Quote.org | Privacy Policy

Introduction

The website (the "Site") is operated by The Literary Alliance ("TLA," "we," or "us"), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and process your information through the Site. We know that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. As a condition of using the Site, you agree that you have read and understand this Privacy Policy and accept and consent to the privacy practices that are described in this Privacy Policy.

What Information Do We Collect?

Some of the data we collect is to enable us to monitor, analyze and improve the quality of the technical aspects of the service and to detect malicious or inappropriate activities on the Site. Other information is collected to improve the quality, relevancy of your experience while using the website and to enable specific features on the Site.

We collect the following types of information:

Automatically collected information: We store the minimum information necessary for operations, support, diagnostics and telemetry used to improve the performance and features of the Site. For unregistered users, the information tracked is natively anonymous and is not associated with an individual. For registered users, we track only the information necessary to provide the advanced functions and services provided to such users.

Information you provide us when sign up for and use a registered account: When you sign up for and use a registered account, we store the information you provide as part of the registration process. Passwords are stored in an encrypted format. To provide advanced functionality, we record the quotes you select to save to collections or mark as favorites. We also store quotes you enter or capture using the QuoteCapture Browser Extension.

Information from third-party sources: We may receive information about you from third-party service providers who help us provide the Site such as IP-based country detection.

Cookies?

Cookies are unique identifiers that we transfer to your device to enable our systems to recognize your device and to provide specific features. Your browser Help feature can tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. As cookies allow you to take advantage of some of Quote.org's essential features, we recommend that you leave them turned on.

Does Quote.org Share the Information It Receives?

We are not in the business of selling your information to others. We share your information only as described below:

Third-Party Service Providers: We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include hosting, data analytics, website monitoring; analyzing and improving search results; sending and receiving emails; and providing support for our users. Some of these entities may have access to personal information as needed to perform their functions, but they are not permitted to use it for other purposes.

Links to Other Websites: Quote.org contains links to other websites including sites containing citation information, specific source material and social media sites. We do not do anything to specifically enable data sharing or user tracking with other websites. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, third-party websites or their collection and processing of your personal data on their websites. We are not responsible for the content, actions, or privacy practices employed by any other website or app.

Third-Party Advertisers: Quote.org does not gather or obtain information about you from external sources. Quote.org limits the information it gathers to the minimum necessary to enable third-party advertising; such information is anonymized and cannot be directly associated with you.

Business Transfers: If all or part of quote.org is sold, merged, or otherwise transferred to another entity, personal data is one of the assets that may be transferred part of the transaction. All user information remains subject to this Privacy Policy, unless you consent otherwise.

Legal Disclosure: We may disclose any information about or relating to you, including personal data to third-parties if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to comply with a court order, search warrant, subpoena, or support some other legal process.

Are Children Allowed to Use Quote.org?

Our Site is not intended for children less than 14 years of age. No one under age 14 may provide any personal data to us or register on the Site. Parents or guardians of children under the age of 14 who believe their child has provided personal data on our Site without your consent that you would like us to delete, please email us.

Can I Access My Personal Information?

Quote.org gives you access to information about your account and your interactions with the Site for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information. Removing your account from the Site will delete your personal registration information from the system but may not remove your historical activities from our system logs and records.

Cross-border Transfers of Personal Data

The Site is operated from and hosted on servers located in the United States. If you access and use the Site from a location outside of the United States, any personal data you provide to us or that is otherwise collected will be collected and processed in the United States. Users of the Site should be aware that the laws that apply to the use and protection of personal data in the United States may differ from those of your country of residence. Those who access or use the Site from jurisdictions outside of the United States do so at their own choice and risk, agree to be subject to our Terms of Use, and are solely responsible for compliance with local law.

Information Security

We make no guarantees as to the security or privacy of your information. We maintain appropriate physical, electronic, and organizational safeguards to protect against the unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, alteration and destruction of the personal data under our control. We recommend that you use anti-virus software, firewalls, and other precautions to protect yourself from security threats. You also should protect your password to protect against unauthorized access to your account.

Data Retention

We will keep your personal data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, to carry out our legitimate business interests, and as otherwise required or permitted by law.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change or update this Privacy Policy from time to time. You can identify the date that this Privacy Policy was last updated by looking at the date at the top of this page. We may notify you of changes by additional means, for example, by posting a notice on our Site, by sending you notification of the revised policy by email (if you have provided your email address to us), or by other means.

Any changes to this Privacy Policy will take effect upon posting to the Site.

Terms of Use, Notices, and Revisions

We reserve the right to update or amend these Terms from time to time. All such updates and amendments are effective immediately upon posting notice thereof, which we may give by any means, including, but not limited to, by posting a revised version of this Privacy Policy on the Site. Revisions to these terms will be indicated by the date appended hereto at the bottom of this page.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULARLY REVIEWING THE SITE TO OBTAIN TIMELY NOTICE OF ANY SUCH UPDATES AND AMENDMENTS. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE SIGNIFIES YOUR CONTINUING CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. ANY SUCH CHANGES, UPDATES, OR AMENDMENTS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A DEFAULT, VIOLATION, OR TERMINATION OF THESE TERMS BY quote.org/TLA.

Contact

Any inquiries about your rights under this Privacy Policy, or any other matters regarding your privacy, please contact us.