Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy discloses how we collect and use information about you.
We respect your privacy and take all reasonable measures to protect it. We make every effort to abide by the US Federal CAN-SPAM Act and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Why we collect information from our visitors and readers
To process requests for content and respond to questions and comments.
It helps us diagnose technical problems and make improvements to our online content and product delivery infrastructure.
It helps us to understand, analyze, and measure how readers of our materials and visitors to our site use the services.
To learn what our visitors and readers are interested in and facilitate the conversation about societal and moral decay, the degradation of jobs and our work life, new ways of working and living, and other issues in which our readers share an interest.
Types of personal data we collect
When you visit our webpages, we automatically store the type of browser and operating system you are using, the date and time you visit our site, your Internet protocol (IP) address, and the domain name of your Internet service provider
We may also collect data through our website by use of cookies. Cookies are unique identifiers assigned to your browser which allows the website to “recognize” returning visitors. The purpose of cookies is to make our site more user-friendly and efficient. However, you may at any time prevent the setting of cookies by deactivating cookies on your browser settings.
When you sign up to receive free content or access our online community, we collect your name and email address so we can deliver these things to you.
When you leave a comment on one of our websites or blogs, we collect any information you enter, as well as the date, time and IP address. This data will be logged and stored in order to protect the rights of third parties and to protect ourselves in the case of illegal content or infringement. This data will not be transferred to third parties unless required by law or we need it for our own defense.
When you contact us via email or through our web pages, we collect your name and email and any other information you share with us.
How long we store collected personal data
We will use and store your data only for as long as necessary to process and manage your use of our services, respond to your questions, comments, and requests, deliver communications that we believe are relevant to your preferences, and improve our services through analysis of information. In the case of service improvement analytics, this information will be anonymized to the extent possible.
How we share your personal data
We will never sell your data, nor turn it over to authorities without the proper legal justification (court order). However, we share data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions needed to operate our sites. These third party providers are integrated into some of our web pages and online content, and if a visitor to our site is simultaneously logged into one of these third party sites, these sites may engage in more extensive collection of personal data. Some of these third party providers are listed below, along with their contact information:
Amazon.com Inc. P.O. Box 81226, Seattle, WA 98108-1226
Bluehost 10 Corporate Drive, Suite 300, Burlington, MA 01803
WordPress Automattic, Inc. 60 29th St #343, San Francisco CA 94110
Facebook, Inc. 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Twitter, Inc. 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103
Google Analytics. 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043
How we keep your personal data secure
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with legal requirements to safeguard personal data from accidental loss, destruction, unauthorized access, use and disclosure. We also review this data at regular intervals and anonymize or delete any personal data which is no longer necessary.
Your rights with respect to your personal data
You have the right to ask us to change, correct, restrict, discontinue processing or delete your personal data, or express any concerns you have at any time. You may do so by sending an email to
or mailing us at PO Box 1175, Moorhead, MN 56560
Please understand that no technology is infallible and, while we will make every attempt to comply with your request immediately, it may take some time, so we appreciate your patience. If we need to maintain your data for legal purposes after you have asked us to delete it, we will let you know at that time and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
