My name is Will Rockafellow and I’m the general manager of Kos Media, LLC. You can read my bio here.
Starting this afternoon you will see some new display ads running on Daily Kos. These ads are served by various networks including Google AdSense. Because of this, you may see ads typically not found on Daily Kos. Some of these advertisers may also use contextual and behavioral targeting advertising. What does this mean for Daily Kos readers?
You will see ads served up that are related to content discussed on the page viewed. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the ad will align with Daily Kos readers’ views. See Daily Kos’ advertising policy.
Ads may appear based on a reader's web behavior. Say, like Markos, you’re searching for a new car. Well, if you’ve conducted a web search or visited a manufacturer’s website you may see ads for that company on Daily Kos and other sites you visit. Advertisers collect no personally identifiable information about you to serve up these ads. You can read more here and here.
Because of these changes, we’re also making changes to our Privacy Policy. Our new Privacy Policy can be found here:
You are free to peruse our website anonymously and we will collect no personal information from you unless you choose to provide that information to us.
We do, however, collect non-personally identifiable IP addresses and web site usage information when you visit Kos Media’s websites. This information is used for site management purposes only.
If you choose to provide your personal information by creating an account, purchasing a subscription, sending us an email, or filling out a contact form and submitting it through our website, we will never sell or provide your personal info to a third party unless required to do so by law. You may receive emails from Kos Media, LLC related to Kos Media websites.
Cookies and Advertising: We use cookies to allow you to quickly navigate and use all of the functionality of the site. You may also receive cookies and web beacons from third party network advertisers. They do not collect any personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies only to Kos Media, LLC only and doesn’t apply to third parties. For more info on how third parties collect and use this information, you can go here:
http://www.google.com/...
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Links: Our websites may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that Kos Media, LLC is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and we encourage you to read their privacy policies before sharing your personal information.
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Thanks and feel free to contact me through the contact form if you have any private messages. Otherwise, I’ll see you in the comments.
Will