Privacy Policy:
Ayaana Likhan ("Ayaana Likhan") operates ayaanalikhan.com and may operate other websites. It is Ayaana Likhan policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Ayaana Likhan collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Ayaana Likhan purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Ayaana Likhan visitors use its website. From time to time, Ayaana Likhan may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Ayaana Likhan also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on ayaanalikhan.com blogs/sites. Ayaana Likhan only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Ayaana Likhan websites choose to interact with Ayaana Likhan in ways that require Ayaana Likhan to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Ayaana Likhan gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at ayaanalikhan.com to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Ayaana Likhan are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Ayaana Likhan collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with Ayaana Likhan. Ayaana Likhan does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
Ayaana Likhan may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Ayaana Likhan may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Ayaana Likhan does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Ayaana Likhan discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Ayaana Likhan behalf or to provide services available at Ayaana Likhan websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Ayaana Likhan websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Ayaana Likhan will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Ayaana Likhan discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Ayaana Likhan believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Ayaana Likhan, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an Ayaana Likhan website and have supplied your email address, Ayaana Likhan may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with Ayaana Likhan and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Ayaana Likhan takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Ayaana Likhan uses cookies to help Ayaana Likhan identify and track visitors, their usage of Ayaana Likhan website, and their website access preferences. Ayaana Likhan visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Ayaana Likhan websites, with the drawback that certain features of Ayaana Likhan websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If Ayaana Likhan, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Ayaana Likhan goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Ayaana Likhan may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Ads
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Ayaana Likhan and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Ayaana Likhan may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Ayaana Likhan sole discretion. Ayaana Likhan encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a ayaanalikhan.com account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.