase, we use your information to complete that transaction
  • Administer promotions, surveys, or other Website features: Including contests and special offers
  • Monitor and analyze usage: To understand which features and content are most popular
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues: Including troubleshooting problems and improving security

2.2 Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your personal data
  • Contract: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you
  • Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services
  • Legal Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation

3. Protection of Your Information

3.1 Data Security Measures

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. These measures include:

  • Using secure socket layer (SSL) technology to encrypt data transmission
  • Storing information in secure, password-protected databases
  • Limiting access to personal information to employees who need it to perform specific jobs
  • Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
  • Employee training on privacy and data security practices

3.2 Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

3.3 Third-Party Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Website operation, perform Website-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Website is used. These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Our third-party service providers may include:

  • Email Marketing Services: To send newsletters and communications
  • Analytics Providers: To help us understand Website traffic and usage
  • Payment Processors: To process donations or purchases
  • Hosting Providers: To host our Website infrastructure
  • Content Delivery Networks: To deliver content efficiently

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

4.1 Information We Share

We do not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

4.2 Disclosure for Legal Requirements

We may disclose your personal information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of Today In The History
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

4.3 Business Transfers

If Today In The History or its assets are acquired by another company, or in the unlikely event that we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets transferred to or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that any party who acquires our assets may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

5. Your Rights and Choices

5.1 Access and Control of Your Information

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • Right to Access: The right to request copies of your personal information
  • Right to Rectification: The right to request that we correct inaccurate information about you
  • Right to Erasure: The right to request that we delete your personal information
  • Right to Restrict Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your information
  • Right to Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer your information to another organization
  • Right to Object: The right to object to our processing of your personal information
  • Rights Related to Automated Decision Making: The right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing

5.2 Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section of this Privacy Policy. We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal information. This is a security measure to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.

5.3 Opt-Out Options

You can opt-out of receiving future communications from us at any time by:

  • Following the unsubscribe instructions included in each email
  • Contacting us directly with your request
  • Adjusting your account settings if you have registered an account

6. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect.

8. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal information, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information, including personal information, to the United States and process it there.

9. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to request:

  • Information about the categories of personal information we collect about you and how we use it
  • Access to your personal information
  • Deletion of your personal information
  • Information about the categories of personal information we disclose about you for business purposes
  • Information about the categories of personal information we sell about you and your right to opt-out of such sales

To make such a request, please contact us using the information provided below.

10. Contact Us

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

Email: privacy[at]todayinthehistory.com
Location: Washita Way, San Antonio, TX 78256
Website: https://todayinthehistory.com/

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