Privacy Policy
Who We Are
Our website address is: cookiesbyemmy.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (hash) may be created from your email address and provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, 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 may download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when the browser is closed.
Upon logging in, several cookies are set to save login information and display preferences:
- Login cookies last 2 days
- Display option cookies last 1 year
- If “Remember Me” is selected, login persists for 2 weeks
- Logging out removes login cookies
When editing or publishing content, a cookie is stored in your browser that contains the post ID of the edited article. It expires after one day and contains no personal data.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the originating website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and include third-party tracking. Your interaction with that content may be monitored, especially if you are logged into those external sites.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so follow-up comments can be approved automatically without moderation.
For registered users, we store personal information in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (username cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of your personal data we hold. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.