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Privacy Policy for SouthAtlantaMedia.com

Last Updated: 11/2025
South Atlanta Media, Inc. (“SAMI,” “we,” “our,” “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information on

SouthAtlantaMedia.com.

By using this website, submitting a form, subscribing, or interacting with our content, you consent to the practices described here.

1. Information We Collect

A. Information You Provide

We collect personal information when you:

  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Submit a contact form
  • Request a quote or proposal
  • Purchase services or advertising
  • Provide files or assets for design or publication
  • Apply for editorial features or magazine submissions

Depending on the form, this may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Business or organization details
  • Message content
  • Files or images you upload
  • Advertising artwork or editorial submissions

We do not request sensitive data (government ID, SSN, financial account numbers), and we do not intentionally store such information.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit SouthAtlantaMedia.com, we automatically collect:

  • IP address
  • Device type
  • Browser type
  • Viewed pages
  • Time spent on pages
  • Referring URLs

This helps us monitor site performance and understand user activity.

C. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to:

  • Enable core functionality
  • Improve performance
  • Remember visitor preferences
  • Analyze traffic patterns
  • Support embedded media (video, social feeds, maps)

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some features may not work properly.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your data to:

  • Respond to inquiries and project requests
  • Deliver proposals or quotes
  • Provide client or agency services
  • Send newsletters and updates you opt into
  • Process advertising or magazine submissions
  • Improve website performance and user experience
  • Maintain site security
  • Communicate important updates or legal notices

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data.

3. How We Store Your Information

Your data may be stored in the following systems:

  • Zoho Mail (email communication)
  • Zoho CRM (advertisers, clients, project inquiries)
  • Zoho Campaigns (newsletters + subscriber management)
  • Website hosting on secure U.S.-based servers
  • Google Analytics (anonymous traffic analysis)
  • Stripe or PayPal (if you make a payment)

We do not store or process payment card numbers on our servers.

All systems use encrypted, password-protected accounts with restricted staff access.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not share your information with third parties except where necessary to operate our business, such as:

  • Email and CRM management via Zoho
  • Payment processing via Stripe/PayPal
  • Website hosting provider
  • Third-party analytics (Google Analytics, anonymized)
  • Vendors or contractors supporting our digital platforms under confidentiality agreements

We do not sell personal data to advertisers or any external companies.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

SouthAtlantaMedia.com may include embedded content such as:

  • YouTube or Vimeo videos
  • Social media posts
  • Audio players
  • Maps
  • Magazine previews

These websites may collect data as if you visited them directly.
Your interaction with that content is governed by their individual privacy policies.

6. Data Retention

We retain information only as long as needed for:

  • Communication
  • Project tracking
  • Magazine archives
  • Legal or accounting obligations

General retention timelines:

  • Newsletter subscribers: until you unsubscribe
  • Contact form submissions: up to 24 months
  • Client files: a minimum of 5 years per business records
  • Magazine/editorial submissions: indefinitely (unless removal is requested)
  • Analytics data: anonymized per Google’s retention policies

You may request deletion of your data unless we must keep it for legal reasons.

7. Your Rights

You may request:

  • Access to your personal data
  • Correction of inaccurate information
  • Deletion of your data
  • Unsubscribe from newsletters
  • A copy of the information we store about you

To make a request, contact: info@southatlantamedia.com

We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.

8. Security Measures

We use standard industry security practices including:

  • SSL/HTTPS encryption
  • Secure hosting infrastructure
  • Restricted internal access
  • Encrypted business email accounts
  • Regular updates and security patches

While no system is 100% secure, we take all reasonable steps to protect your information.

9. Children’s Privacy

SouthAtlantaMedia.com is not intended for children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.

10. Links to Other Websites

Our site may link to third-party websites.
We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content.

