Privacy Policy for MascotFinder.com

Effective Date: April 17, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to MascotFinder.com (the "Site", "we", "us", or "our"). MascotFinder.com is owned and operated by Pixel Reef, LLC. We are dedicated to providing a comprehensive resource for discovering and learning about school mascots. Protecting your private information is our priority. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website MascotFinder.com, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the "Site"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Data Controller

For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, Pixel Reef, LLC is the data controller of your personal information collected through MascotFinder.com. This means we determine the purposes and means of processing your personal data.

3. Collection of Your Information

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data

Personally identifiable information, such as your name and email address, that you voluntarily give to us when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as contacting us via our contact form. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind; however, your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.

Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. We use this information for statistical analysis, to improve site performance, and for security purposes. We do not link this automatically collected data to personally identifiable information.

Data from Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.

We use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to help analyze how users use the Site. These services use cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the Site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to the Site. We use this information to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit the Site, not your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google AdSense uses cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of some third-party vendors' uses of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

4. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

  • Respond to your inquiries submitted through our contact form.
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
  • Maintain the security and operation of the Site.
  • Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally.
  • Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties for marketing purposes without your explicit consent. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

  • By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
  • Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, hosting services, and customer service. These third parties are obligated to protect your information.
  • Aggregated Data: We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information with third parties for research, analysis, or other purposes. This information does not identify individual users.

6. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

7. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

8. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Policy.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your geographic location and applicable laws, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal information. To exercise these rights, please contact us. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law. Contact form submissions are typically retained for up to 2 years for customer service purposes. Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics default settings (26 months). You may request deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us.

International Users

If you are located outside the United States, particularly in the European Union, you may have additional rights under applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These may include the right to data portability, the right to withdraw consent, and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Effective Date" of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

For data deletion requests or to exercise your privacy rights, please include "Privacy Rights Request" in your subject line and specify the action you would like us to take.

MascotFinder.com is owned and operated by Pixel Reef, LLC