Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Except as disclosed in these Terms, Wichita on the Cheap does not sell or disclose any personally identifiable information it collects about its users nor does it make it possible for third parties to contact its users directly.
Personal Information: Wichita on the Cheap uses third-party services such as email newsletter providers or social media websites to distribute, on a voluntary basis, automatic updates of its content, and this information is not sold to or shared with other parties other than those third-party services it uses to manage its subscriptions or provide other opted-in services. To unsubscribe, subscribers can click on the link in the email updates or adjust their subscription services at third-party websites, such as Twitter or Facebook. When posting comments on Wichita on the Cheap, the site prompts users to enter a user name, email address, and optional website; the email address is not made public on the website and is used for verification purposes only. Wichita on the Cheap reserves the right to disclose any and all personal information it collects both as required by law and when that disclosure is necessary to protect or defend its rights, property or users and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on Wichita on the Cheap.
Public Website: Wichita on the Cheap is a public website. Any information users post in its comments section or any other part of the website can and will be publicly available, unless otherwise specified in these Terms. Wichita on the Cheap is not responsible for any information, personal or otherwise, users choose to submit on its website and/or any third-party contacts that result thereof. Note that it is impossible for the staff or the owner of Wichita on the Cheap to confirm the validity of information contained in user-submitted comments. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information presented. The posted messages express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of Wichita on the Cheap, its staff, its subsidiaries, or its owner. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator or moderator of this site immediately. The staff and the owner of Wichita on the Cheap reserve the right to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if they determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, please realize that they may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy applies to any other user-submitted information as well.
Children: Wichita on the Cheap does not intentionally gather personal information about users who are under the age of 13.
Anonymous Information: Wichita on the Cheap uses third-party analytics tracking which collects non-personally identifying, aggregate information about its users, such as search engine keywords, referring/edit pages, pages visited, geographic region, operating system, browser information, date/time stamp, and hyperlinks clicked. Wichita on the Cheap uses this information for a variety of purposes, such as analyzing trends, evaluating its marketing strategies, and modifying its content. The aggregate information may be shared with and/or sold to third parties in a non-identifiable way.
IP Addresses: Wichita on the Cheap automatically logs each user’s IP address with each visit and use of the website. The IP address may be linked with personally identifiable information. Unless otherwise noted in these Terms or as required by law, this information is not sold to or shared with third parties. The IP address may be used to block banned users from accessing Wichita on the Cheap.
Advertising: Wichita on the Cheap uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit its website, and it participates in Affiliate Advertising networks. 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.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.0)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit Opt Out – NAI: Network Advertising Initiative. You may also visit http://optout.aboutads.info/#/ and http://optout.networkadvertising.org/# to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at YourAdChoices.com | AppChoices to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please click here.
Contests. From time to time, Wichita on the Cheap will host giveaways and contests on its blog. Neither Wichita on the Cheap nor the Official Member Site owners are responsible for the accuracy of the details of each freebie or fulfillment. The organization providing the item remains fully responsible for providing its description and handling fulfillment. Contest entrants agree to hold Wichita on the Cheap or any Cities on the Cheap Official Member Sites harmless in the event that an organization does not fulfill its obligations.
Cookies. Wichita on the Cheap, its subscription management services, and/or its advertisers may use cookies to track users’ use of Wichita on the Cheap and improve their navigation experience. If desired, users can adjust their web browser settings to block and/or remove cookies from the computer. Wichita on the Cheap does not use cookies to track users browsing other websites.
Double-Click DART cookie: Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
Links to Other Sites. Wichita on the Cheap contains links to other “On the Cheap” Official Member Sites as well as other websites, which are neither owned nor controlled by Wichita on the Cheap. When users click on a link to an Official Member Site or any other link that takes them to another website, they have left Wichita on the Cheap’s website. Wichita on the Cheap is not responsible for the privacy policies of other sites. By providing links to other sites, Wichita on the Cheap does not guarantee, approve, or endorse the information or products available at these sites.
Official Member Sites: Only “On the Cheap” sites linked to on the Cities on the Cheap “Find Your City” page are part of Cities on the Cheap’s network of “Official Member Sites.” All Cities on the Cheap Official Member Sites choose and control their own content, advertising, and subscription management services.
Wichita on the Cheap Content: Wichita on the Cheap owner can and will post about freebies, deals and discounts on Wichita on the Cheap. Wichita on the Cheap owner posts the details of the deals as they find them. Wichita on the Cheap is not responsible for the accuracy of the details of each freebie, deal or discount or fulfillment. Users of Wichita on the Cheap maintain sole responsibility for checking with vendors to verify the validity of each deal. Wichita on the Cheap can and will, with permission and attribution, repost some or all of content that also appears on Official Member Sites. When a post on Wichita on the Cheap contains a link created via an Affiliate Advertising program, that relationship will be disclosed to the site’s users in the same post.
Affiliates. Wichita on the Cheap is owned by Carolyn R. Erickson. Wichita on the Cheap does not currently have any subsidiaries, joint ventures, parent company, or similar affiliates. Should another company acquire Wichita on the Cheap and/or its assets, it will own any information collected as outlined in these terms, and it will assume all rights and obligations regarding the protection and use of that information. Wichita on the Cheap will inform subscribers of any change of ownership through its subscription services.
Security. Wichita on the Cheap relies on industry-standard security technologies and procedures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, and/or destruction. Wichita on the Cheap cannot fully eliminate security risks associated with the personal information it collects, and a breech may occur.
Jurisdiction: Wichita on the Cheap is based in Wichita, Kansas, in the United States. As such, any information collected by Wichita on the Cheap and/or voluntarily provided by Wichita on the Cheap users will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States. Should a dispute arise, Wichita on the Cheap users agree that any civil action or legal proceeding shall be brought in the local, state, and federal courts of record located closest to Wichita, Kansas or resolved under the rules of the American Arbitration Association (www.adr.org).
Terms Updates. The Wichita on the Cheap Terms may be changed at any time and without notice. Should Wichita on the Cheap undergo a change of ownership or make a substantial change regarding its use of personal information, Wichita on the Cheap will notify individual subscribers via any subscription management services in place. Continued use of Wichita on the Cheap’s subscription services and/or accessing its site indicates your acknowledgment of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.
If you have any questions or concerns about Wichita on the Cheap’s Terms of Use and Privacy Statement, email [email protected]
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