Visiting those sites is at your discretion.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time.
Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

Continued use of SouthAtlantaMedia.com after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy

3. Embedded Content
Pages on this site may include embedded content, like YouTube videos, for example. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Below you can find a list of the services we use:
Facebook
The Facebook page plugin is used to display our Facebook timeline on our site. Facebook has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from Facebook and your IP is not sent to a Facebook server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: Facebook Privacy Policy .
Twitter
We use the Twitter API to display our tweets timeline on our site. Twitter has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. Your IP is not sent to a Twitter server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: Twitter Privacy Policy .
Youtube
We use YouTube videos embedded on our site. YouTube has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from YouTube and your IP is not sent to a YouTube server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: YouTube Privacy Policy.
4. Cookies
This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. Cookies generally exist to make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the help section of your browser.
Necessary Cookies (all site visitors)
  • cfduid: Is used for our CDN CloudFlare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. See more information on privacy here: CloudFlare Privacy Policy.
  • PHPSESSID: To identify your unique session on the website.
Necessary Cookies (Additional for Logged in Customers)
  • wp-auth: Used by WordPress to authenticate logged-in visitors, password authentication and user verification.
  • wordpress_logged_in_{hash}: Used by WordPress to authenticate logged-in visitors, password authentication and user verification.
  • wordpress_test_cookie Used by WordPress to ensure cookies are working correctly.
  • wp-settings-[UID]: WordPress sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.
  • wp-settings-[UID]:WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.
5. Who Has Access To Your Data
If you are not a registered client for our site, there is no personal information we can retain or view regarding yourself. If you are a client with a registered account, your personal information can be accessed by:
  • Our system administrators.
  • Our supporters when they (in order to provide support) need to get the information about the client accounts and access.
6. Third Party Access to Your Data
We don’t share your data with third-parties in a way as to reveal any of your personal information like email, name, etc. The only exceptions to that rule are for partners we have to share limited data with in order to provide the services you expect from us. Please see below:
Envato Pty Ltd
For the purpose of validating and getting your purchase information regarding licenses for this theme, we send your provided tokens and purchase keys to Envato Pty Ltd and use the response from their API to register your validated support data. See the Envato privacy policy here: Envato Privacy Policy.
Ticksy
Ticksy provides the support ticketing platform we use to handle support requests. The data they receive is limited to the data you explicitly provide and consent to being set when you create a support ticket. Ticksy adheres to the EU/US “Privacy Shield” and you can see their privacy policy here: Ticksy Privacy Policy.
7. How Long We Retain Your Data For
When you submit a support ticket or a comment, its metadata is retained until (if) you tell us to remove it. We use this data so that we can recognize you and approve your comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation. If you register on our website, we also store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can see, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except changing your username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
8. Security Measures
We use the SSL/HTTPS protocol throughout our site. This encrypts our user communications with the servers so that personally identifiable information is not captured/hijacked by third parties without authorization. In case of a data breach, system administrators will immediately take all needed steps to ensure system integrity, will contact affected users and will attempt to reset passwords if needed.
9. Your Data Rights
General Rights
If you have a registered account on this website or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we retain, including any additional data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any of the personal data we have stored. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. In short, we cannot erase data that is vital to you being an active customer (i.e. basic account information like an email address). If you wish that all of your data is erased, we will no longer be able to offer any support or other product-related services to you.
GDPR Rights
Your privacy is critically important to us. Going forward with the GDPR we aim to support the GDPR standard. AncoraThemes permits residents of the European Union to use its Service. Therefore, it is the intent of AncoraThemes to comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation. For more details please see here: EU GDPR Information Portal.
10. Third Party Websites
ThemeREX may post links to third party websites on this website. These third party websites are not screened for privacy or security compliance by AncoraThemes, and you release us from any liability for the conduct of these third party websites. All social media sharing links, either displayed as text links or social media icons do not connect you to any of the associated third parties unless you explicitly click on them. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy, and any other policies in place, in addition to any amendments, does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to members of the Service or Site. AncoraThemes bears no responsibility for the information collected or used by any advertiser or third party website. Please review the privacy policy and terms of service for each site you visit through third party links.
11. Release of Your Data for Legal Purposes
At times it may become necessary or desirable to AncoraThemes, for legal purposes, to release your information in response to a request from a government agency or a private litigant. You agree that we may disclose your information to a third party where we believe, in good faith, that it is desirable to do so for the purposes of a civil action, criminal investigation, or other legal matter. In the event that we receive a subpoena affecting your privacy, we may elect to notify you to give you an opportunity to file a motion to quash the subpoena, or we may attempt to quash it ourselves, but we are not obligated to do either. We may also proactively report you, and release your information to, third parties where we believe that it is prudent to do so for legal reasons, such as our belief that you have engaged in fraudulent activities. You release us from any damages that may arise from or relate to the release of your information to a request from law enforcement agencies or private litigants. Any passing on of personal data for legal purposes will only be done in compliance with laws of the country you reside in.
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