The Bohemian and The Bulbul: Journeys in the Middle East (and further east), by Mira Baz

Privacy Notice


Privacy Notice
For www.mirabaz.com

We at The Bohemian and The Bulbul respect your concerns about privacy and value the relationship we have with you. This Privacy Notice describes the types of personal information we collect on www.mirabaz.com, how we may use that information, and with whom we may share it. Our Privacy Notice also describes the measures we take to protect the security of the information. In addition, we describe the choices you can make about how we use the information you provide to us.

Information We Collect

E-mail updates, Forums, and Discussion Groups

In the future, we may choose to host chat rooms, forums and/or discussion groups on our website. If you choose to participate in e-mail updates, forums or discussion groups, we may request certain information such as your email address and date of birth. Please be aware that some or all information you provide (including personally-identifiable information) in connection with a chat room, forum or discussion group may become publicly available.

“Contact Us”

You may choose to contact us through our website. If you e-mail us comments or questions, we will have your e-mail address, as well as any other information you choose to provide.

Other Site Features

We may from time to time offer visitors to our website various other features, and we may ask for certain personal information in connection with these features.

Passive Collection of Information

When you visit our website, your browser automatically sends us certain Internet-related information, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you’re using and your originating domain. We also collect certain information about our website visitors, such as how many users visited our site, the average time spent on the site, the pages viewed, and referring websites. By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor our website to our visitors. While we generally examine such information only in the aggregate, such information could be linked back to individual IP addresses.

We use cookies on this website. A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a Web site that is saved on your hard disk by your computer’s browser. It holds information a site may need to interact with you and personalize your experience.

You can use our site without accepting cookies. The “help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies. Remember, though, if you disable all cookies, you may not be able to take advantage of all features of this website.

Collection of site usage information on our site is performed on our behalf by a third party service provider. In addition to cookies, the service provider may use web beacons to notify the service provider of web page access by visitors. Our third party service provider may retain such usage information for its own internal purposes.

How We Use Information We Collect

Information collected through our website is used in connection with the purpose for which it was submitted (for example, to contact you to answer a question, or to send you information or a product you’ve requested). We may also use the information we collect to send you information or products we think may be of interest to you, to customize our contacts with you and to do other internal analysis, such as market research, that will allow us to better meet the needs of our customers.

Information We Share

We also share information provided by our website visitors with service providers we have retained to perform services on our behalf. In addition, we may share information about you with non-affiliated third parties whose products or services may be of interest to you. These third parties may contact you about their products and services. We will not share your information with these third parties for their own marketing purposes if you request that we not do so. We may, however, engage in joint marketing activities with selected third parties and may share personal information about our website visitors with them. In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law, (ii) in response to legal process, (iii) to law enforcement authorities or other government officials, or (iv) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.

Links to Other Websites

We provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These sites may operate independently from www.mirabaz.com, and may not be under our control. These sites may have their own privacy notices in place, which we strongly suggest you review if you visit any linked website. We may not be responsible for the content of these sites, any products or services that may be offered through these sites, or the privacy practices of these sites.

Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for an audience of adult readers, and is not meant for children. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

Security

We use administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect information in our possession and control against foreseeable hazards. Please note, however, that perfect security does not exist on the Internet.

Your Choices

We give you the option of requesting that we not share personal information about you with third parties that are unrelated by common ownership with The Bohemian and The Bulbul for marketing use. Kindly send us an e-mail through our Contact page with your name and e-mail address(es) if you DO NOT want us to share your personal information with unrelated third parties for their own marketing use.

Updates to this Privacy Notice

We may change or update portions of this Privacy Notice at any time and without prior notice to you. Please check back from time to time so you are aware of any changes or updates to the Notice. We will indicate above the effective date of the Notice.

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A salesman looks at his phone in a special display booth for a brand of men’s denims in a Bangkok mall, Thailand. Bangkok malls and Bangkok “sois” (alleys) are very different experiences, showing the many facets of this city.

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