Updated February 22, 2025
Programmatic & Interest-Based Advertising
simplelivingways.com uses third-party advertising technologies to display advertisements when you visit the Website. These advertisements may be personalized based on your interests and browsing activity.
Advertising partners may use first-party and third-party cookies, pixels, tags, beacons, or similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies”) to collect information about your interactions with the Website and other websites in order to provide relevant advertising.
A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer or mobile device that helps websites remember information about your visit, such as preferences or browsing behavior.
Cookies & Tracking Technologies
- First-party cookies are created by the Website you are visiting.
- Third-party cookies are created by domains other than the Website you are visiting and are commonly used for advertising, analytics, and performance measurement.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings. You can choose to block or delete cookies, though doing so may limit some functionality of the Website.
For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit All About Cookies.
Please note that opting out of cookies does not eliminate advertisements entirely. You may still see non-personalized ads.
Data Collected for Advertising Purposes
When serving personalized advertisements, the Website and its advertising partners may collect:
- IP address
- Device type
- Operating system and version
- Browser type
- Language preferences
- Approximate location
- Website usage and interaction data
- Referral source
- Email address (in hashed or anonymized form, where applicable)
This data may be used to:
- Measure ad performance
- Create audience segments
- Deliver interest-based advertising across devices and platforms
Advertising partners may combine this information with data collected independently to improve ad relevance.
Your Advertising Choices
You may opt out of interest-based advertising through the following resources:
- National Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Page
- Digital Advertising Alliance
- Network Advertising Initiative
For mobile devices, you can also adjust privacy and ad-tracking settings through your device’s operating system or use the AppChoices app provided by the Digital Advertising Alliance.
Third-Party Services
We use trusted third-party services to operate and improve our Website, including:
Website Hosting
- Stores operational and security data
- Maintains server logs for performance and protection
Analytics Services
- Help us understand how visitors use the Website
- Data is anonymized where possible
- You can opt out through browser settings or tracking controls
Security Services
- Used to detect malicious activity and prevent abuse
- CAPTCHA or similar tools may be employed to reduce spam
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt in or opt out of this data collection, please visit:
- National Advertising Initiative opt out page: https://thenai.org/opt-out/
- Digital Advertising Alliance: http://optout.aboutads.info/#/
- Network Advertising Initiative: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#/
- AppChoices app: https://youradchoices.com/appchoices
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit:
https://www.mediavine.com/ad-partners/
Children’s Privacy
simplelivingways.com is not intended for children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so we can remove it promptly.
Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements or business practices.
- The “Effective Date” will be updated accordingly
- Continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of the revised policy
Contact Information
For privacy-related questions or requests, please contact:
Email: info@simplelivingways.com
Effective Date
This Privacy Policy was last updated on February 23, 2025.