This privacy policy describes how we may use any personal information you share while using this site. Please read this information before submitting any personal information. By using this site, you agree to the terms and conditions contained in this policy.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://kathyparas.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments & Contact forms
When visitors leave comments or use contact forms on the site we collect the data shown in the 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.
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 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 may record information relating to your use of this site, such as the searches you undertake, the pages you view, your browser type, IP address, requested URL, referring URL, and date/time information.
We use this type of information to administer the site and improve the service we provide. We may also use this information in the aggregate to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the site.
Who we share your data with
We may share your personal information with third parties in order to process transactions that you initiate, send periodic emails, improve the service we provide, or when required by law.
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.
For users that register on our website (if any), 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.
What rights 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 we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
We only collect the personal information you voluntarily provide to us in Comments and Contact Forms. This may include your email address, name, web site URL, and any comments or other content you enter into the forms.
Additional information
Security
We value your trust in providing your personal information and we use commercially acceptable security measures to protect it from unauthorized access, misuse or disclosure. However, no exchange of data over the Internet or method of data storage is 100% secure. While we make every effort to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that the personal information you voluntarily share with us could be accessed or tampered with by a third party, and you agree that we are not responsible for any intercepted information shared through our Site without our knowledge or permission.
Third Parties
This Site contains links to third party websites. Except as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you on our site. Other sites accessible via links or otherwise may serve content and advertisements, collect information directly from visitors, and place or recognize cookies on visitors’ browsers. We are not responsible for the policies or practices of third parties.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us via email at: web@kathyparas.com.