By accessing or using The Fandomentals website, you agree to the terms of this online Privacy Policy, as outlined below. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use this site.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.thefandomentals.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
The Fandomentals does not have a comment section for our articles. We utilize a Discord community, of which any user enaging with our community would have a Discord profile created via that platform’s software.
Cookies
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Google Adsense
Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.)
Additionally, every site visitor will see a notice at the bottom of the screen allowing them to opt out or accept site cookies. This is both GDPR and CCPA compliant.
Affiliates
The below companies may collect personal information when you interact with our digital property, including IP addresses, digital identifiers, information about your web browsing and app usage and how you interact with our properties and ads for a variety of purposes, such as: personalization of offers or advertisements; analytics about how you engage with websites or ads; and other commercial purposes. For more information about the collection, use, and sale of your personal information and your rights, please use the below links.
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. The Fandomentals is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Websites will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their websites. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
Rakuten Advertising – Privacy Policy
If you wish to opt-out of this, please click here: https://rakutenadvertising.com/legal-notices/website-privacy-request-form/
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
The Fandomentals collects this information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. The Fandomentals also uses information that you provide as part of our effort to keep you informed about events, special offers, and other The Fandomentals activities. The Fandomentals will never sell or share your information with other companies.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Websites. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
How long we retain your data
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Contact information
Additional information
How we protect your data
All data collected by The Fandomentals Users through surveys will be stored exclusively in secure hosting facilities provided by Dreamhost or AWS Cloud. Furthermore, our site includes an SSL certificate through our host, Dreamhost.
FTC DISCLOSURE
From time to time, the Websites may post sponsored content from an advertiser. This means that an advertiser, which may be a brand, agency, or influencer network, will contract with The Fandomentals to create content featuring certain messages or product placement. Pursuant to the FTC’s requirements, all such advertisements on the Websites are clearly and conspicuously disclosed.
Even though compensation (e.g., cash, free product, or services) is received for in exchange for this sponsored content placement, The Fandomentals gives its honest opinion, findings, believes, or experiences in such content. All views expressed on the Websites are those of the content creator. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party in question.
MEDICAL CONTENT DISCLAIMER
The Websites may discuss topics related to health, fitness, nutrition, or medicine. This information is not advice and should not be treated as medical advice. The medical information provided on the Websites is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. The Websites make no representations or warranties in relation to the medical, fitness, or nutrition information on the Websites.
You must not rely on the information on the Websites as an alternative to advice from your medical professional or healthcare provider. You should never delay seeking medical advice, disregard medical advice, or discontinue medical treatment as a result of any information provided on the Website.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
The Websites were developed strictly for informational purposes. You understand and agree that you are fully responsible for your use of the information provided on the Websites. The Fandomentals makes no representations, warranties or guarantees. You understand that results may vary from person to person. The Fandomentals assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions that may appear in the Websites.
USE OF THE WEBSITES
Unless otherwise stated, The Fandomentals owns the intellectual property and rights to all content and material on the Websites. Subject to the license below, all intellectual property rights are reserved.
You may view, download (for caching purposes only), and print pages for your personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these Terms of Use.
The following uses are not permitted:
- Republication of content from the Websites, unless content is specifically and expressly made available for republication;
- Sale, rental or sub-license of any content from the Websites;
- Reproduction or duplication of any content on the Websites for commercial purposes;
- Modification of any content on the Websites, unless content is specifically and expressly made available for modification;
- Redistribution of content of the Websites, unless content is specifically and expressly made available for redistribution. Users are permitted to share content on social media channels, as long as a link to the Websites is included.
From time to time, the Websites will utilize various plugins or widgets to allow sharing of content via social media channels, email, or other methods. Use of these plugins or widgets does not constitute any waiver of The Fandomentals’ intellectual property rights. Such use is a limited license to republish the content on the approved social media channels, with full credit to The Fandomentals.
You must not use the Websites in a way that causes, or may cause, damage to the Websites or impair the availability of access to the Websites. You must not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce the Websites, except to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law. You must not use the Websites to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material that consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit and/or other harmful code or malicious software.
You must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities, including, but not limited to scraping, data mining, data extraction or data harvesting on or in relation to the Websites without The Fandomentals’ express written permission.
You must not use the Websites to transmit or send any unsolicited commercial communications.
You must not use the Websites for any third-party marketing without The Fandomentals’ express written permission.
COPYRIGHT
Unless otherwise noted, the design, content and all components of the Websites are copyrights owned by The Fandomentals or third parties and are protected by United States and international copyright laws and should not be reused or republished without express written permission.
TAKEDOWN REQUESTS
From time to time, the Websites will publish posts with images from other third-party websites. Any such use is intended considered fair use under copyright laws and is fully attributed to the owner. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used on the Websites in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and falls outside of fair use, please send a request to [email protected] and we will remove the image within 24 to 48 hours.
COMMUNICATION
If you send The Fandomentals an email, register to use the Websites, or provide your email to The Fandomentals in any other way, you consent to receive communications from The Fandomentals electronically. You agree that all legal notices provided via electronic means from The Fandomentals satisfy any requirement for written notice.
THIRD PARTIES
The Websites contain links to third-party websites that are not governed or controlled by The Fandomentals. You represent and warrant that you have read and agree to be bound by all applicable Terms of Use and policies for any third-party website that relates to your use of the Websites. The Fandomentals assumes no control or liability over the content of any third-party sites. You expressly hold harmless The Fandomentals from any and all liability related to your use of a third-party website.
Prior to engaging in any events or commercial transactions with any third parties discovered through or linked on the Websites, you must complete any necessary investigation or due diligence. If there is a dispute for any events or commercial transactions with a third party discovered through or linked on the Websites, you expressly hold The Fandomentals harmless from any and all liability in any dispute.
NO WARRANTIES
The Websites are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any representations or warranties, expressed or implied. The Fandomentals makes no representations or warranties in relation to the Websites or the information and materials provided therein.
The Fandomentals makes no warranty the Websites will meet your requirements; will be available uninterrupted; timely and free of viruses or bugs; or represents the full functionality, accuracy, and reliability of the Websites. The Fandomentals is not responsible to you for the loss of any content or material uploaded or transmitted through the Websites. The Websites are written in English and make no warranty regarding translation or interpretation of content in any language.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The Fandomentals WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, HOWEVER CAUSED, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA OR USE, INCURRED BY YOU, WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.