At Check Celebrity, privacy is a top priority, with the below policy outlining the practices in place for gathering information, how we use cookies, and general practices relating to privacy. The below policy also details what Check Celebrity is actively doing to stay compliant with both the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act).
How Check Celebrity Processes Personal Data
Another high priority of Check Celebrity is to provide a platform that is easy to use. With that being the case, there is no user login interface, and there is no usage of first-party cookies. Because of this, Check Celebrity has no way to track its users in a way that would personally identify them.
The only information received is provided by the web browser of the user. That information includes the name of the website that led to the user landing at Check Celebrity. The name of the website that the user visits next also gets provided. Other forms of information include:
- The IP address of the computer or proxy server used to access Check Celebrity.
- The name of the ISP or Internet Service Provider
- The name of the web browser used, along with the operating system that the computer or mobile device uses.
- The browsing activity of each user when searching through the Check Celebrity website.
Check Celebrity uses this information to see how users interact with the site, thus giving an insight into how the website can be improved. The log files used for analysis, nor the Check Celebrity platform stores any information that can personally identify a user. Third-parties performing advertising may collect such user information with more details on that below.
Handling of Personal Information: Sale and Disclosure
In short, Check Celebrity does not sell personal information, in any form. The celebrities featured on the site do have their information disclosed publicly, though, no other personal information gets disclosed.
Handling of Cookies
Check Celebrity will not use cookies to deliver content tailored to a user’s interests. Nor does Check Celebrity use first-party cookies to provide targeted adverts. Cookies may record a user’s website preferences, to ensure the site appears how they prefer. These cookies are for a user’s convenience and will expire at the end of a browsing session.
Privacy Relating to External Links
There are external links featured on the Check Celebrity site. Check Celebrity holds no responsibility for the content nor the privacy practices of those sites.
Building a Celebrity Profile
Check Celebrity strives to publish information on celebrities that is factual, of interest to the public, and consumable in a friendly format. Accurate information is a priority of Check Celebrity, so all published information gets reviewed and updated when necessary. On occasion, the data will come straight from the featured celebrity directly, or from a source close to them, ensuring the information featured is accurate. However, we will not accept information from a celebrity under the age of 13. When dealing with a celebrity from Europe or the United Kingdom, we will not take information from them if under the age of 16.
Adverts on Check Celebrity
Check Celebrity works with third-party companies to provide adverts. These advertising companies can use cookies to create a profile of an individual user by analyzing their browsing habits. The information is then used to provide adverts tailored to the user’s interests. To receive fewer adverts, a user can disable these third-party cookies.
The Privacy Policies of Third-Parties
As stated above, third-party companies use Check Celebrity for hosting their adverts. To do this effectively, they employ the use of cookies. The below list features the advertising companies who work with Check Celebrity and a link to their privacy policy:
Privacy Notice for Google Analytics
Check Celebrity uses Google Analytics to collect information on how the site gets used. Google Analytics collects a variety of information from users, including:
- How often a user visits a website.
- What pages a user visits on the website.
- What websites the user has visited before landing on Check Celebrity.
The information from Google Analytics gets used to analyze traffic to improve Check Celebrity. Google Analytics also collects the IP address of the device accessing the site at the time. The information from Google Analytics will not get combined with any personal information that could identify a user. Google does use a permanent cookie on the web browser of the user, which gets used to identify each unique user, each time they visit the website. Only Google has access to this information. Google’s privacy policy and terms give more detail into how users’ information gets handled. A user can opt-out of Google Analytics if they so wish.
The Check Celebrity Application
The Check Celebrity app features notifications, which a user can sign up for. When a user signs up for notifications, a user needs to enter an email address or a phone number, which is necessary for authentification through Facebook’s Account Kit platform. Check Celebrity will never share these details, and they only get used for authentification. Check Celebrity does not store this information either. If a user has questions about the Facebook Account Kit, they can find the information on the Facebook Account Kit platform.
The only information that Check Celebrity stores via the application will be the celebrities that a user has subscribed to. The user can remove these notifications via the notification page of the application. When a user unsubscribes from a particular personality, all information from the notification gets removed. A user can use the Check Celebrity application without signing up for notifications.
Successors and Disclosures
If Check Celebrity ever gets sold on to another party or merges with another company, Check Celebrity keeps the right to pass over any information to the new business. The new company then retains the right to use this information provided they keep to the terms outlined in this privacy policy, along with any changes they implement themselves.
