For all intents and purposes, Uncle Zo doesn’t actively collect any information from website visitors. However, a visitor may perform one or more interactions where some information is required in order to conduct the interaction. Those interactions are covered in the table below.
| Interaction | Required Information | Optional Information |
|---|---|---|
| Enter a giveaway* | Name, email address, date of birth | Social media account information, see note below |
| Sign up for email newsletter | Email address | Name, date of birth |
| Leave a comment on a blog post | Email address, name | Website address |
| Leave feedback or Contact Uncle Zo | Email address, name, comment | |
| Purchase merchandise** | First name, last name, country/region, street address, town/city, ZIP, phone number, email address. | Company name, order notes. |
Any information provided is never shared or sold to anyone and is only visible to Uncle Zo (and folks who help him with the blog) . However, underlined items are publicly visible when your comment is published.
* Uncle Zo uses Gleam to conduct and manage giveaways and contests. The required information is the minimum information required by Gleam to participate. Individual giveaways and contests may provide an optional opportunity to generate additional entries and additional information may be collected to verify participation. The information collected in these events is used only to determine prize eligibility and contact winners. The URL to Gleam’s cookie & privacy policy is provided below.
** Uncle Zo does not collect or retain payment method details such as credit/debit card numbers. Instead, Uncle Zo relies on third party payment processing services from Stripe and PayPal.
Third Party Cookie & Privacy Policies
Uncle Zo makes use of several services from third parties to power this blog. Those third parties may use cookies and collect other information in order to provide their services. The rest of this section enumerates the third party providers Uncle Zo uses along with links to their policies.
Automattic
Cookie Policy: https://automattic.com/cookies/
Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
Google
Cookie Policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Mailchimp
Cookie Policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/cookies/
Privacy Policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
Gleam
Cookie & Privacy Policy: https://gleam.io/privacy
PayPal
Cookie & Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/privacy-center
Stripe
Cookie Policy: https://stripe.com/cookie-settings
Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy