This Privacy Policy outlines how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or interact with our website, https://wardnasse.org/ (the “Website”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Information We Collect:
- 1.1 Comments: When you leave a comment on the Website, we collect the data provided in the comments form, including your IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect and prevent spam.
- 1.2 Gravatar: If you have an account with the Gravatar service and use the email address associated with that account when commenting on our site, an anonymized string (hash) of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service. This allows your profile picture to be displayed alongside your comment.
- 1.3 Media: If you upload images to the Website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors to the Website can download and extract such information from the images.
- 1.4 Cookies: We may use cookies to enhance your experience on our site. When you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for future convenience. These cookies are stored on your device and last for one year. If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. Additional cookies are set when you log in to your account to save your login information and display preferences.
Use of Information:
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- 2.1 Comments: The information collected through comments is used to display and facilitate the approval of comments on the Website.
- 2.2 Gravatar: If you have a Gravatar account, the hashed email address may be used to display your profile picture next to your comment.
- 2.3 Cookies: Cookies are used to remember your name, email address, and website for future comment submissions. They also enable a smoother login experience by saving your login information and displaying preferences.
Data Sharing:
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:
- 3.1 Service Providers: We may engage trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting business, or providing services to you. These service providers have limited access to your personal information and are contractually obligated to protect and use it solely for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
- 3.2 Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required by law, regulation, or legal process, or if we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
Data Retention:
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This enables us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. You have the right to view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time, except for your username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Rights:
If you have an account on our 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 the deletion of your personal data, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Third-Party Websites:
Embedded content from other websites, such as videos or images, behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. They may also track your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to their website.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing any personal information.
Security:
We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children’s Privacy:
Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes to the Privacy Policy:
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Any changes we make will be effective immediately upon posting the revised Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates. Your continued use of the Website after the changes have been made will constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us at support@wardnasse.org. We will make reasonable efforts to address your inquiry in a timely manner.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 07 February 2024.