The CCPA (California Consumers’ Rights)
Residents of California have the following consumer rights that Check Celebrity ensure to adhere to:
- Residents of California have the right to request disclosure of the personal information that Check Celebrity has on a user. However, Check Celebrity will both consider and verify the request per California regulations before forwarding on that information.
- Residents of California have the right to stay informed of the information that Check Celebrity collects. The types of information that gets collected features in this Privacy Policy.
- Residents of California have the right to request that any collected personal information gets deleted. As per the California regulations, Check Celebrity will consider and verify the request before the information gets deleted.
- Residents of California have the right to know when their information is sold or disclosed.
- Residents of California have the right to exercise the above, without facing any retaliatory discrimination.
A user should reach out to Check Celebrity directly to enact the above.
Disclosure of California Privacy Policy
The below outlines what form of information Check Celebrity has collected about its users in the last year. Also described is the type of information that was disclosed about Check Celebrity users in the previous year. The information is broken up by the category it falls into, along with what Check Celebrity collects, discloses, and how it’s used.
Means of Identification (Names, aliases, addresses, contact details, etc.)
Check Celebrity collects the names and aliases of celebrities along with the IP address of visitors to the website. Check Celebrity uses the names and aliases of celebrities to build profiles of celebrities. IP addresses help with monitoring traffic throughout the site. Check Celebrity does not make the collected IP addresses publicly available, though, celebrity names and aliases feature within the associated profile.
Other Forms of Personal Information as Outlined in the Cal. Business and Professions Code § 1798.90
Check Celebrity collects the information that makes up the profiles of celebrities, which is publicly available. The only information collected is that which has been outlined above. Celebrity information builds the profiles, with user information used for analytical purposes. Check Celebrity does not make user information publicly available, though, celebrity information features within the associated profile. Check Celebrity may also post trending celebrity topics.
Information Falling Under a Protected Classification
Check Celebrity can collect celebrity information, though, user information that falls under the protected classification will never get collected. Celebrity information will be part of the associated profile, that is publicly available.
Commercial Information
Check Celebrity does not collect information for commercial use.
Biometric Information
Check Celebrity often uses pictures alongside text on a celebrity’s profile, though, user information of this nature never gets collected. This information features on the celebrity’s profile, which is publicly available.
Network Activity Information
Check Celebrity collects a variety of information relating to the network activity of a user. That information consists of:
- The name of the internet service provider.
- The web browser of the user.
- The type of mobile or computer device, along with the operating system of that device.
- Information relating to the browsing activity of the user while on the website.
This information then gets used to monitor and analyze the trends among users, allowing Check Celebrity to improve the website. Check Celebrity does not disclose this information, though, users should be aware that third-party advertisers may collect similar information. A user should revert to ” Adverts on Check Celebrity” and “The Privacy Policies of Third-Parties” to understand how third-parties use this information.
Geolocation Information
Check Celebrity collects the IP address of a user when they visit the site. This information gets used to analyze trends among users and never gets shared. Check Celebrity uses this form of information to improve the website.
Audio, Electronic, Visual, and Similar Information
Check Celebrity does not collect this form of information.
Employment or Professional Information
On occasion, Check Celebrity will collect this form of information for use on a celebrity profile, though never from a website user. The celebrity information is publicly shared on the corresponding profile.
Education Information
On occasion, Check Celebrity will collect this form of information for use on a celebrity profile, though never from a website user. The celebrity information is publicly shared on the corresponding profile.
Inference-Based Information
Check Celebrity does not collect this form of information.
Personal Information of Celebrities
Check Celebrity, as stated in the opening line of this policy, takes privacy seriously. The information shared on Check Celebrity can be considered personal information for celebrities. Celebrities have a right to privacy, though, users of the site wish to view such information. Check Celebrity carefully considers both sides while ensuring compliance with the applicable laws and regulations relating to privacy, before reacting to a celebrity’s privacy request.
Rights of European and United Kingdom Residents as per the GDPR
The GDPR or General Data Protection Regulation outlines the privacy rights of both European and United Kingdom residents, with those rights being the following:
- EU and UK residents have the right to stay informed about the personal data collected and how it gets used.
- EU and UK residents have the right to access their personal data.
- EU and UK residents have the right to correct their personal data if it is incorrect.
- EU and UK residents have the right to request the removal of their personal data if Check Celebrity has no reason to keep it.
A full outline of the rights afforded to EU and UK residents can be found in the actual GDPR.
Contact Details for the Data Controller
If a user or celebrity has any questions about the above policy, how the website performs its designed function or any other query related to data handling by Check Celebrity, the contact details are below: