Who we are
PATTY ANN’S PASTIMES, found at http://www.pattyannspastimes.com. , is a personal blog written and edited by the author of this website (“Site”). PATTY ANN’S PASTIMES is governed by the terms of the following Private Policy. This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which PATTY ANN’S PASTIMES collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “User”).
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When Users 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.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
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
At this time, your contact information is not shared with any other third-party applications. Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Additional information
How we protect your data
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.
Sharing your personal information
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others.
Sensitive personal information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Changes to this privacy policy
PATTY ANN’S PASTIMES has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Third party websites
Users may find other content on our Site that link to the sites and services of other third parties. Many of the links on PATTY ANN’S PASTIMES are purely for informational purposes. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.
Disclosures
At this time, we are not receiving any commission or payment of any kind for content, images, opinions, products, product recommendations, links or affiliations read or viewed on PattyAnnsPastimes.com.
Our goal is to be always honest and transparent with any transactions that will affect our opinion or our readers use of this Site.
Terms of service
The Site and its contents, images, features, and functionality are owned by PattyAnnsPastimes.com and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. You may not copy, duplicate, distribute, sell, resell, advertise or reproduce this Site or any portion of this Site without written permission and consent of PattyAnnsPastimes.com.
Your acceptance of these terms
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy, disclosures, and terms of service. If you do not agree to this policy, disclosures, or terms of service, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy, disclosures, and terms of service will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Contacting us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, please contact us at: Sorry! I don’t have an email address yet, so in the meantime, please use any Comment section after my blog posts on the Home page.