Privacy Policy
The Exploring Family. (“us”, “we”, “the Company”, or “our”) operates https://www.theexploringfamily.com (the “Site”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information we receive from users of the Site.
We use your personal information only for providing and improving the Site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible here.
Information collection and use
While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, postal address and phone number (“Personal Information”).
Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Cookies
Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive.
Like many sites, we use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links to other sites
Links to Other Sites
Our Site may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party sites or services.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About 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. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
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)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. This privacy policy is subject to change without notice.
If you would like any further information or if you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us.
Terms and Conditions
Scope and purpose
The Exploring Family (“us”, “we”, “the Company”, or “our”) operates https://www.theexploringfamily.com (the “Site”). This document governs your use of the Site. By using this Site and its subdirectories, you agree to, and accept this disclaimer in full. If you disagree with any part of this disclaimer, do not use the Site, as that condition prohibits you from doing so. Therefore, on each of your visits to the Site, you confirm that you agree to be bound, without limitation, by the Terms and Conditions. You represent and warrant that you have the legal capacity to accept the Terms and Conditions on your behalf.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time, and thus, you should check for changes before proceeding to use our services and content. By using this Site after changes have been made to these Terms and Conditions, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed them.
Failure by us to exercise a right or to enforce a right or obligation or any other provision under these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such rights or obligations or provisions and may under no circumstances be interpreted as constituting such renunciation or ratification.
If any aspect of these Terms and Conditions is unenforceable, the rest will remain in effect.
All rights not expressly granted by these Terms and Conditions are reserved exclusively for us.
Restrictions
If you are under 18, please get a parent’s or guardian’s permission before taking part in any The Exploring Family community. Never reveal any personal information about yourself or anyone else (for example, school, telephone number, your full name, home address or email address).
By visiting any page at this Site, you understand that “adult” content may be encountered that is not suitable for children. You must be at least 18 years of age or have a parent/guardian present while viewing any page or other correspondence or content from the Site (which includes all content and codes from any page hosted at or within http://www.theexploringfamily.com, or any content or code relating to or from the Site that was transmitted via email or other means). We can’t be held responsible for any harm that is experienced, real or perceived, from viewing, following, or contributing, of any sort of content on the Site.
Rights to information published
For the purposes of this condition, the term “user-generated material” shall refer to any information, content, or any other media uploaded, posted, emailed, submitted, or otherwise communicated to us via any method at any page on this Site or any other content communication or submission medium or forum. Any and all content (including user and visitor generated material) submitted either via email, comment forms, or any other page hosted at the Site or its content aggregation systems become our property, and we reserve the right to alter, remove, repost, repurpose, market, or trade any such content.
By sharing any contribution or user-generated material (including any text, photographs, graphics, video, audio or any other type of media or content) with us, you agree to grant us, free of charge, permission to use the material in any way we deem fit (including the modification, reproduction, repurposing, or deletion of it). You hereby confirm that your contribution is your own original work, is not defamatory and does not infringe upon any laws of the country from which you are using the Site, nor the laws of Canada or The United States of America, and that you have the full rights to accept this condition.
Site content (quality, accuracy and use)
Visitors who use this Site and rely on any information do so at their own risk.
You must not use this Site in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity. Some content found on the pages of the Site and its subdirectories is created by members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not ours. We accept no responsibility for any loss or harm incurred from the use of this Site or any of its information or content.
The Site is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Information found on the Site will not always be up to date and cannot necessarily be relied upon. The information is intended solely for entertainment purposes and may not be used as a substitute for professional advice and/or information, as circumstances will vary from person to person. You should not act or rely upon this information without seeking professional advice. Do not attempt any of the suggested actions, solutions, remedies, or instructions found on this Site without first consulting with a qualified professional. They are not intended to be nor do they constitute actionable professional advice. Transmission of this information is not intended to create a professional-client relationship between us and you.
The owners, editors, contributors, administrators, and other members of our staff are not qualified professionals, and are simply aggregating information found online for entertainment purposes only. By using this Site, you hereby forfeit any and all claims, past, present, and future, against the owners, editors, contributors, administrators, and other members of our staff.
External links – limiting liability for links to other web sites
We are not responsible for the contents or reliability of any other websites to which we provide a link, and we do not, expressly or otherwise, endorse the views and/or content expressed within those sites. Therefore, we disclaim all liability arising from the use of these websites. By clicking on a hyperlink mentioned on the Site, you will be redirected to another website and agree to assume the risks associated with the use of this other website. Other terms and conditions specific to these websites may apply and we recommend that you read them carefully.
Viruses, damage and availability
We are not responsible for any problem or malfunction of the Site, any changes or updates in the content of the Site, any telephone network or communication line, online computer communication system, server or supplier, computer equipment, software, malfunctioning of e-mail or technical problems, or traffic congestion on the Internet, including any injury or damage to users or any computer of any person related to or resulting from using the Site or downloading any material from the Site.
We make no warranty or claim that the server and functions available on this Site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, nor the content itself is and/or will be free of viruses, bugs, or other malicious code. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to implement sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the accuracy of data input and output, and for the security of yourself and the device used by you to view any content from this Site.
Legal jurisdiction
The Federal laws of Canada and the Provincial laws of Ontario shall otherwise govern your use of the Site where these terms and conditions are not clear or incomplete.
You agree to irrevocably elect the courts of Ontario, judicial district of Brampton, as exclusive jurisdiction to hear any dispute arising under these Terms and Conditions Limited liability.
We and our officers, employees, contractors or content providers shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from or otherwise in connection with your use of any content, information, function, or service at any location within the Site or other related location (such as content feeds, links, emails, letters, documents, and other company products or correspondence).
Though we make a reasonable effort to maintain the resources of this Site, they will, from time to time, become out of date, be incorrect, erroneous, or otherwise inappropriate. As noted above, by using this Site you agree that you will not follow any instruction, suggestion, step, list, tutorial, or other content on this Site or any of its content posted elsewhere until you have appropriately consulted with a licensed professional who is unrelated to The Exploring Family