Who we are
We’re ordinary folks who love web design: This is our website address: https://www.geardowndigital.com.
Comments
A complicated way to say, when you fill out a form, we receive that information: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments 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
Hey, check your camera settings: 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
So, yeah, we don’t collect cookies at all – too complicated for these old pilots: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies (if we employed them). 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. But personally, we think you aren’t really inconnvenienced by having to fill out a form again.
If you visit our login page (which we don’t have because there’s nothing for you to log in to…), we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in (if you could log in), we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article (which we don’t offer), an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Now we’ve gone overboard with Cookies and Privacy Statements: 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, in fact, they probably do, 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. We’re all doomed.
Who we share your data with
SIGH: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Nothing on the Internet EVER goes away 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
This is a constant battle: 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. Your best option is to not leave any comments or log in to this site. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you <— Now that is important.. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
We do filter for SPAM but the daggone stuff manages to slip through sometimes: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
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