Privacy Policy

All third-party advertising is controlled by Mediavine on the Website. When you visit the Website, Mediavine offers content and adverts that may make use of first- and third-party cookies. A cookie is a little text file that a website sends to your computer or mobile device (referred to as a "device" in this policy) to save a little bit of information about how you browsed the page. The cookie may gather information about how you use the website, as well as information about your computer or other device, such as its IP address and browser type, demographic information, and, if you linked to the website from another website, the URL of the page that linked you there.

The website you are now browsing sets first-party cookies. A third-party cookie, which is created by a domain other than the website you are viewing, is widely used in behavioral advertising and analytics. To track user engagement with advertising content and to target and improve advertising, third parties may use cookies, tags, pixels, beacons, and other similar technologies (collectively, "Tags"). You may block first-party and third-party cookies in each internet browser, as well as delete the cache. The "help" option in the menu bar of the majority of browsers will explain how to disable current cookies, receive notifications of new cookies, stop accepting new cookies, and delete your browser's cache. You may read more about cookies and learn how to disable them by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site.

To show tailored advertising and send the data on to Mediavine, the Website may gather IP addresses and location data. Visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt out.asp for more information about this practice and to learn about your options to opt-in or opt-out of this data collecting. Visit http://optout.aboutads.info/#/ as well. you may discover more about interest-based advertising at and http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#. To opt out of receiving adverts in connection with mobile applications, visit http://www.aboutads.info/appchoices and download the AppChoices app. You may also use the platform controls on your mobile device to do so. 

Mediavine partners with the following data processors:

Pubmatic. The privacy statement for Pubmatic is available at this link. For the purpose of interest-based advertising, Pubmatic and its demand partners may receive the information gathered on the Website. On this website, third parties may utilize statistical data as well as other non-cookie technologies (such eTags and web or browser cache). These technologies might not be affected by cookie-blocking browser settings, however you can remove such trackers by clearing your cache. A computer or device that is linked to the browser or device on which the data was obtained may utilize the data that was acquired from that computer or device.

Criteo. You can click this link to access Criteo's privacy statement. For the purpose of interest-based advertising, Criteo and its demand partners may get the information gathered on the Website. In order to enhance the Criteo Technology and other Criteo products, programs, and/or services, Criteo may gather, access, and use non-identifying data. These anonymous pieces of information might include internal search queries, statistics, or information about user activity or page content on the website. Through the ad call, non-identifying information is gathered and kept using a Criteo cookie for up to 13 months.

LiveRamp. The privacy statement for LiveRamp may be seen by clicking this link. When you use the Website, we may share information we learn about you with LiveRamp Inc. and its group businesses ('LiveRamp'), such as your IP address, email (in hashed, de-identified form), and information about your browser or operating system. In order to establish a connection between the data in those other databases and the information on your browser, LiveRamp may use a cookie on your browser and match the information you supplied with their on- and offline marketing databases, as well as those of their advertising partners. To enable interest-based content or advertising throughout your online experience (e.g., across device, web, email, in-app, etc.) by third parties unrelated to our website, our partners may distribute this link throughout the world. Further demographic or interest-based data may be connected to your browser by these third parties. Please click here to choose not to receive targeted ads from LiveRamp: https://liveramp.com/opt out/

RhythmOne. This link will take you to RhythmOne's privacy statement. To deliver its services, RhythmOne makes use of cookies and other tracking technologies (such mobile device identifiers and digital fingerprinting). In order to show you adverts for products and services you may be interested in, RhythmOne may utilize aggregated information about your visits to this and other Websites (but not your name, address, email address, or telephone number). Please visit the following website: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt out.asp for more information about this practice and to learn your options for not having this information utilized by these businesses.

Publisher Services by Amazon. The privacy statement for Amazon Publisher Services is available at this site.
AppNexus. This link will take you to the AppNexus privacy statement.
OpenX. The privacy statement for OpenX is available at this website.

