Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Data We Collect, Why We collect It, and What We Do With It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the form (name and e-mail address) as well as IP address for spam detection. We also provide e-mail addresses to Gravatar (their privacy policy can be found here) for verification of a Gravatar account. If an account is found, we will use that data to show a profile picture in the comments on our site.

Cookies

When you comment on our site, you have the option to save your data to allow for faster commenting in the future. If you choose this, a cookie will be installed that lasts for one year.

Embedded Content

When you interact with embedded content on our site (such as from Pinterest, Instagram, or Amazon Native Shopping Ads, or Google Adsense) it is as if you were interacting with content on their site. They may collect usage data or embed cookies. Their individual privacy policies apply.

How long is data retained?

If you leave a comment or upload media, that data and metadata is retained indefinitely. Cookies are retained for one year.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have engaged with this site, you can request a record of any data we have collected about you. You can also request that we remove any of your data from our site, and we would be happy to oblige. Your data is your data.

Where Your Data Is Sent/Shared/Used

We may share e-mail addresses with Akismet for the purposes of spam detection and Gravatar for social identification. Their privacy policies apply.

As stated above, any of our third party partners (Amazon, Google, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram) may collect and store usage information including IP addresses. Their privacy plicies apply.