This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for matt-rounds.com. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:
- What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
- What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
- How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
- The security procedures in place to protect against the misuse of your information.
What personal data is collected and why
You are not obliged to consent to any personal data collection. Should you voluntarily consent to provide data in one of the ways described in this policy, only the data specified in this section is ever collected.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, the data in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and the browser user agent string are collected. Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam detection service. See https://akismet.com/privacy/ for more information.
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.
Contact forms
When visitors use a contact form on this site, the data in the form and the visitor’s IP address are forwarded directly to the website owner as an email. No information is retained within the context of this site.
Login
User accounts are not a feature of this site. Attempting to login as site administrator will result in a visitor’s IP address and user agent being logged (and potentially blocked). A cookie may also be stored indicating CAPTCHA completion status.
Media
If you 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.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on this 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.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics. All data collected by Google Analytics is not personally identifiable; it is not possible for Google, the website owner, or any party to identify individuals using this data. For more information, refer to https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Furthermore, all advertising, remarketing, and user ID functionality of Google Analytics is disabled. IP address collection does not occur, as IPs are anonymized. This further reinforces that no personally identifiable data is collected.
Links to other websites
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that the website owner is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. Users are encouraged to be aware when they leave this site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
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.
Who your data is shared with
Except as specified elsewhere in this policy, your data is shared with no one other than the website owner.
How long your data is retained
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
If you contact the website owner via the contact form, the information submitted is not retained – it is only forwarded to the website owner.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data held about you. You can also request that any personal data held about you is erased. This does not include any data that must be kept for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
If you submit false data (e.g. a fake email address) into any website form (e.g. for the purpose of anonymity), note that this may interfere with the website owner’s ability to provide you with the personal data export mentioned above.
If you believe that your rights are being infringed, you may contact the website owner via the contact form or directly by email at webmaster@matt-rounds.com.
Security
Precautions are taken to protect your information. When you submit information via the website, your information is protected through the use of encryption (HTTPS). Contact form information that is forwarded via email may not be encrypted and should be regarded in the same way as any other email communication. Visitors are therefore advised against submitting sensitive information in the contact form.
Your information is also protected offline. If you submit your email address to a form on the website, only the website owner has access to it, and it will never be used for any purpose other than to respond to specific inquiries you make. The website owner maintains strong security practices to protect this information including, but not limited to:
- Use of a reputable and security-conscious hosting service (DreamHost)
- Use of and regular updates to WordPress, a secure content management system
- Use of security best practices such as strong passwords and secure password management tools