Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 4, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to Funny Snails ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.funnysnails.com (the "Platform"), subscribe to our newsletter, interact with us on social media, or otherwise engage with our services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

When This Policy Applies

This Privacy Policy applies when you:

  • Visit or browse our website
  • Subscribe to our daily jokes newsletter
  • Interact with us on social media platforms
  • Contact us with questions or feedback
  • Participate in surveys, contests, or promotions

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Platform:

Information You Provide Directly

  • Contact Information: Email address when you subscribe to our newsletter
  • Communications: Any messages, feedback, or content you send to us
  • Survey Responses: Information you provide when participating in surveys or promotions

Information Collected Automatically

  • Device Information: Browser type and version, operating system type and version, device type, device manufacturer and model, unique device identifiers, mobile network carrier, and screen resolution
  • Usage Data: Pages or screens viewed, time spent on each page or screen, navigation paths between pages, links clicked, search queries, browsing patterns, referring URLs, and exit pages
  • Location Information: General geographic location (city, state, country, postal code) based on IP address
  • Connection Information: IP address, internet service provider, connection speed, and access times
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Information collected through cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and similar technologies

Information from Third Parties

  • Analytics Providers: Aggregated usage statistics and demographic information
  • Advertising Partners: Information used to deliver relevant advertisements

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • Platform Operations: Operate, maintain, and provide the features and functionality of our Platform, including delivering our daily jokes newsletter, personalizing your experience, and remembering your preferences
  • Advertising: Display relevant advertisements across different channels and platforms, including on computers and mobile devices, to support our free content. We may work with third-party advertising partners to serve ads based on your interests
  • Marketing Communications: Send you newsletters, promotional materials, and other communications about our services. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time
  • Research and Development: Study usage trends, demographics, and user preferences to improve our Platform, develop new features, and enhance the overall user experience
  • Legal Compliance: Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes, including responding to subpoenas, court orders, or requests from government authorities
  • Security and Fraud Prevention: Protect against and prevent fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, or illegal activity; enforce our Terms of Use; and protect the rights, property, and safety of our users and the public
  • Consent-Based Disclosure: Share your information with third parties when you have explicitly consented to or requested such sharing
  • Data Anonymization: Create anonymous, aggregated, or de-identified data from your personal information that can no longer reasonably be used to identify you. We may use and share such data for any lawful business purpose

Advertising and Tracking

We display advertisements on our Platform to support our free content. We partner with third-party advertising companies to serve ads across different channels and platforms, including on computers, tablets, and mobile devices.

Our advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites, apps, and devices to provide you with more relevant, interest-based advertising.

These third-party advertisers may collect:

  • Information about your visits to our Platform and other websites or applications
  • Your interaction with advertisements, including clicks, impressions, and conversions
  • Device and browser information, including device identifiers
  • IP address and general location information
  • Inferences about your interests and preferences based on your online activity

This information may be used to:

  • Deliver targeted advertisements that may be of interest to you
  • Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
  • Limit the number of times you see an advertisement
  • Build user profiles for advertising purposes

We do not have control over these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of our advertising partners.

Information Sharing

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: Third parties who perform services on our behalf, such as email delivery, web hosting, data storage, analytics, payment processing, customer support, and marketing assistance. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes we specify
  • Advertising Partners: To display relevant advertisements on our Platform and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. This may include sharing device identifiers, browsing data, and inferred interests
  • Analytics Partners: To help us understand how users interact with our Platform, including aggregated usage statistics and demographic information
  • Legal Requirements: When required by law, subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or in response to a request from law enforcement or other government authorities
  • Protection of Rights: To protect our rights, privacy, safety, property, or that of our users or the public; to investigate potential violations of our Terms of Use; or to detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues
  • Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, acquisition, or bankruptcy proceeding. Your information may be transferred as a business asset
  • Affiliates: With our parent company, subsidiaries, and other affiliated entities for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy
  • Professional Advisors: With our lawyers, accountants, auditors, and other professional advisors as necessary for them to provide their services
  • With Your Consent: When you have explicitly consented to or requested such sharing

We do not sell your personal information for monetary consideration. However, some sharing of information with advertising partners for targeted advertising purposes may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" under certain state privacy laws. You may opt out of this sharing as described in the "Your Choices and Rights" section.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and track information about your browsing activities. Types of cookies we use include:

  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Platform
  • Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track ad performance
  • Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences

Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block all cookies
  • Clear all cookies when you close the browser

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Platform.

Your Choices and Rights

You have several choices regarding your personal information:

California Residents

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

  • Right to Know: Request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you
  • Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions
  • Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information
  • Right to Opt-Out: Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise your right to opt out, visit our Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page. For other requests, please contact us using the information provided below.

Nevada Residents

Nevada residents may opt out of the sale of certain personal information. Although we do not currently sell personal information as defined under Nevada law, you may submit an opt-out request by contacting us.

Other U.S. State Privacy Rights

Residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws may have additional rights, including:

  • Access to personal information
  • Correction of inaccurate information
  • Deletion of personal information
  • Data portability
  • Opt-out of targeted advertising and profiling

To opt out of targeted advertising, visit our Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page. For other requests, please contact us using the information provided below.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When determining retention periods, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, and applicable legal requirements.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Third-Party Links

Our Platform may contain links to third-party websites, services, or content. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

Children's Privacy

Our Platform is intended for general audiences and is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

International Users

Our Platform is operated in the United States. If you are accessing our Platform from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located. By using our Platform, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. When we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

  • Email: privacy@funnysnails.com
  • Website: About Funny Snails
  • Social Media: Reach out through our social channels linked in the footer

We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.