ZachsThoughts Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 23, 2024
Effective: March 28, 2024

You can access this Privacy Policy at any time at https://www.zachsthoughts.com/privacy-policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.zachsthoughts.com/.

Important Terms

“Business Day” – Sunday through Friday.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

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

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.

Contact forms

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.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, 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, 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, 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

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.

Akismet

We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).

Who we share your data with

ZachsThoughts does not share data associated with the Website with anyone outside the organization.

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.

We collect information about you during the visit our website.

What we collect and store

While you visit our site, we’ll track:

  • Pages you’ve viewed: we’ll use this to monitor website visit statistics and user behavior
  • Browser user agent: we’ll use this for purposes like creating charts of views, most used browsers, etc.
  • An anonymized string created from your IP address, For example, 888.888.888.888 > 888.888.888.000).

What we collect and store

While you visit our site, we’ll track:

  • Pages you’ve viewed: we’ll use this to, for example, Website visit statistics and user behavior
  • Browser user agent: we’ll use this for purposes like creating charts of views, most used browsers, etc.
  • An anonymized string created from your ip address, For example, 888.888.888.888 > 888.888.888.000).

Form data

In order to create effective communication and gather feedback, ZachsThoughts uses Tally, an online form service based in Belgium. All forms make it optional to give any personally identifiable information. All data entered into forms is encrypted and stored in a GDPR-compliant environment based in the European Union.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Cookies

A cookie named “itsec_interstitial_browser” is created to track a user’s login process to implement enhanced security features.

Visiting the login page sets a temporary cookie that aids compatibility with some alternate login methods. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after 1 hour.

Security Logs

The IP address of visitors, user ID of logged in users, and username of login attempts are conditionally logged to check for malicious activity and to protect the site from specific kinds of attacks. Examples of conditions when logging occurs include login attempts, log out requests, requests for suspicious URLs, changes to site content, and password updates. This information is retained for 180 days.

Who we share your data with

This site is scanned for potential malware and vulnerabilities by the SolidWP Site Scanner. We do not send personal information to the scanner; however, the scanner could find personal information posted publicly (such as in comments) during the scan.

How long we retain your data

Security logs are retained for 180 days.

Really Simple SSL and Really Simple SSL add-ons do not process any personal identifiable information, so the GDPR does not apply to these plugins or usage of these plugins on your website. You can find our privacy policy here.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page at least 5 business days before the new Policy goes into effect.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Site, prior to the Site becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us by: