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This policy explains how this website handles information. It describes the site as it is currently built.

Data we collect

This website does not require registration, does not include a contact or newsletter form, and does not ask visitors to submit personal information. We do not knowingly collect names, addresses, phone numbers or payment details through this site.

Sensitive information

We do not collect sensitive categories of information such as health data, racial or ethnic origin, religion, political opinions, sexual life, medical history, financial status or trade union membership.

Server logs

Like most websites, our hosting provider may automatically record standard technical request information (such as IP address, browser type and requested page) for security and reliability purposes. This is a normal function of web hosting and is not used by us to build individual profiles.

Cookies and analytics

This site does not set advertising or tracking cookies, and no third-party analytics tool is currently installed. If that changes, this policy and our Cookie Policy will be updated before the tool is enabled.

Third parties

Web fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, which means your browser makes a request to Google's servers when loading the site. Links to external organisations are provided for reference; those sites have their own privacy practices.

Advertising on Snapchat and other platforms

This website may be promoted through paid advertising, including Snapchat Ads. Our advertising is operated by Nutraxis GROUP (CNPJ 61.536.162/0001-33, 5033 Tri Lake Loop SE, Olympia, Washington 98513, United States), an independent advertiser with no affiliation to Snap Inc. This section explains, in line with Snap's advertising and data policies, what happens when you arrive here from an ad.

  • Audience: our ads are directed only at adults aged 18 or over. We do not knowingly target, profile or collect data from minors, and we do not run age-restricted or age-inappropriate creative.
  • Measurement technologies: if a measurement tool such as the Snap Pixel is enabled, it may record a page view, the page URL, browser and device information, an approximate location derived from IP address, and a hashed, non-reversible identifier used solely to match the visit to an ad click. It is used only for aggregate campaign measurement and never to identify you personally.
  • No sensitive-category targeting: we do not build or use audiences based on health, medical conditions, sexual orientation, sexual behaviour, religion, race or ethnicity, political affiliation, trade union membership, criminal history, financial hardship or any other sensitive category, and we do not infer such attributes from your visit.
  • No data sale or unauthorised sharing: we do not sell, rent or share visitor data with data brokers, and we do not transfer advertising data to third parties outside the platforms used to run and measure the campaign.
  • Retention: advertising measurement data is retained only as long as needed for campaign reporting and is held in aggregate form thereafter.
  • Honest advertising: our ad creative reflects the actual content of this site. We do not use deceptive claims, false urgency, fake buttons or interface elements, misleading before/after imagery, sensationalised headlines, shocking or graphic material, or any implication of endorsement by Snap Inc., the U.S. National Park Service or any government body.

Controlling personalised ads

You can limit ad personalisation directly in Snapchat under Settings → Ads → Ad Preferences, and you can control activity-based tracking through your device privacy settings (for example, iOS App Tracking Transparency or Android Ads settings). Blocking these technologies does not affect your ability to read this site.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal information held about you, to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, to object to profiling for advertising, or to withdraw consent at any time (GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD and similar laws). Because this site does not maintain a database of visitor personal information, in most cases there is nothing for us to retrieve or delete. You may still contact us with a request and we will respond.

Children

This site is intended for adults. It is not directed at children, and advertising for this site is restricted to audiences aged 18 and over.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, email editorial@americannaturejournal.com.

Changes

If this site's data practices change, this page will be updated to reflect the change.