The following concerns ads from google. They are the banner ads in the forums, gallery, and a few ads onsite that are marked ads by google and our site search.
From The Google Website: What should I put in my privacy policy?
Your posted privacy policy should include the following information about Google and the DoubleClick 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 to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet.
Because publisher sites and laws across countries vary, we're unable to suggest specific privacy policy language. However, you may wish to review resources such as the Network Advertising Initiative, or NAI http://www.networkadvertising.org/, which suggests the following language for data collection of non-personally identifying information:
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. 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, click below. http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/ or http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
You can find additional information in Appendix A of the NAI Self-Regulatory principles for publishers (PDF). Please note that the NAI may change this sample language at any time. http://www.networkadvertising.org/pdfs/NAI_principles.pdf :End of Google Ads Legal
Other advertisers we use are linkshare and azoogle. They serve us with various affiliate links depending on the programs enrolled. The policy below concerns linkshare and azoogle. These ads are found on the main site only, in a few of the rotating banners and down the right side as marked by provider.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. 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, click below. http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/ or http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
Amazon.com, RightStuf, and Entertainment Earth, are direct click through ads that most of this does not apply. They are more like shopping portal links. Be aware that the links for these sites do take you to their site (considered a third party site) when clicked. Basically it takes you away from here. We do promote this for the sale of anime goods as we are just too small to have our own shop. We do get a percentage when you buy something from these companies through our links. For info about their privicy policies then refer to it at each specific site.
These policies also do not apply to voting buttons and direct link backs to supporting sites. Those are simply link exchanges or paid placed buttons. Casino 21, Predaon Empire, and Anime Topsites are examples of these buttons.
While this may seem complicated it is very simple if you use common sense. In this day and age most of you will know which is an ad, a shopping link, or a link exchange. All are in a sense considered ads. Just wanted you to know which ads that I had to write this long legal junk for and what those type ads do. Mainly the google ads and those served by affiliate management programs like linkshare require this legel stuff. Also the fact of the cookies they collect should be disclosed. There's no disagreeing with that. So enter this long legal bonanza! I hope this helps you understand how our ads work and has been very informative for you while disclosing everything you need to know about the ads on our site.
