Policies
EDITORIAL POLICY
Richmond on the Cheap (Richmond OTC) is independently owned and operated by Kristen King, publisher and editor-in-chief. Its purpose is to provide information about free and inexpensive events, dining, products, and services of interest to residents of Richmond, Virginia, and surrounding areas. Richmond OTC makes every effort to assure the accuracy of our posts, but does not make any guarantees. Readers should evaluate all offers and discounts critically as they would any other purchase.
Richmond OTC is a part of the Cities on the Cheap blog network and adheres to the network’s policies against sponsored posts and the acceptance of gratuities in exchange for editorial coverage. Some posts may offer products with which the editor or writer may have an affiliate relationship. The appearance of paid advertisements does not constitute endorsement of the products, services, or companies being advertised.
PRIVACY POLICY
Richmond OTC respects your privacy, and we want to make sure you know exactly what kinds of data we may collect from site users and what we do with that data. By visiting and using Inkthinker websites, you, the visitor, agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, do not use this site or provide personal information.
Richmond OTC collects three (3) kinds of data from users:
- Voluntary information you provide;
- Anonymous nonpersonal information; and
- Cookie-based information.
Voluntary information you provide
Any time you fill out a form on this site, including leaving a comment, you provide
personal information to Richmond OTC. We may use this information to contact you if there is a problem with one of your comments, to respond privately to a comment for which a public response would be in some way inappropriate, or to notify you if you are a contest winner and ensure that your prize is shipped to you at an appropriate address. We guarantee that we will never knowingly disclose this information to any third party without your permission, and have taken reasonable security precautions to safeguard your information from third parties. Any information you provide in a public part of the site (such as in the comment field when leaving a comment on a post) is accessible to the public and Richmond OTC, will not be held liable for any problems arising from such disclosure.Anonymous nonpersonal information
When you visit Richmond OTC, we automatically collect anonymous nonpersonal information through Google Analytics to help us understand our site users and better tailor our content to those users. Information collected includes but is not limited to length and time of visit, page of entry or exit, which pages you viewed during your visit, your browser and operating system, your approximate geographical location (eg, country, state, city), etc. This helps us determined where our users come from and what material interests them most. We may share this nonpersonal information with advertisers and other third parties.
Richmond OTC uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, visit Network Advertising Initiative.
Cookie-based information
Cookies are little pieces of information stored on your computer to save website preferences and other online data for a smoother Web experience. For instance, cookies tell the “subscribe to the RSS feed” notification on every page whether you’re a new or returning user so it knows what message to show you. You can turn off cookies in your browser’s settings.
Links
Please note that Richmond OTC frequently links to other sites, who may have different privacy policies. Be sure to review the privacy policy of any site you visit to ensure that you fully understand which information is being collected and how it will be used.
COMMENT POLICY
Richmond OTC encourages reader participation and welcomes comments. Please note that any comments that include hate speech, profanity, or any other content deemed offensive or unacceptable will be deleted at our discretion.
Comments are the sole responsibility of the commenters, and Richmond OTC does not accept any liability for comment content. Readers are encouraged to include links to their own site using the comment form, but all sites should be safe for work.
All commenters must use a name, not simply keywords or the name of their company. Spam and overtly promotional comments are not permitted. If you wish to advertise on the site, please contact us for rates and availability.
We reserve the right to block commenters at our discretion.
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