Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting our website. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, protect, and disclose your personal information in compliance with state and national privacy laws. We value your privacy and are committed to ensuring the security and confidentiality of your personal data.
Comments:
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us identify and prevent spam, as well as provide a better user experience for our visitors. We do not use the information submitted through comments for marketing purposes.
Media:
If you upload images or media files to our website, you should avoid uploading files with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from media on the website.
Cookies:
Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or device when you visit certain web pages. We use cookies to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements around the site, and gather demographic information about our user base. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may be inaccessible.
Embedded Content from Other Websites:
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. We have no control over the practices of these websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies or actions.
Who We Share Data With:
We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties unless we provide you with advance notice. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, as long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
How Long We Retain Your Data:
If you leave a comment on our website, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically and not hold them in a moderation queue. For registered users on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Rights Over Your Data:
If you have left comments on our website or have an account, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data is Sent:
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Additionally, our website is hosted and operated in the United States. By using our website, you acknowledge and consent to the transfer of your personal data to the United States and its storage and processing in the United States.
Please note that this privacy policy may be revised or updated from time to time. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any changes. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us using the information provided on our website.
