This Privacy Policy was last updated on November 28th, 2022.
Thanks for visiting. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you of what identifiable information may be collected on this website and how it may be used. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get an accurate understanding of how we collect, use, protect, and otherwise handle your Personal Information. We respect your privacy and we are committed to safeguarding it while online on this site.
This website is owned and operated by the website owner. He will be referred to as “I”, “us”, “our”, and “we” throughout this Privacy Policy. By using this website you accept the following practices outlined in this Privacy Policy. If there are any questions or problems regarding the use of Personal Data we will gladly assist you.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
We do not collect your email address from the comments for use in any email list, such as a newsletter or marketing email list. We also never sell email addresses to third parties.
Media
Users are not able to upload images or other media files to this site. However, if you do upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact Forms
When you fill out a contact form on the website we only collect the information you enter into the contact form. If the form asks for your name, email address, or any other personal information, then that information is sent to us via email. We only retain that information—including your email address—for as long as necessary to address your purpose in contacting us.
Email addresses provided in contact forms are not ever used for any purpose other than to reply to you in regards to your reason for contacting us. We never sell information from contact forms to any third party for any purpose.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. We use cookies on our website. These cookies track usage of the site for security and analytics.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies using your web browser settings. If you choose to disable cookies on your browser, some areas of the website may not work properly or at all. If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. For further information regarding cookies and how to manage them, please see http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
We use the following type of cookies:
- Essential cookies: these cookies are essential to the provision of our website.
- Functionality cookies: these cookies help us remember choices you have made while on our website, remember your preferences, and personalize your website experience.
- Analytics and performance cookies: these cookies help us collect statistical and analytical usage to help up analyze website usage.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact 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 that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to track the statistics regarding our audience and website traffic. This generally includes information about where you are, how you use our website, and any communications between your computer and this site. Among other things, we will collect data about the type of computer you use, your internet connection, your IP address, your operating system, and your browser type.
We collect this data for statistical purposes and we don’t collect personal information. The purpose of this data is to improve our website and offerings. No personally identifiable information is transferred from the website to Google Analytics.
For more information on how Google collects and uses your data, you can access the Google Privacy Policy.
Who do we share your data with
We don’t sell or share your data with anyone. We do use a 3rd party email provider to store your email address if you voluntarily signed up for our email newsletter. The privacy policy for Mailchimp can be found here.
We use Google Analytics to track website usage and provide information such as referring websites and user actions on the website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but not your name, email address, or other personal information. He is the Google Privacy Policy.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
What rights do you have over your data?
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, 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
We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).
Your contact information
Information may be collected when sending information through the website, such as comments on posts or pages, inquiries, and/or any other request or question submitted through this website. When you subscribe to any of our services, email opt-ins, free downloads, or complete a purchase through our website, we may collect your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, credit card number, and any other information requested at the time of the registration process.
By providing this personal information, you agree to allow us to communicate with you regarding the website or any of our services or products. If at any point in time you would like to opt out of these communications, you may do so.
How we protect your data
Protecting your personal information is our top priority. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once it is received. We are currently using secure socket layer technology (SSL) to securely protect your information when submitted for transfer.
Please note that no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. Therefore, while this website strives to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we do not guarantee absolute security.
We are not responsible for the unauthorized acts of others and we assume no liability for any disclosure of information due to errors in transmission, unauthorized third-party access (such as hacking) or other acts of third parties, or acts or omissions beyond reasonable control.
Age Policy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly or specifically collect information about children under the age of 18. We believe that children of any age should get a parent’s consent before giving out personal information. By visiting this website you hereby warrant that you are 18 years of age or older or are visiting the website under parental supervision.
Notification of Changes
This Privacy Policy is subject to change at any time. Whenever we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this Privacy Policy page. Our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances if any, we disclose it. Changes to this Privacy Policy will show the date of modification.