Privacy Policy
The privacy policy below applices to the website of www.timebladeguild.com (Website) and indicates use, and disclosure of the personal information of our costumers on the website.
In this privacy policy includes the details about we collect, use and share the information about the visitors of the website including the information you provide when using specific pages of the website, like registration, sign-up, purchasing.
By visiting and using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this privacy policy and agree to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as described below.
If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use our website.
Third parties Privacy Policies
Website’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to read the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.
Collecting Personal Information
When you visit the Website, we collect specific information about your device, your interaction with the Website, and the information, which we need to process your orders and purchases. We may also collect additional information in case you contact us for customer support. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to any information that can uniquely identify an individual (including the information below) as “Personal Information”. See the list below for more information about what Personal Information we collect and why.
Device information
Examples of Personal Information Collected: Version of web browser, IP address, Time zone, Cookie information, Webpages or products you view, Search terms, Interactions with the Site
Purpose of Collection: The collection of Personal Information serves the following objectives: Accurate loading of the Website for your convenience, Execution of analytics on Website usage to, enhance the optimization of our Website
Source of Collection:, Personal Information is automatically collected upon your access to our Websit through various means, including but not limited to: Cookies, Log files, Web beacons, Tags, Pixels (e.g., Google Analytics), Disclosure for Business Purposes:
Disclosure for a business purpose: shared with our processor Automattic.
Order information
Examples of Personal Information we collect: name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers [Paypal, Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, email address, and phone number).
Purpose of collection: to provide products or services to you to fulfill our contract, to process your payment information, arrange for shipping, and provide you with invoices and/or order confirmations, communicate with you, screen our orders for potential risk or fraud, and when in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
Source of collection: collected from you.
Disclosure for a business purpose: shared with our processor Automattic [Google, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, GLS, FEDEX, DHL, Paypal, Visa, MasterCard, Maestro)
Customer support information
Examples of Personal Information collected: email address for contact, phone number for delivery
Purpose of collection: to provide customer support.
Source of collection: collected from you.
Minors
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of [18]. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children. If you are the parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at the address below to request deletion.
Sharing Personal Information
We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you, as described above. For example:
We use Auttomatic and WordPress to power our online store. You can read more about how Automattic uses your Personal Information here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
Behavioural Advertising
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For example:
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Google Ads – For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by:
FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
GOOGLE – https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
BING – https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads%5D
Using Personal Information
We use your personal Information to provide our services to you, which includes: offering products for sale, processing payments, shipping and fulfillment of your order, and keeping you up to date on new products, services, and offers.
Lawful basis
Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), if you are a resident of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we process your personal information under the following lawful bases:
Your consent;
The performance of the contract between you and the Website;
Compliance with our legal obligations;
To protect your vital interests;
To perform a task carried out in the public interest;
For our legitimate interests, which do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Retention
When you place an order through the Website, we will retain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to erase this information. For more information on your right of erasure, please see the ‘Your rights’ section below.
Automatic decision-making
If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to object to processing based solely on automated decision-making (which includes profiling), when that decision-making has a legal effect on you or otherwise significantly affects you.
We do not engage in fully automated decision-making that has a legal or otherwise significant effect using customer data.
Our processor Automattic uses limited automated decision-making to prevent fraud that does not have a legal or otherwise significant effect on you.
Services that include elements of automated decision-making include:
Temporary denylist of IP addresses associated with repeated failed transactions. This denylist persists for a small number of hours.
Temporary denylist of credit cards associated with denylisted IP addresses. This denylist persists for a small number of days.
Your rights
GDPR
If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you, to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information below. Your Personal Information will be initially processed in Hungary and then will be transferred outside of Europe for storage and further processing
CCPA
If you are a resident of California, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you (also known as the ‘Right to Know’), to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information below
If you would like to designate an authorized agent to submit these requests on your behalf, please contact us at the address below.
Cookies
A cookie is a small amount of information that’s downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our Site. We use a number of different cookies, including functional, performance, advertising, and social media or content cookies. Cookies make your browsing experience better by allowing the website to remember your actions and preferences. Cookies also provide information on how people use the website, for instance whether it’s their first time visiting or if they are a frequent visitor.
Cookies Necessary for the Functioning of the Store
Cookie | Purpose |
__ssid | For processing payment and to aid in fraud detection. |
__stripe_sid / __stripe_mid | For processing payment and to aid in fraud detection. |
_longreads_prod_new | Authentication for Longreads.com Member accounts. Only active when logged in, on *.longreads.com domains. |
botdlang | Used to track the language a user has selected to view popular blogs in. |
country_code | Used in order to determine whether or not the cookie banner should be shown. Set immediately on page load and retained for 6 hours to remember the visitor’s country. |
csrftoken | Python/Ajax security cookie used on accounts.longreads.com. |
forterToken | For processing payment and to aid in fraud detection. |
landingpage_currency | Defines the currency displayed in WordPress.com landing pages. |
pd_dashboard | Records last used folder in Crowdsignal dashboard so it can be reopened upon user’s next visit. |
PD_USER_AUTH | Login cookie used to identify Crowdsignal user. |
sensitive_pixel_option | Remembers the state of visitor acceptance to the cookie banner. Only set when the visitor clicks Accept. |
twostep_auth | Set when the user is logged in using two factor authentication. |
wordpress_logged_in* | Checks whether or not the current visitor is a logged in WordPress.com user. |
wordpress_test_cookie | Checks if cookies are enabled to provide appropriate user experience. |
Analytics and Performance
Cookie | Purpose |
__pdvt | Used in log of Crowdsignal survey data to aid in debugging customer problems. |
_hjIncludedInSample | Gathers information that helps us understand how visitors interact with our websites, which allows us to create a better visitor experience. |
ab | Used for “AB testing” of new features. |
nux_flow_name | Identifies which user signup flow was shown to the user. |
tk_ni / tk_ai / tk_qs | Gathers information for our own, first party analytics tool about how our services are used. A collection of internal metrics for user activity, used to improve user experience. |
tk_*r | Referral cookies used to analyse referrer behavior for Jetpack connected sites using WooCommerce. |
wp-affiliate-tracker | Remembers the ID of the affiliate that referred the current user to WordPress.com |
utma / utmb / utmc / utmt / utmz / ga / gat / gid | Google Analytics. Gathers information that helps us understand how visitors interact with our websites, which allow us to create a better experience for our visitors. |
Advertising
Cookie | Purpose |
ads | Tracks if a visitor has clicked an ad before. |
lr_nw | Counts and tracks pageviews on Longreads.com. Used to determine whether or not to show our Membership popup message. |
wordpress_eli | Reduces the display of ads for repeat visitors. |
The length of time that a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing and persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. Most of the cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 minutes and two years from the date they are downloaded to your device.
You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Additionally, please note that blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners. To exercise your rights or opt-out of certain uses of your information by these parties, please follow the instructions in the “Behavioural Advertising” section above.
Do Not Track
Please note that because there is no consistent industry understanding of how to respond to “Do Not Track” signals, we do not alter our data collection and usage practices when we detect such a signal from your browser.
Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
Contact
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at info@timebladeguild.com or by mail using the details provided below:
Last updated: [11.10.2023]
If you are dissatisfied with our response to your complaint, you have the right to lodge your complaint with the relevant data protection authority. For this you can contact your local data protection authority or our supervisory authority.
Questions about Privacy, please contact us at:
Email: info@timebladeguild.com
Company Name: Timeblade Guild
Company Address: 5052 Hungary, Újszász, Katona J. út 27. (this is not a returning address)