Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how OwnRTO ("OwnRTO," "we," "us") handles information collected through ownrto.com (the "site"). By using the site, you agree to the practices described here.

Information we collect

Information you give us

We only collect personal information when you choose to send it to us through one of our forms:

Contact form: your name, email address, an optional subject line and your message.
Sign-up form: your name, email address, an optional mobile phone number, and the consent choices you make, including whether you agreed to receive text messages and whether you agreed to our Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy.

Information recorded with a form submission

When you submit a form, we also record your IP address, basic browser details (the browser and device description your browser sends), the date and time of the submission, and the page the form was sent from. We keep this to maintain an accurate record of your request and consent and to help protect the site from spam and abuse.

Information recorded when you browse

Like most websites, the server that hosts ownrto.com may keep standard access logs, which typically include IP addresses, browser details, the pages requested and the time of each request. These logs are used for security and troubleshooting, not to build profiles of visitors.

Cookies, trackers and fonts

We do not use advertising trackers, third-party analytics services or social media pixels, and our pages do not set cookies to track you.

Our pages load typefaces from Google Fonts. When your browser requests those fonts, it connects to servers operated by Google, which receive your IP address and browser details as part of that request. This is a third-party request, and Google's handling of that information is governed by Google's own privacy terms.

How we use information

To read and respond to messages you send us.
To send the email updates you asked for and, if you opted in, informational text messages.
To keep a record of your consent and of any request to unsubscribe.
To protect the site and our forms against spam, fraud and abuse.
To comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share it only in these limited situations:

With service providers that help us operate the site or deliver messages, such as web hosting and email or text message delivery services. They may use the information only to provide those services to us.
When required by law, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is needed to protect the rights, property or safety of OwnRTO, our readers or others.

Mobile information and text message consent are never shared with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes.

How we store and protect information

Form submissions are stored on our web server in a location that is not publicly accessible over the web. We take reasonable steps to protect the information we hold, but no website or storage system is completely secure, and we cannot promise absolute security.

How long we keep information

We keep contact messages for as long as needed to respond and for reasonable record-keeping. We keep subscriber information until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it. We may keep a minimal record of your consent or opt-out after you unsubscribe so that we can honor your choice.

Your choices

Email: unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send, or by emailing info@ownrto.com.
Text messages: reply STOP to any message to cancel, or HELP for help. See our Mobile Policy.
Access, correction and deletion: email info@ownrto.com to ask what information we hold about you, to correct it, or to have it deleted. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on a request.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional privacy rights under state law. We will respond to reasonable requests regardless of where you live.

Children's privacy

The site is intended for adults and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please email info@ownrto.com and we will delete it.

Links to other websites

Our guides link to official public websites. Those sites are not operated by OwnRTO, and their own privacy policies apply when you visit them.

Updates to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised version on this page and change the "Last updated" date above. If we make a material change to how we use personal information, we will take reasonable steps to let subscribers know.

Contact us

Questions about this policy or your information can be sent to info@ownrto.com.