Oath was the previous name for Verizon Media. The privacy statement for Verizon Media is available at this link. You may also choose not to have cookies used for interest-based advertising by visiting the opt-out pages of the Digital Advertising Alliance, Network Advertising Initiative, or European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance.

TripleLift. This link will take you to TripleLift's privacy statement. Visit www.triplelift.com/consumer-opt-out for additional information about opting out of getting interest-based advertising (including retargeting) from TripleLift's services through the use of cookies in your current browser.

Exchange Index. The privacy statement for Index Exchange is available at this link. You may also choose not to have cookies used for interest-based advertising by visiting the opt-out pages of the Digital Advertising Alliance, Network Advertising Initiative, or European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance.

GumGum. This link will take you to GumGum's privacy statement. GumGum may I employ web beacons or cookies to store and access cookies on end users' browsers or (ii) connect the acquired end user data to other end user data given by third parties in order to serve targeted advertisements to end users who visit such Publisher Websites.

MediaGrid. This link will take you to MediaGrid's privacy statement. Cookies, advertising IDS, pixels, and server-to-server communications are all ways that MediaGrid may gather and retain data about end-user activities with our website. The following information was provided to MediaGrid: the page an end user requested, the referring and exit pages, Timestamp information (i.e., the date and time the end user visited the page), IP address, mobile device identifier, device model, device operating system, browser type, carrier, gender, age, geolocation (including GPS coordinates), clickstream data, cookie information, first-party identifiers', hashed email addresses, demographic and inferred information (from both online and offline behavior).

A portion of this information was collected from the website, and a portion came from advertisements. This information is used by MediaGrid to offer its services. To opt out of the usage of cookies for interest-based advertising, visit the opt-out pages for the Network Advertising Initiative, Digital Advertising Alliance, or European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance. You may also examine their privacy policies for further details.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

To control outside, interest-based advertising that appears on the website, Mediavine and the website collaborate. When you use the Website, Mediavine provides you with content and adverts, which may employ first- and third-party cookies. A cookie is a little text file that a website's web server sends to your computer or mobile device—referred to as a "device" in this policy—so that the website may remember certain details about your browsing behavior on the Website. 

The website you are viewing sets first-party cookies on your computer. The creation of a third-party cookie, which is distinct from the website you are viewing and is widely used in behavioral advertising and analytics. The Website may use third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons, and other similar technologies (collectively, "Tags") to track user engagement with advertising content and target and improve advertising. Every internet browser offers features that allow you to disable first-party and third-party cookies and delete your browser's cache. Most browsers' "help" functions will explain how to disable current cookies, receive notifications when new cookies are sent, stop accepting new ones, and delete the cache in your browser. You can go to the information at All About Cookies for further details on cookies and how to disable them.

You might not be able to utilize the website's services and content to their full potential without cookies. Please be aware that disallowing cookies will not prevent you from seeing advertisements when you visit our website. You will still view non-personalized adverts on the Website even if you choose to opt out.


The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

In order to offer tailored adverts, Mediavine Partners (the businesses below with which Mediavine exchanges data) may additionally utilize this data to link to other end-user information they have independently gathered. In order to deliver interest-based advertising throughout your online experience, including devices, browsers, and apps, Mediavine Partners may additionally collect data about end users independently from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers. This information includes use data, cookie and device information, details of user interactions with adverts and websites, geolocation and traffic statistics, and details of a visitor's path to a certain website. In order to establish audience segments and provide targeted advertisements, Mediavine Partners may also develop unique IDs.

Please visit the National Advertising Initiative opt out website if you would want more information about this practice and to learn about your options to opt in or out of this data collecting. To understand more about interest-based advertising, you may also visit the websites of the Digital Advertising Alliance and the Network Advertising Initiative. To opt out in connection with mobile applications, you may either download the AppChoices app from the Digital Advertising Alliance or utilize the platform controls on your mobile device.

Visit Mediavine Partners for further information on the partners, the data they individually collect, and their data collection and privacy policies.


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