This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how Poultry Affairs (“we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website at www.poultryaffairs.com (the “Website”). Poultry Affairs is an independent publication operated by Adebola Adebiyi. By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of your information as described in this Policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, please do not use the Website.
Information We Collect
We collect two broad categories of information:
- Information you provide to us. We collect information that you choose to provide directly, such as when you leave a comment on an article, send a message through our contact form, or sign up for our email newsletter. This may include your name, email address, and any other details you include in your message.
- Information collected automatically. When you visit the Website, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain information through cookies and similar technologies. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, the pages you view, and general information about how you use the Website.
Comments
When you leave a comment on an article, we collect the information you enter in the comment form, together with your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. We use the Akismet anti-spam service to screen comments, and Akismet may process information about your comment as part of that screening.
If you use a Gravatar account, an anonymised string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. You can read the Gravatar privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile image may be visible to the public next to your comment.
Contact Forms
When you contact us using the form on our Contact page, we collect the information you submit — such as your name, email address, and the contents of your message — so that we can read and respond to your enquiry. We use this information only to deal with your enquiry and to communicate with you.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to remember your preferences, to understand how the Website is used, and to support advertising. Your cookie preferences are managed through the Website’s cookie-control tool (Civic Cookie Control 8), which lets you choose which categories of cookies you accept. You can change your preferences at any time through that tool. For more detail about the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.
Analytics
We use analytics services to help us understand how visitors use the Website. These services may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as your IP address, the pages you visit, and how you arrived at the Website.
- Google Analytics, provided by Google and set up through Google Site Kit.
- Jetpack Stats, provided by Automattic.
For more information about how these services handle your information, see Google’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy and Automattic’s privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Advertising
We display advertising on the Website through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services, and manage your ad settings, by visiting https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. Your choices about advertising cookies are also managed through the Website’s cookie-control tool.
Newsletter and Email Subscriptions
If you choose to subscribe to our email newsletter, we collect your email address (and any name you provide) through the Jetpack Newsletter service so that we can send you the updates you have requested. Every newsletter we send includes an unsubscribe link, and you can opt out at any time.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Some articles may include embedded content, such as videos or images from other websites. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website directly. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites.
Social Sharing and Likes
We use Jetpack to provide social sharing buttons (such as Facebook and X) and the ability to “like” articles. If you use these features, your interaction may be recorded by the relevant platform in line with that platform’s own privacy policy. As described above, avatars associated with comments may be displayed through Gravatar.
How We Use and Share Your Information
We use the information we collect to operate and maintain the Website, to respond to your comments and enquiries, to send you newsletters you have requested, to understand how the Website is used, and to display advertising.
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following circumstances:
- With service providers. We share information with third-party services that help us run the Website, including analytics, advertising, anti-spam, newsletter, and comment services, as described in the sections above.
- Where required by law. We may disclose information if we believe it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation or to protect the safety, rights, or property of the Website, our visitors, or others.
Data Retention
We keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purposes described in this Policy, and for any additional period required by applicable law. Comments and their associated information are generally retained so that the conversation on our articles remains available to readers.
Your Rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal information we hold about you by contacting us at info@poultryaffairs.com. We will consider and respond to such requests in accordance with applicable law.
Children’s Privacy
Poultry Affairs is a general-audience resource about poultry farming and is not directed at children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will post the updated Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we handle your information.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Policy or about how we handle your information, you can contact us at info@poultryaffairs.com.