Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 29 Jan 2025
Last Updated: 29 Jan 2015

Welcome to newtocomics.com (“Website”), owned and operated by LBC Ventures LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your information when you visit our Website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information when you use our Website:

a. Information You Provide Directly

  • Contact details (such as name and email) if you reach out to us.
  • Comments and associated detalis (such as name and email).
    • When users leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
    • If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
    • If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
  • Payment information when you make a purchase via PayPal.
    • Personal Identification Information: This may include your name, email address, shipping address, and phone number.
    • Payment Information: We do not store sensitive payment information such as credit card numbers. Payment processing is handled securely by PayPal, which collects and processes your payment details.
    • Transaction Information: This includes the items you purchase, the amount of the transaction, and your payment status.

b. Information Collected Automatically

  • Analytics: We use Google Analytics and Lasso Analytics to collect data on user interactions, such as page views and time spent on the site.
  • Advertising Data: Google AdSense may collect data to serve personalized ads.
  • Affiliate Tracking: Our affiliate partners, Amazon Associates, ShareASale, FlexOffers, Disney+ Affiliates and others, may use tracking technologies to attribute commissions.
  • Comments: If you comment on our Website, we may collect information via Gravatar, including profile images and associated data.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

  • Improve website performance and user experience.
  • Track affiliate sales and earnings.
  • Display relevant advertisements.
  • Respond to inquiries and process payments.
  • Respond to Comments

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

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.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our third-party partners use cookies, web beacons, and tracking technologies for analytics, advertising, and affiliate tracking. You can manage cookie settings in your browser.

4. Third-Party Services and Data Sharing

We share data with:

  • Analytics providers (Google Analytics, Lasso Analytics) for website insights.
  • Advertising partners (Google AdSense) for ad personalization.
  • Affiliate programs (Amazon Associates, ShareASale, FlexOffers, and others) to track referrals and commissions.
  • Payment processors (PayPal) to handle transactions securely.

5. 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 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.

6. Your Choices and Rights

  • Opt-out of analytics: Use Google’s opt-out tools.
  • Ad settings: Adjust your Google Ad personalization settings.
  • Cookies: Modify browser settings to block or delete cookies.
  • Comments:
    • 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.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your data but cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.

9. Data Retention

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

11. Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at: contact@newtoccomics.com

By using our Website, you consent to this Privacy Policy.